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Thread ID: 53924 2005-01-31 06:37:00 Shall I partition my Harddrive? Tribomb (5547) Press F1
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319696 2005-01-31 06:37:00 Hi
Sorry im asking so many questions latley..

I have been asked if i would like to make a partition. The main uses for the computer will be, music, games, homework, photos and maybe movies. If i make a partition shall how shall I do it? Or is it ok to leave it?
Tribomb (5547)
319697 2005-01-31 06:42:00 mmmmm.....wheres the partitioning FAQ hiding these days........ tweak'e (69)
319698 2005-01-31 06:42:00 Up to you. Just type in how many gb or mb u want.

How big is the hard drive and what are u installing XP? 2k?
Speedy Gonzales (78)
319699 2005-01-31 06:45:00 HDD is 120 GB and it is XP Home. Will I be able to partition it later and if i partition it will it be faster at reading the HDD? Tribomb (5547)
319700 2005-01-31 06:47:00 have a look here (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz)

edit....partitioning will not make the hardrive any faster.
tweak'e (69)
319701 2005-01-31 06:49:00 Well u can format it LATER BUT u need something like partitionmagic which isnt free. And if u try and do it with windows, you'll kill the lot.

So, if u wanna partition it do it now.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
319702 2005-01-31 06:56:00 I only have a 60G hard drive and I find partitioning very handy - when you have to reformat you dont loose everything - the only thing you seem to loose are crack codes for any games that you may have Shaun2005 (6384)
319703 2005-01-31 07:08:00 hmm I wouldnt talk about those in here Shaun :rolleyes:

BUT true I use an 120 gb here too, the main is 20gb the other 100

It saves u redownloading files off the net, if u leave the partition as one
Speedy Gonzales (78)
319704 2005-01-31 07:14:00 So is it a good idea to partition or not.?I have 40 gig.

Ta.
Cicero (40)
319705 2005-01-31 07:17:00 Well as i said, if u download files often its better to partition. Then if u crash the system they'll still be there. If you dont partition, you'll have to get them again. If u havent got them on cd Speedy Gonzales (78)
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