how do you partition your computer hard drive?

[slinetz]

Here is how I partition it today.

Server/
30 G windows and application
160 G backup first partition and store all none media files

Desktop/
80 G windows and application (include pc game application)
80 G (store media files)

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I don't partition, just leave the drives whole. I have 5 drives, so if I had them partitioned I'd get even more confused about where I put everything

OS WD 1200JB
Storage#1 WD 1200JB
Storage#2 WD 800JB
Storage#3 WD 800JB
Storage#4 WD 800BB

 

[jagec]

I have 3 drives (420GB of storage after formatting), so I leave them the way they are EXCEPT for a ~1.5GB FAT32 partition on a secondary drive, for the swap file.

 

[CHfan4ever]

160g 2 partition

1 130g( games application windows etc )
1 30g for media( pictures,videos,songs NO EXECUTABLE IN THIS FOLDER!)

 

[toekramp]

no partitions anymore, 4 hds, 3x120, 1x74 @ 10,000rpm

 

[nsafreak]

I never understood people that "backed up" data to a separate partition. Putting data on one partition or another doesn't protect the data if the drive goes bad, the partition table gets corrupted, the MBR goes down the tubes or something equally drastic. As a form of "backup" it blows and really shouldn't even be bothered with.

 

[Chronoshock]

No partitions, just 3 separate drives
74gb raptor - OS/Apps/temp downloads
160gb - storage, anime/music/backups
120gb - additional storage, temp anime/backup/movies

 

[amol]

1 250GB HDD

DONE

I'll be getting more soon, probably 200+GB

 

[Hyperblaze]

200 gigs for windows xp

other 200 gig hd

80 /home
60 /usr
50 /var
4 /
swap 2 gigs

something like that

 

[Snapster]

No partitions, just drives.

 

[bolido2000]

2 HD. No partitions
200gig Windows + apps + movies, etc
80gig for pics, mp3 backup

 

[natto fire]

FDISK.EXE

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: Captain_Howdy
FDISK.EXE

my current configuration on my laptop is completely awful. i allotted 4gb to a windows partition and 16gb (the rest of my drive) to my data (program files included). i keep getting repeated messages that my c: drive is out of space, but even running disk cleanup for several hours yields nothing, and there's nothing on c: that is deletable....

i'll have to reformat one of these days.

 

[Baked]

Partition... heh, that's so 1998. I don't partition my HDs.

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: tami

Originally posted by: Captain_Howdy
FDISK.EXE

my current configuration on my laptop is completely awful. i allotted 4gb to a windows partition and 16gb (the rest of my drive) to my data (program files included). i keep getting repeated messages that my c: drive is out of space, but even running disk cleanup for several hours yields nothing, and there's nothing on c: that is deletable....

i'll have to reformat one of these days.

either that or just resize your disk partition

partition magic works wonders!

 

[gabemcg]

160GB WD SE:
partition 1: 20GB (windows XP Home edition)
partition 2: 20GB (windows XP Media Center Edition 2005)
partition 3: 20GB (windows XP Pro 64 Bit Edition beta)
partition 4: 100GB (Apps, documents, PC games, and such)

80GB Maxtor:
partition 1: 80GB (backups, and misc.)

3x160GB (480GB) WD SE SATA Raid 0 array
partition 1: 480GB (movies, music, p0rn, xbox game backups, video and audio projects)

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
No partitions, just 3 separate drives
74gb raptor - OS/Apps/temp downloads
160gb - storage, anime/music/backups
120gb - additional storage, temp anime/backup/movies

Same here, no partitions:

OS: 80GB WD IDE 8MB cache
Storage1: 160GB WD IDE 2MB cache
Storage2: 250GB Maxtor IDE 8MB cache

 

[Czar]

main computer

80gb segate
: 10gb for OS and applications
: 70gb for games and storage


I always have 10gb for the os, that means it so easy to reinstall windows

 

[DaWhim]

1 huge 40gb.

 

[quakefiend420]

MAIN RIG:

36gig raptor

8gb windows2k
4gb longhorn
22gb apps

SERVER:

1 30gb

6gb 2k server
23gb music

1 60gb

1 partition, all software backups, media

HTPC

1 13gb no partitions

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Czar
main computer

80gb segate
: 10gb for OS and applications
: 70gb for games and storage


I always have 10gb for the os, that means it so easy to reinstall windows

hmm, that makes sense

 

[cirthix]

4gb for os,
30gb for programs
111gb for data

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: cirthix
4gb for os,
30gb for programs
111gb for data

if i didnt know better, i'd say thats a 160GB HDD

 

[psiu]

1 200 GB drive.

10 for windows, 95 for programs/program files, 95 for data. I'll probably have to alter this and put a bigger mix to the data side of it.

1 20 GB drive...it's linux and has a bunch on it

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: gabemcg
160GB WD SE:
partition 1: 20GB (windows XP Home edition)
partition 2: 20GB (windows XP Media Center Edition 2005)
partition 3: 20GB (windows XP Pro 64 Bit Edition beta)
partition 4: 100GB (Apps, documents, PC games, and such)

What do you use to allow choosing which partion to boot from?