How do you organize your apps?

[substream]

I'm just curious, how do you stay organized and neat with all the video and audio software on the PC? What is the most efficient way to organize.
Right now, I have some v/a apps on C: and D:. Capture and audio recording and editing go to the F drive. Many short cuts on the desktop seem to help me also.l

[teegee420]

I keep all of my programs in the standard "Program Files" directory on my C drive. I capture on the D drive and I keep all my mp3's on the E drive. I keep all of my programs organized by creating different folders in my start menu "all programs" group.

[BSR]

This is how I stay organized. Made it a lot easier when I first started learning. Keep a seperate F drive with all Video files on it.

[gameguru1360]

I put mine into folders on the desktop which relieves clutter, plus I don't have to keep accessing the start menu when I want to access a different program, but everyone has their own little way of shortcuts.

[northcat_8]

I keep all software and no video or images on my OS drive.

60 GB - OS drive
160 GB - stripe 0 RAID array - Capture video
120 GB - rendered video, ripped DVD, ISO, drive

As far as keeping the apps organized, I keep them in the programs folder and I have a folder on the desktop with links to the apps I use most...decrypter, shrink, imgtools, ifoedit, IC7, premiere, photoshop, after effects...etc.

[terrya64]

I keep windows in its own partition with nothing else installed there. All my programs have their own partion organized by these folders.

audio creation & editing
audio encoding & ripping
cd & dvd burning
dvd &video
file sharing
graphics creation & editing
graphics viewers
internet
mp3
personal
reference
system toolz
web site toolz
xbox toolz

Have a seperate hard drive for video storage and another hard drive for mp3 storage, and another partition on the c drive for all the other junk that is waiting to go onto cd's or dvd's.

Keeps everyhing in its own place and easy to find. I never use the default location when installing something

[shelbyGT]

i have 2 120gig drives in a RAID 0 array... and I just install everything on there. no partitions... no nothing, just 240 gigs of HDD madness.

I should really learn how to make a partition... seems like a hassle though.

[redwudz]

I keep all my applications on a 80G boot drive. (XP PRO) The most used apps shortcuts are on the taskbar, the lesser used pinned to the start menu and the least I leave in the 'All programs'. RAID just has files, Backup drive has system and app backups. Also have shortcut to a couple of download folders on the taskbar for easy access. Downloads folders organized by type (Video, Internet, Graphics, Utilities, etc.) Never have any shortcuts except the trashcan on the screen, I don't like clutter. Just one partition on each drive, also.

[teegee420]

All my programs have their own partition organized by these folders.

audio creation & editing
audio encoding & ripping
cd & dvd burning
dvd &video
file sharing
graphics creation & editing
graphics viewers
internet
mp3
personal
reference
system toolz
web site toolz
xbox toolz

Jesus, I thought I was anal! I'm just ******* with you. Seriously, I applaud your organizing efforts. Your configuration must really simplify things.

[hudster]

I have a seperate computer for capturing/ripping/encoding etc.

I have a 60gig c drive for the apps etc, and a 160 gig D drive for capturing encoding etc.

[Hardcoreruss]

160gb for apps
80gb for mp3's
120gb for games
4 X 200gb for editing and video

Hope none of them ever crash cause there is no way I can back all that up.

[ChrO]

I mostly use freeware programs and they are just spreaded out all over my four partitions, in lot of different folders,with folder names that make no sense , and i can never find the program i am looking for... But thanks to broadband and DVDRhelp's tool section i manage And i know i allways use the latest version

Chr

[feenix]

Organised? Interesting concept!

[hhhhbk]

dump them all in one folder
with guides on how to edit (its so hard to remember how to do something if you havent done it for a couple of months)

its irritating that some programs need to be installed
i can never remember which ones do when i reformat