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Community weekly poll: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive?
- 5/4/06 10:43 AM
I have 4 partitions
by yaha2007 - 5/5/06 6:48 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
Reasons for 4 partitions,they are set up this way.
1. O/S and programs.
2.Secondary O/S that I may want to play with. I could boot from second partition,
3. Downloads: This is a very small partition of 5G, by downloading into this partition you could scan for viruses and malware before opening and installing onto main partition. (one partition does not even ''know'' of the existance of others)
4.Games: All games in one separate 40G partition.
1 partition, 2 drives RAID0
by curt5446 - 5/5/06 6:52 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
I have one partition across 2 drives, I defrag a lot and keep up with maintenance on this one for sure.
Curt
Why Multiple Partitions on Primary Drive
by VOETOM - 5/5/06 7:02 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
Hello Marc:)
I use several partitions because I like to
gain experience with various Linux Distri-
butions. Having multiple partitions allows
me to update the version without touching
personal settings and files for a OS.
1 "Real" and 1 Hidden
by scc4fun - 5/5/06 7:17 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
I have a 40 GB drive on my IBM ThinkPad (I bought it before Lenovo bought IBM's PC division) that is partitioned into a hidden restore partition and the C: drive.
Two Partitions on every computer in the house
by titarev - 5/5/06 7:26 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
I currently have four computers in the house and each have two partitions. One for programs and one for personal data. Each partition for personal data is backed up daily by a network storage appliance that is mirrored so all personal data is stored in three locations in case of failure on one drive.
2 Partitions
by URTido - 5/5/06 7:27 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
I keep 2 partitions on my main hard drive. I store all of my documents on the second partition so that should my computer crash and need to have Windows reinstalled or repaired, my non-replacable files are safe on the second partition.
This doesn't help as an alternative to backing up since it's the same physical drive, and should it break I'm SOL.
Also, some programs, such as Photoshop, like your data to be on a separate partition from the program working with the data. I haven't noticed a big performance difference though.
partitions-photoshop
by sharee100 - 5/5/06 7:58 AM In reply to: 2 Partitions by URTidoCan you explain hwy photoshop likes data on separate partition? I have been using photoshop at home for over 4 years with program and data on same partition with no problem.
I have 2
by R2D2j - 5/5/06 8:02 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
One for my main drive (120 GB WD) and a slave (80 GB Quantam Fireball)
3 for now
by strange_avon_lady - 5/5/06 8:14 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
The joke with my techie brother is that I'm always about 5 yrs behind the world with my computers. When rebuilding my machine, I bought XP Pro upgrade in Dec 05 because my Win98 (which I love!) couldn't keep up with the demands of my usage anymore. Well, XP has been a disaster from the get-go. My computer crashed repeatedly. It is the most gawd-awful unstable OS I've ever had! I did several things to try to resolve the issue. I bought a new 120 gb HD to replace the 40 gb I new was going to need replacing anyway. It seemed OK-- for a few days. Meanwhile, I had installed a burner, a USB port, and my new photo printer. UH_OH! Too many new things, now XP has to be re-activated! First time online after reactivation, it crashed, went to OCA and I was told that my version of XP had been reported as stolen and I would no longer be able to run this OS!
Long story short, after 2 months of dicking around with this, that and the other thing, I took my computer in to a service to have them check it out. They couldn't figure it out either. Microsoft told them that there was nothing to do about it, since they tried several times to reinstall XP and reactivate, and there are a limited number of activations allowed. Since that was exceeded, I had no other choice but to buy a new copy of XP!
Well, I figured over the years I had done more than my part to help Billy Boy become the richest human alive, so am now in the process of a slow and painful divorce from Bill and Microsoft.
I now have 3 current partitions: One has Win 2000 because at least it's working now; 2nd partition has Xandros (linux) OS installed, but not fully functional until I can get it online and updated (doesn't recognize my Winmodem at all. It does recognize and have drivers for my broadband card, but service not available here.) and the 3rd is for general data storage. In the last 5 months I've had so many crash & burns, I need to store everything separately to avoid reinstalling large files. It's a pain in the butt. I have, probably, the world's SLOWEST internet connection out here in the Back of Beyone where we live, so downloading programs is ridiculous. I don't know why I ever bought a 56k modem when that service finally became available out here, because my fastest connect speed is 24k. During peak traffic times I connect at 19.2k We are unable to get DSL or cable out here. There is a nearby city with a company setting up wireless towers, and hopefully this summer I'll be able to pass the signal test and get wireless out here.
How many partitions?
by joe704 - 5/5/06 8:32 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
On my PRIMARY drive, I have 4: Linux and a Linux /swap partition; a FAT32 partition for Win 98; an NTFS partition for XP. There is also a secondary drive, with aa variable number of partitons: a DATA partition for both 98 and XP files, plus such as are needed to try out various Linux distros.
I sometimes use Partition Masgic 7 for the task, but have mostly switched to the Linux fdisk utility (a command-line qtparted), which I run on a Knoppix CD.
partitions
by CURT220 - 5/5/06 8:53 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
I have one, it came that way. Why does your forum not have a "zero" or "none" choice?
Those would be invalid responses...
by John.Wilkinson - 5/5/06 9:53 AM
In reply to: partitions by CURT220
In order for a hard drive to be used it must be formatted and contain at least one partition, which could encompass the entire drive. Thus, if the drive has zero partitions, it can't be used, defying the understanding of "primary drive." The only way the computer would be more than a large, expensive paperweight at that point would be if you use a Live CD from a Linux distro. Still, the question would have to be asked why have a had drive if you don't use it?
I hope that clarifies it.
John
One Only
by nethut - 5/5/06 9:12 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
My primary 30 GB drive isn't partitioned. It contains the operating system (Win2KPro) and software. My secondary drive (40GB) is partitioned into three and contains all my data files. Folders such as My Documents are stored on the second drive along with partitions containing a graphics archive and a stack of downloads.
My reasoning for this setup? If the OS goes loopy all I lose is the software, while all the data on the second drive remains intact. Both drives get backed up independently and, when I make major system changes, the drives can be transferred independently. Also, as I use my box as a server, if I get hacked the likelyhood of the second drive being compromised is less in my opinion.
external drive is easier and makes more sense to me
by Kryshten - 5/5/06 9:29 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
Having the external drive hooked up when I need eliminates a lot of headaches for me. I don't have to worry about a virus getting to it, etc... It is portable and very easy to manage. Why bother with partitioning when you don't have to.
Four Partitions
by raj65lion - 5/5/06 9:29 AM In reply to: How many partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? by Marc Bennett
I've set mine up to include 4 partitions...
First is for Program files
Second is for home based document and data files
Third is for consulting files used in business
Fourth is for image files - both music, photo and video
Rationale is that it simplifies backup schedules as each drive changes on different schedules and the one for business is most critical. It also makes things easier to find. The main difficulty is setting the appropriate default storage location for files when installing software. Some programs make this easy while others require some tweaking to make it work properly.
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