How Much Hard Drive Space Do I Need for Windows 7?

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here’s what it takes: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor* 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

Is 50gb enough for Windows 7?

This is also confirmed by the Windows 7 System Requirements, which also lists that you need 20 GB at least to run Windows 7. So, I would recommend you to use at least 60 GB and to install your applications in a separate data partition.

How much hard drive space do I really need?

Most non-professional users will be fine with 250 to 320GBs of storage. For example, 250GB can hold more than 30,000 average size photos or songs. If you’re planning on storing movies, then you definitely want to upgrade to at least 500GB, maybe even 1TB.