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| Thread ID: 120998 | 2011-10-07 03:01:00 | Setting up new computer and pros/cons of partitioning data | garyasta (1151) | Press F1 |
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| 1235785 | 2011-10-07 03:01:00 | I had an HP G62-228NR laptop that had a HDD problem. It was sent to HP agents (under warranty) and subsequently had a new HDD installed. The unit is now pristine (the desktop has only got the recycle bin on it)! Before sending it off to the doctors, i had all my data copied off the partitioned drive that I had set up on the old HDD. So I still have the necessaries to get up and running again. I'll have to dig out and purloin all the apps that are now missing. Some job! My question, before re-establishing sanity, is whether it is better to go along with the Windows 7 Home Edition (64) method of allocating stuff to folders or to set up a separate partition for all data as I had before. I have read that some observers suggest using one drive (C Drive) for all apps and data, whereas others suggest partitioning with apps on C Drive and data on another. Anyone got any comments on the pros and cons of either setup? |
garyasta (1151) | ||
| 1235786 | 2011-10-07 03:10:00 | I use C; for Apps and O/S and D: for Data myself. | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1235787 | 2011-10-07 03:14:00 | The best bet would be, as soon as you have your system running to your liking, make an image of it and store it on portable hard drive. That way drive failure won't be too bad. Otherwise, it's really your call if you want to make separate partition for you movies/music/document/whatever, might be better if for some reason your Windows partition gets nuked, it is somewhat safer. Main thing is backup, backup and more backup on a different medium or maybe evn dropbox/spideroak if you don't have a lot of data. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1235788 | 2011-10-07 03:23:00 | I don't bother with partitioning these days, I just back everything up externally instead. I figure I have more chance of the laptop being stolen or the HDD dying than I do of the OS being corrupt and me needing to try and pull data off. ...That and it's easy enough to boot a Live Linux OS and pull data off if I really need ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1235789 | 2011-10-07 03:46:00 | I have always used C: for the Operating System and programmes. I create a partition for data. I always back up data to a separate external disk drive. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1235790 | 2011-10-07 09:29:00 | Might be a good idea to BU what you have now and at each stage of your decision process. This gives you the most options if you want to change at a later date. | PPp (9511) | ||
| 1235791 | 2011-10-07 09:47:00 | It's just a matter of preference, myself I don't like to let the C: drive get too big so that it's easy to keep a regular backup of. You can install your whole setup in a very short time from an image. Also if you store everything on a seperate drive it doesn't matter too much if windows gets screwed up and needs reinstalling. Because I use an SSD for my system drive I have a seperate drive for programs to install on and a 3rd for scheduled backups of those two, maybe alittle unecessary but I had the drives available. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1235792 | 2011-10-07 09:51:00 | Depends on the size of the hdd I suppose. I partition mine, since its 1 TB (3 200 GB partitions, and the rest for the updates / downloads). And install something else on another partition, if I can be bothered installing something else | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1235793 | 2011-10-07 19:04:00 | I have C: for O/S only, everything else is on other partitions. I image C: and in case of disaster, bloat or other issues, it's a simple matter to reimage it back without the hassle of reinstalling apps and stuff. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1235794 | 2011-10-08 01:42:00 | Depends on how much managing you want to do. Multiple partitions means more management like you need to know where things are to a greater extent. There are default storage locations for many types of data e.g. pics, email, music etc and I would often find people with this stuff in the default areas as well as in the so-called data partition. Big mess. Many people, me included, have changed their idea about partitioning for users who aren't too computer savvy. I used to create data partitions but now leave it as one C: drive. Imaging that drive gets everything and with large backup drives available for < $100 it is cheap and reasonably quick. But my drive is partitioned! But, I know how to manage where things are stored and how to back up. |
linw (53) | ||
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