How to handle ond HD?

[Roman King]

All of ll desktop computers have two physically separate hard disks.
So data are stored in D-drive.

Now, I ordered a laptop with a 100 GB HD.
I am wondering how to handle the use of a single HD.
Should I divide the HD into two partitions: main C partition and D-partition
for data?
Please advise me? TIA.. Roman

 

[Guest]

Partitioning a hard drive is purely personal preference. I find no useful
purpose for doing so.

GS

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

All of ll desktop computers have two physically separate hard disks.
So data are stored in D-drive.

Now, I ordered a laptop with a 100 GB HD.
I am wondering how to handle the use of a single HD.
Should I divide the HD into two partitions: main C partition and
D-partition for data?
Please advise me? TIA.. Roman

I agree with Gordon.

 

[Ronaldo]

I have the opposite opinion, read the advantages as published by Microsoft
TechNet

Advantages of Using Folder Redirection
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...aa5b-44f2-b045-b74d2fd1bf701033.mspx?mfr=true

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...708b-4145-830a-cadfc003acd31033.mspx?mfr=true

How to redirect My Documents to the home directory
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...proddocs/en-us/gpx_redirecthome.mspx?mfr=true

 

[Roman King]

One thing came to my mind is that partitioned sections are quicker to
complete defrag or chkdsk.

Roman

 

[Ronaldo]

Yeah, particularly because it takes 3+ hours to do a full format on a large
capacity HDD with a single partition. Another clear advantage is having
available partitions for a dual installation that can come handy when
booting problems arise.. To me a single partition is impractical, and most
particularly on large hard drives.

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