Silver said:
im installing xp pro on a blank 40 gig harddrive, and i want to create two
partitions, one for just the windows installation, and the other for all of
my files, programs, etc. but i cant find the best recommended size for the OS
partition, does anyone here have a suggestion?
Placing data files on a partition or physical hard drive separate
from the operating system and applications can greatly simplify system
repairs/recoveries and data back-up.
There's very little point, however, in having a separate partition
for just applications and/or games. Should you have to reinstall the
OS, you'll also have to reinstall each and every application and game
anyway, in order to recreate the hundreds (possibly thousands) of
registry entries and to replace the dozens (possibly hundreds) of
essential system files back into the appropriate Windows folders and
sub-folders.
Without knowing how many and which specific applications you use, or
how much data you have, it's not possible to provide you with any sort
of truly useful answer. Without knowing any specifics of your planned
computer use, I can only give a general recommendation of creating a 12
to 15 Gb System partition for the OS and applications, leaving the rest
for a data partition.
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