Stutters only in FF14, sometimes hours between stutters

[Clawhammer]

- Please be sure that Final Fantasy XIV is installed to the C: Drive. (If Steam version, make sure both the game and Steam are installed on same drive)

Why does it need to be on c: drive? I have the m2 ssd just for the OS and 3 1TB SSDs for games in my system, so ff14 is on drive H: (Steam Version)

[Beavertales]

Why does it need to be on c: drive? I have the m2 ssd just for the OS and 3 1TB SSDs for games in my system, so ff14 is on drive H: (Steam Version)

I'm not sure as far as technical reasons, but SE recommends having the game on your c: drive. Customer Support I've talked to in the past just said "it may cause issues".

[StouterTaru]

Why does it need to be on c: drive? I have the m2 ssd just for the OS and 3 1TB SSDs for games in my system, so ff14 is on drive H: (Steam Version)

I have the game installed on my C: drive, and have been considering moving it to the SSD since DT release. I can hear my hard drive spin up while in congested areas, and sometimes in non-congested areas. It never did that before 7.0, and doesn't do it with anything else.