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Pros and Cons of partitioning a 250gb disk for XP

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  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    bob_a_builder wrote: »
    except if your one of those poor sods who has to take their PC into somewhere like Pcworld to be looked at, where it'll be about the second thing they do after checking for any pron

    If you take your pC to PC world you deserve everything you get! ;)

    However I did say it's not a problem if you have backups. I wouldn't put it past PC World to format the drive before re-installing. The idea of relying on a partition to ensure you don't lose data during a re-install doesn't fill me with confidence.
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  • Avoriaz
    Avoriaz Posts: 39,110 Forumite
    Thank you for all your suggestions.

    I'm as confused as ever. :D

    I think I will go with a 25gb partition for the OS and applications and 225gb for my data. If I don’t like it I’ll get Partition Magic and merge them into one.


    My laptop is never going anywhere near PC World. :D

    I like this Dell laptop despite the motherboard having to be replaced four times in five years. Fortunately, I took out an extended warranty for five years for about £50 which has proved to be a money saver.

    Dell next day at home support is very good. They have never failed not to arrive and fix it the following day. Despite the high failure rate I would buy Dell again. I think I was just unlucky.

    PS. I am very careful and always have multiple backups of my data.

    I have 200gb of irreplaceable video files. I keep at least two completely separate copies at home and another copy at a friends house. I worked for IBM for many years and saw at first hand the consequences to a business of losing their data.

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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    With such a small drive, id recommend keeping it solely for programs Av', and buy a secondary hardrive for storage
    :idea:
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    With such a small drive, id recommend keeping it solely for programs Av', and buy a secondary hardrive for storage

    So how much of your hard drive space is used by programs?
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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    espresso wrote: »
    So how much of your hard drive space is used by programs?

    This one not much as its fairly new and I only use it for certain things.
    My XP one? 120 gig? At least
    :idea:
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    This one not much as its fairly new and I only use it for certain things.
    My XP one? 120 gig? At least

    Well 250GB is not "such a small drive" for most users and most users would not use up 120GB just for programs alone!
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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    espresso wrote: »
    Well 250GB is not "such a small drive" for most users and most users would not use up 120GB just for programs alone!

    oops
    My bad
    I thought the Op said 25 gig A SIDE

    Ill go sit down................ :p
    :idea:
  • Avoriaz
    Avoriaz Posts: 39,110 Forumite
    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    oops
    My bad
    I thought the Op said 25 gig A SIDE

    Ill go sit down................ :p
    Are you feeling better now? :D
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    Avoriaz wrote: »
    Are you feeling better now? :D

    Im blaming lack of sleep :p
    :idea:
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