When you partition a hard drive, is a physical portion of that drive set aside for the partition? For example, if you make two partitions on a 100gig drive, 75gigs for C: and 25gigs for D:, is the first 3/4 of the drive set aside for C: and the last 1/4 set aside for D:?
I'm asking because if this is the case, this seems like a good way to separate media and backup files (and possibly the paging file) from Windows files and applications for those of us without a second physical hard drive. If a physical portion of the drive isn't set aside, it becomes harder for me to see the advantage of partitioning unless you think it makes Windows Explorer more organized, or unless your hard drive is large enough it requires it.
I'm asking because if this is the case, this seems like a good way to separate media and backup files (and possibly the paging file) from Windows files and applications for those of us without a second physical hard drive. If a physical portion of the drive isn't set aside, it becomes harder for me to see the advantage of partitioning unless you think it makes Windows Explorer more organized, or unless your hard drive is large enough it requires it.
