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rastagard · 03-20-2003, 03:12 PM

I have been in love with partitions ever since I got my first copy of Partition Magic 6 several years ago. I have since partitioned many new Hard Drives (they're getting so cheap these days) and feel that a well partitioned system is a happy system.

If you have ever had to reformat and reinstall your OS unexpectedly, you can appreciate the value of having your data segregated from your OS and program files. I can reformat my C:/ drive and not lose any data from my other partitions.

Essentially I have my computer broken down into partitions depending on the type of data. I have a partition for My Documents (all my "saved" files go in here as well as pics, etc.) Music ( I lost all my music once, had some backed up, but lost much of my Napster stuff) Downloads and a partition for SetUps. (this is where all of my program setup files go as well as new versions and updates ) My data is well organised and I know exactly (almost) right where to look for anything I need.

I really don't know of or used any other software other than Partition Magic but XP has a stripped down partition utility bundled with it. (at least XP Pro does) Partition Magic is a very user friendly yet powerful program. I can set up the partitions to suit my needs and enlarge or reduce them as the need arises. I do so on a regular basis.

Although I am by no means an expert, I will be happy to try and answer any questions regarding partitioning anybody might have as I think this is a very overlooked area.

I could never go back to flying by the seat of my pants with the contents of my entire computer bunched up and "unprotected" on a single partition.

03-20-2003, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
rastagard Humble Idiot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,271	Partitioning the rasta way I have been in love with partitions ever since I got my first copy of Partition Magic 6 several years ago. I have since partitioned many new Hard Drives (they're getting so cheap these days) and feel that a well partitioned system is a happy system. If you have ever had to reformat and reinstall your OS unexpectedly, you can appreciate the value of having your data segregated from your OS and program files. I can reformat my C:/ drive and not lose any data from my other partitions. Essentially I have my computer broken down into partitions depending on the type of data. I have a partition for My Documents (all my "saved" files go in here as well as pics, etc.) Music ( I lost all my music once, had some backed up, but lost much of my Napster stuff) Downloads and a partition for SetUps. (this is where all of my program setup files go as well as new versions and updates ) My data is well organised and I know exactly (almost) right where to look for anything I need. I really don't know of or used any other software other than Partition Magic but XP has a stripped down partition utility bundled with it. (at least XP Pro does) Partition Magic is a very user friendly yet powerful program. I can set up the partitions to suit my needs and enlarge or reduce them as the need arises. I do so on a regular basis. Although I am by no means an expert, I will be happy to try and answer any questions regarding partitioning anybody might have as I think this is a very overlooked area. I could never go back to flying by the seat of my pants with the contents of my entire computer bunched up and "unprotected" on a single partition.