pros & cons of partitioning

Hello, everyone!

Please share your knowledge and experience about the pros and cons of partitioning hard drives.

If I split my 20 gig HD into two of 10 gig each, will that be a wise move?


Toastmaster

 

By going into partitions, you will decrease the cluster size, and reduce the amount of space wasted due to slack. This page has the cluster size's according to the partition size.
A suggestion would be to create a 4 gb primary partition for the system, then divide the remaining hard drive space into two logical partitions.
Doing it this way will reduce the time needed to defrag, and uses the smallest cluster size. In the event you need to format the system partition, any data on the other partitions will be safe.

 

I agree with markp62.

Keep the C: drive to a minimum size needed for the OS and associated programs. And everything else INCLUDING the OS setuo files on another partition.

You can even set things up to keep My Documents on another partition also. Favorites can go over there also.

BillyBob

 

Also the Swap file ( virtual memory ) can be placed on one of the other partitions and set to a fixed size which provides a little better preformance.

But put it over there before anything else. THat will keep it at the front of the partition.

BB

 

is it a simple procedure?

Thanks, guys! I had a techie part mine halfway. My problem now is that he's overseas, so is there any site I could browse to know the procedure in the partitioning you just described?

 

Partitioning "rocks! ". Keep your OS and programs on one partition and all your data on another. Then when your OS starts to get a little sick and bloated, wipe out your C: partition and lay down a fresh image of your OS with all the critical programs already installed - using Norton Ghost.

I set up mine with a small C: for the OS and a large D: for all my "stuff ". For friends/customers, I set up a large C: and a small D: to store ghost images, software and drivers. Non-techies tend to always store their stuff on C: so I don't want them to fill up that partition.

 

how does one partition, say a 20 gig HD, based on what you just elaborated, guys?

is there any website i could browse regarding this procedure?

 

toastmaster

Give this a shot