Folder organisation in FCS

I've been editing for some years and am familiar with the correct way to organise my FCP system by putting the projects folder on the boot drive and the media on my 2nd drive.
However as i've started using the other Studio apps more and more i've been unable to find any info on where one should put all the files and folders from these apps. The Color render file for example is currently on my boot drive and seems to contain huge files.
Should i do what i've done with FCP and put only the project files on my boot drive and shift all other stuff over to the folder i called FCP documents?
What are other people out there doing?

Basic strategy is no video material on the boot drive and do not keep your backup files on the same drive as your project files.
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