Kako narediti particije za...

10GB - system
2GB - dokumenti pa tako
XGB - pa vse ostalo

recimo ...

LP,

Sims

Kako pa naj kreiram Swap in kaj je to?

evo malo kopi-pejsta z juzneta:

>a drive, why do you need to
>partition it?

you do not need to, but is a good idea to:
because of:

-better organisation of data,
-easier mainteinance of data

I recommend at least 3 partitions (but max 5) - depends of how large HD is:

- system (OS + programs, few GBs)

- Data (important stuff not affording to lose, few GBs or more)

- Trash ( all kinds of temporary non life important data - no harm if lost, OS pagefile etc. few GBs or more)


- LARGEST partition (for other stuff like temporary ghosted backups of first two partitions, for large A/V & multimedia stuff, archives of different kind DL from net like porn pics etc ... :-))) ; restore points for OS etc ...


- a SMALL last partition (few GBs) containing setup files for OS copyed from setup CD /not to search everytime for it when wanting to change something in system & for faster setup of it/; OS&programs patches DL from net not to DL them again when redoing setup; All drivers files for hardware you have for the same reason, licence numbers if CDs get lost, a copy of mbr & partition table if gets screwed together with a program which did it; last AV database DL-ed from Net etc ....
Here can be installed also a small stripped Win Emergency install (I have a stripped lifesaver Win95B -12Mb) OS if the first gets TL wacked to use it for Net connection to get OL help if you have only one machine in the house not to bother neighbours...


advantages:

- faster & separate (or partial) check of HD pies with ScanDisk, Antivirus, Defragmenter, data recovering if lost, formating when needed (you first can format only 1 (C) partition, the others can be done later within OS (faster).

disadvantage:

- at the beginning a bit more of "brain exercize" & few letters more in win Explorer later ...

also is advisable to fix letters of removable & optical drives to last letters if inserting (w9x) additional new disk later not to screw shortcuts to your CD files ...

... with these days large disks, I recommend partitioning its space like upper mentioned in ratio 10:10:10: 60 :10 (if having a 100Gb disk that would be also partition sizes in Gb)

... a lot of guys will disagree with this mine recommended configuration, but thru years for me confirmed to be the optimal solution ( I have 3x 2Gb + 12 + 2Gb on 20Gb HD) (well I have also a
smaller spare HD apart on which I compressed can make a back up of whole my first drive in case of emergencies (comp.theft, HD dead, etc)

I am not paranoid, but the life has learned me to take precautions .. do not trust computers to much; there are viruses, non reliable hardvare, ... & the most dangerous: the USER ! :-))))