in my opinion having a
single partition is no longer
necessary, since hd's are larger
and cheaper.
further, having a single partition
is like putting all your eggs in
one basket.
in addition to the ideas
provided, i recommend
at least 3 partitions,
but more is better
whenever possible:
1) you want the main partition
to be dedicated for the system
and programs.
2) you want a partition for your
personal files, like the "my
documents" folder. (you can
easily right click on the shortcut
and move the whole thing out
of the system partition.)
in the event the main partition
crashes, the partition with your
personal documents, files, etc
will be spared from a format
and system reinstallation, if it
occurs.
3) you would also want another
partition dedicated to the
swap file/virtual memory.
this will allow the swap file
to remain contiguous as possible
if it is the "only" file in "a"
partition. (if the vm is left
on the system partition, then
it will become fragmented
along with all the program
and system files.)
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having a partitioning program
makes it helpful as initially
you can create partitions of
equal sizes, then in time you
can customize the size of
each partition.
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>i have a 300g new hard drive .home use is it better to keep hole or cut up?