Benefits Of Partitioning A Windows Hd?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Mulsiphix, Feb 23, 2021.

  1. Mulsiphix

    Mulsiphix Private E-2

    It is time to install Windows on a fresh PC. I remember reading something, though the details currently elude me, that talked about the benefits of partitioning a Windows drive. Keeping your programs on a separate partition, or maybe it was a separate drive, than your Windows PC. Can anyone tell me the benefits of doing this?
     
    Mulsiphix, Feb 23, 2021
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    I have a partition just for movies - not programs. When I image, the image is smaller because I don't image the "entertainment" partition of the hard drive. It saves me both time and size on the portable hard drives where I have images stored.
     
    plodr, Feb 24, 2021
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  3. Mulsiphix

    Mulsiphix Private E-2

    I hadn't considered the size of the images for regular backups. That is actually a seriously good reason to do it. Thank you so much plodr ^_-
     
    Mulsiphix, Feb 24, 2021
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  4. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    First thing I do is move all my personal folders to a separate partition - Docs, Music, Pics, Downloads, Videos. Huge time and space saving when imaging, which I do monthly.
     
    Earthling, Feb 25, 2021
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  5. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Don't forget the bookmarks. :)
     
    Eldon, Feb 25, 2021
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