Could you please post your HD partition method?

[fow99]

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[err]

Not too fancy .. The day of having 7 partitions are over

My server:

c: win2k server (5GB) NTFS
d: Games (5GB) NTFS
e: Shared Files (20GB) NTFS

My Wkstation:

c: Winme &amp; Games (5GB) FAT32
d: Win2K pro (6GB) NTFS
e: Shared Files (19GB) NTFS

eRr

 

[3615buck]

I have 2 15 GB hard disks both in FAT32, each disk with one single 15Gb partition...

 

[nEoTeChMaN]

15GB fujitsu HD.

3GB is Windows 98SE C:\ (fat32), 4GB is Windows 2000 Pro D:\ (NTFS), 4GB is Backup E:\ and 4GB is programs F:\.

Both win98 and win2000 access their programs in F:\.

 

[AngelOfDeath]

Two HD's one with 2 partitions and the other has 1 partition all in NTFS.

I'm using the partition manager in win2k and then creating a 3 gig partition to my system and the rest for gamez and proggiez. The other HD has the luck to only containing mp3z

AoD

 

[VoodooExtreme]

C: 3GB with win98se
D: 18GB with a lot of games, mp3, movies, pr0n

 

[randypj]

It has been much discussed, and I've gotta wonder about the people that have c: partitions of 10+ gigs &amp; W9x. Either they don't have much on these partitions, don't defrag, or don't care how long the defrag takes. Yes, I could start a speed disk before I go to bed, but, I prefer to just do it and have it take ~3 minutes.

I prefer to have LOTS of partitions. (2) 27 gig WD's with partitions through M: If you are easily confused, you can always label the partitions.

I put all of what I consider essential stuff on my C: partition. O/S, utilities, apps and utilities that I use almost daily. This way, I can image and defrag just a single partition, frequently.

Then for most people, partitions such as:
apps
games1
games2
store1
store2
--Randy

 

[Zorba]

I have two HDDs, each with two partitions. I am about to get a new HDD, that will probably have 6+ partitions (I am going to install all the different OSes I want on it, along with games, etc.)

 

[Davegod75]

three hard drives

2 18gb ibm drives in a raid 0 array
1 2gb partition for the OS (w2K) FAT32
1 34gb partition for all my programs, documents etc. FAT32


1 8gb hard drive
1 8 gb partition for mp3's and movies etc. FAT32

 

[Linh]

27GB WD Expert -> one huge fat32 partition for ftp server

18GB WD Expert -> 2GB fat32 partition for OS and programs, 16GB fat32 for ftp server

2GB Quantum Atlas -> 2GB fat32 partition for burning CDz, swap and page file, temp internet files, and general temp crap storage.

 

[Mears]

20.5gb HD. 3gb for Win98 and any other type of non-game program. The other partition is for games and storage. Is there an advantage to having the temp folder on a sep partition than the OS? I really don't see one. Also, is there an option for choosing the dir for the Temp folder when installing windows or is that something you have to change after it is installed. I could see where someone might want to reformat and install windows and having the temp folder on a sep partition would save the temp files, but wouldn't windows make another temp file upon reinstallation in the partition it is being installed to?

 

[Charles]

IBM DTLA-307015
C Win2k 2.58GB Primary
D WinME 1.55GB Extended
* Linux 2.00GB Extended
* Linux 128MB Extended
E Data 8.25GB Extended

IBM DTLA-307030
F Archives 28.6GB Extended

 

[Radboy]

Boot partitions (for OS + apps) = 5GB (seems to be plenty)
Everything else: try to stay <8GB
If HDD is a monster (like 45GB), try to stay below 16GB
Cluster sizes jump at 8 and 16GB's.
I make one small (550MB) partition. That's where I put all the stuff that fragments easily/alot, like IE5 net files, etc.

Linux native ext2: 2GB
Linux swap: 128MB
Linux swap used to be limited to 128MB - not the case any more, but still a nice number.

 

[Noriaki]

WD Expert 9GB:
6GB: Win98SE and associated programs and games.
I format and reinstall this partition at least once every 2 months.
2.5GB: Linux Native and .5GB Linux Swap

Fujitsu 17GB:
1 big FAT32 partiton that both Linux and Win98 can read.
Programming Code, Pictures, MP3s, Movies, probably a stack of VCR-1 files from my TV Wonder ...i don't know there is a lot of $hit of that drive, I never defrag it and never clean it up

 

[sciencewhiz]

13.6 gb Maxtor

6gb windows 98 (BeOS PE file also)
2gb linux
128mb linux swap
700mb used for burning CDs
4.7gb mp3s, misc programs
10mb distributed.net clients for all three OS's

 

[Zenophobe]

c:win200 fat32 3 gig
d:stuff fat32 27 gig

the reason i don't use ntfs is because i have my comptuer networked to a win98 machine.

 

[Rigoletto]

Win9x......6.6
freefat32......4
win2000 ntfs......2

All in gigabytes.
I use partition magic once I have an OS on the drive.

TIP: put win2000 as the last partition because it cannot be resized!! It doesn't like it!
I put my CD, programming and picture files, on freefat32. If win9x dies horribly at least I can still get at these files.

 

[SUOrangeman]

See the link in the sig.

-SUO, you know I wouldn't let this thread pass

 

[zetter]

One single 28Gb FAT-32 partition with Win2K Pro and Win98SE installed.

 

[Argo]

One single 30MB partion on 2 15GB hard drives in raid 0.