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Larry Hall (Cygwin <reply-to-list-only-lh <at> cygwin.com> writes:
>Gmane User wrote:
>> ...it might be worthwhile to
>> uninstall cygwin, then reinstall it on a secondary IDE drive (not
>> drive c:), along with the cygwin user file/folder tree.  It has a
>> lot more space, so I can forget the network drive altogether.  I
>> was initially trying to avoid the secondary drive because I fully
>> expect suprises and a brand new learning experiences due to the
>> unconventional location.  But I can always give it a go.  The only
>> issue at hand is time.
>
>There's no reason to fear this.  I have all sorts of Cygwin
>installation where the root drive is not C:.  It works just fine.

Er...fear?  _Concern_.  Not a trivial amount of it, granted.  Thanks
for assuaging that....


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