Question / Help Win 7 died, now have win 10, reinstalling progs need advice

Ghidrah

Ghidrah

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I was running obs 0.16.5 on win 7 PC and was very happy with the results it provided, minus the issue it had with Myst URU. I haven't attempted to make a recording since the beginning of March when the URU problem arose. Win 7 died late march now have win 10 with almost everything new; I saved the 0.16.5 obs installer in late 2016 not long after obs ver. 18 was offered.

I see obs is now offering ver 21.1.2.

Has OBS changed a lot since 0.16.5?

Will it be difficult to learn?

Is anyone still using 0.16.5 and does it work with win 10?
 
Thanks for responding Harold, I can't remember back to when I installed OBS, am I allowed to install on D: drive instead of C:?
 
If you have a space-limited SSD, install everything to C: and only big stuff such as games with their data to D:. One big game uses more space than 100 small programs such as OBS. I propose a threshold of 1 GB - smaller stuff to C: and larger stuff to D:.

If you use Steam, Steam has the option to add multiple directories on different disks as installation libraries and to move stuff around. Install Steam itself on C: but within the Steam settings remove the library from C: and and add one on D: so the actual games will end up on D:. It's in Settings->Downloads->Libraries.
 
koala, it's too late for that, I installed steam and the games on the D drive because of the size of the library
 
Koala, it isn't the limited space but the constant saving and deleting of files on SSDs, permanent files are fine.
Is there an issue with this option, install OBS on C:, create the files but store the video files on D:?
 
No issue at all. I just wanted to help you to profit from your (assumed space-limited) SSD better and how to choose the best location for software installation.
The common case is that you put the smaller but often used stuff on C: (SSD) and the bigger but not so often used stuff on D: (HD). Video files are bigger stuff for sure. This way you profit most from the speed of a SSD.

But it is also the case that todays' SSDs are robust enough to sustain permanent saving and deleting. You can record, save and delete gigabytes of video every day for years before your SSD wears out. There exist tests by professionals, for example the german computer magazine c't, that reveal that SSDs are many times more robust than expected. They stressed SSDs for years, with terabytes over terabytes written constantly every day, and they sustained it. So forget that a SSD may wear out. It will not happen for you. It will probably happen long after you replaced your PC with a completely new one with a completely new SSD anyway. So you will never see it.

If you professionally create and edit videos, you will probably buy only SSD and edit your videos there - for performance, and you will probably use HDs only for finished projects for long-term archiving.
 
Thanks Koala;

From all I’ve read and from those asked the general consensus is to install on C: and store the product on D. The lifespan of the newer SSDs is improved from the older versions, I’ll be buying a new larger nvme within the next yr to act as a backup for C: and its eventual replacement.

P.S. I originally installed OBS in 2016 and can't remember all the settings I had for that PC, are there any suggested settings for recording, (no intentions of streaming) I play and post my games to you tube. My current PC

Intel i7 8700k
MB Asus z370-e
VC EVGA gtx 1050 ti
Samsung 960 evo m.2 250gb
DDR4 16gb C Vengeance lpx
 
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Settings - output
Output mode: simple
Recording quality: high or indistinguishable
Recording format: FLV or MKV
Recording encoder: Either nvenc or software (x264, low cpu use, increased file size)
Save the recordings to your larger capacity drive.
 
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