Exclusive Partition for OS

[WhiteKnight]

I hear many people talk about having a separate partition for their OS. What are the advantages in doing this. I would imagine that it makes things much cleaner and more stable, but is there more beyond the obvious? Also, how much would I have to set aside for a Win 2k partition?

 

[So]

Personally, I keep a 3 gig partition for Win2k and a 1 gig partition for 98se, I think you could get by with 1 gig, but that would fill up extremely quickly.

 

[sohcrates]

i keep a 6-8 gig win2k partition (it's overkill...you really only need 3-4)

then i have a separate partition for win2k apps...but keeping that win2k partition rather empty, it helps access times a bit (IMHO)

 

[Pederv]

For just the OS, I'd agree with everyone else. Make sure you point Temp files to the largest partition you have, especially if you scan high definition photos.

 

[Schlocemus]

One of my computers looks like this:

2 GB - C:\ Parition for the OS
8 GB - F:\ Partition for the Apps
2 GB - G:\ Partition for the Docs
4 GB - H:\ Partition for "Other" and TMP space

I just changed the default install paths and the My Documents through Tweak UI...I like it better that way, makes it seem more stable 🙂
Also, if you have a Windows problem you don't loose all your data...Just my thoughts on Windows2000 Partitioning

 

[WhiteKnight]

How does this sound for a 2x 60 GB 60GXP RAID 0 setup?

2 GB for Win 2k
43 GB for Apps, Docs, everything else
75 GB for DV Editing

 

[bozo1]

I do it that way for backups. I ignore c: and just hit the rest when I backup. You do backup your data don't you??? 😀 😀

 

[Bozo Galora]

Uh, "Houston, we have a problem"

RAID 0 with 2 60's does not equal 120

 

[bozo1]

<< RAID 0 with 2 60's does not equal 120 >>



Sure it does.

 

[nortexoid]

separate OS partitions make it EXTREMELY fast/easier to defragment without having to defrag everything else.

 

[lazyboy]

This is a nice FAQ on this WhiteKnight.


linky

 

[Bozo Galora]

oops. I was wrong. For some reason I had RAID 0+1 (50%) on the brain.

(How embarrassing for the father to be corrected by the adopted son)

 

[SUOrangeman]

I have a dissertation that has been lost in cyberspace. If I can find it again, I'll repost.

-SUO