Using multiple partitions

Dfran · Posted: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:33:07 Post Subject: Using multiple partitions

I thought I had this all figured out, now I've got conflicting info. I have a 160GB WD drive, and a 74GB Raptor. I just got the second one and am re-configuring/ re-installing to incorporate it. The plan was to have two partitions on the raptor. 10-12GB for the OS and the rest for games/apps. The 160 will be media and general storage. Is that the right thing to do with the raptor? I thought for sure I wanted the OS on it's own partition like that and was wondering the best way to install apps/games on the other partition when I heard that I just want one partition. So, one or two partitions and content in each?
Thanks

Kilamon · Rated XXX Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 811

I found out long ago, after moving away from 16 bit fat and it's limitations on partition sizes, that just doing a single partition for a drive is the best way to go. Yes, you'll lose a megabyte or 2 due to the file system, but WHO CARES?! It's a massive amount of storage and breaking it up in to smaller chunks just to save a couple megabytes is LAME.

So, go with the largest partitions you can on your drives. That's my advice. It saves headaches later and makes administration that much easier. Just be sure to do your defrags ever quarter.

swank1 · Rated PG-13 Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 40

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

Yea, I used to go 10GB for my C: but have increased it to 15GB and 20GB depending on the machine. Too many apps, and other crap Grin

My typical set-up for my game machine is:
HD 1 (80GB SATA)
C: 20GB (OS/Utilities)
D: 60GB (Downloaded Installers)

HD 2 (200GB SATA)
E: 60GB (Games)
F: 140GB (Music/Video/Pictures/Graphics)

Put the Games on the second drive so if it's trying to load something within XP/another app, it doesn't cause issues with the game...

Dfran · Posted: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:30:34 Post Subject:

So with the OS goes the apps though right? What is downloaded installers? I have a raptor, don't I want to put the games on that?
Thanks.

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

I keep all the installers for things I can download. Winzip, Nero, Benchmarks, Opera, CuteFTP, I-Tunes, Napster, Game Betas, etc.

Dfran · Posted: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:10:55 Post Subject:

Having a raptor and a 160G WD, do I just want to put the games with the OS/apps because it's faster?
Thanks

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

make windows partition at least 20GB.... you have the room to spare and you DONT want your OS partition to get full.....

Dfran · Posted: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:11:55 Post Subject:

So, apps go with the OS, but games can be on a seperate partition? In my case, having all three on the one Raptor, is it best to just leave one partition?