Partitioning new HDD for Win 7?

[Ken Blake]

I also partition mine into separate partitions for OS, Programs, and Data.
Hold over from the old days. I definitely would recommend to everybody that
you keep the data you create on a separate partition. Makes it very easy to
backup all your important files

How you do your backups is a very good factor for helping to determine
what your partition structure should be. For those people who backup
only data, yes, what you say is a good reason for separating data on
its own partition.

But many people backup their entire drive by creating a clone or an
image. For them, that reason vanishes completely.

and in my mind that partition is less likely
to get corrupted (I don't know why so don't ask me .).

I won't ask you, but I'll state that I completely disagree with you.
And even if it were true, if you had a good program of regular backup
in place, it would hardly matter. Partition structure should *never*
be thought of as any kind of substitute for backup strategy.

 

[DanS]

I won't ask you, but I'll state that I completely disagree
with you. And even if it were true, if you had a good
program of regular backup in place, it would hardly matter.
Partition structure should *never* be thought of as any
kind of substitute for backup strategy.

Wow.....I didn't get anyting out of the OP that indicated this
was a plan on not doing backups......

......and actually it was stated that having the data on a
separate partition made it easier to backup the data, indicating
that regular backups *are* done.

 

[Death]

You should reread what Bill Bradshaw wrote.

Sure...what part of the data being on a separate partition makes it
safer? less corruptable ? any better than a user folder?

 

[Death]

Wow.....I didn't get anyting out of the OP that indicated this
was a plan on not doing backups......

.....and actually it was stated that having the data on a
separate partition made it easier to backup the data, indicating
that regular backups *are* done.

You dumped the part where he wrote "is less likely to get corrupted"
because it made him look like a loon.

 

[Ken Blake]

Wow.....I didn't get anyting out of the OP that indicated this
was a plan on not doing backups......

.....and actually it was stated that having the data on a
separate partition made it easier to backup the data, indicating
that regular backups *are* done.

You're right.. My sentence beginning "And even if it were true,..."
wasn't directed at him; it was rather meant to make a general point.
In that sentence change the word "you" to "one" ("And even if it were
true, if one had a good program of regular backup in place, it would
hardly matter. Partition structure should *never* be thought of as any
kind of substitute for backup strategy.")

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Sure...what part of the data being on a separate partition makes it
safer? less corruptable ? any better than a user folder?

I said re *read* what he wrote. "Makes it very easy to backup all your
important files". Not that he's using it for a backup, but that it's easy
to back up. Got it yet?

And here's what he said about corruptibility: "in my mind that partition is
less likely to get corrupted (I don't know why so don't ask me .)"

What part of superstition (which he admitted by clear implication and with
a smiley) don't you understand?

 

[DanS]

You dumped the part where he wrote "is less likely to get
corrupted" because it made him look like a loon.

I didn't 'dump' it, it was in my reply. I didn't address it.

I could see how if you have a *second physical HD* and use it
for data only, that it may not get corrupted like a system
drive would.

The data only drive would be accessed orders of magnitude less
than a system drive would be, and the access it did have would
be far more contiguous than a system drive jumping all over
everywhere. In theory it could have substantially less
problems.

 

[Death]

I didn't 'dump' it, it was in my reply. I didn't address it.

I could see how if you have a *second physical HD* and use it
for data only, that it may not get corrupted like a system
drive would.

The data only drive would be accessed orders of magnitude less
than a system drive would be, and the access it did have would
be far more contiguous than a system drive jumping all over
everywhere. In theory it could have substantially less
problems.

No argument from me.

I see where you included it now...my bad.

 

[Death]

On 07/18/2010 01:59 AM, Death wrote:
SNIP

You've missed everything whilst engaging in your false fantasy about me. I
will outlive you. You're jealous of my income which is why you bring up at
least once a day.

Since I'm not in here once a day...wrong again.
I'm not jealous of a fantasy.
I find it funny.
As I do you.

 

[Death]

SNIP

I find it gives me a comfortable life style. Money isn't everything
though. Health, life, friends and family are much more important as well
as doing what you want to do for work.

First thing you've ever said that made sense.
Death will settle for doing work that he 70% likes.
Nobody will pay me to do what I really like to do.
Maybe desperate women will ... I'm off to do research.