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Disk Partitions
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rlgmeg
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I am putting up my new G3/bw and dealing with my first muti-gig drive, a 12 G ATA. Does anyone have advice on how best to partition such a large space or should I just leave it alone?
Thanks
Bob Graham
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Boston
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This is what I like to do:
5 partitions
1 - Macintosh HD - 500MB for system files only
2 - Hot Spare - 500MB - hot back up of system
3 - Applications - 5 gig
4 - Test area - for new systems and downloads - 4 gig
5 - Documents - for all Docs - 2 gig
This way you keep a nice clean system + a backup + your system does not get very fragmented. It also makes it very easy to migrate to new OS relases.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: London, UK
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I'm not sure if this is covered by the "Hot Spare," but I'd also have a small (500MB) partition to use as a swap for memory when you're running Photoshop, Quark, and the other big, bad boys of graphic design.
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blueman
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Seems like great info from Freedom...I'm curious to get more info on partitioning(since I'm new to the thought)...where is the best resource.
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Love to learn...
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hamfisted
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Speaking of partitions, is there a way (commercial software package or otherwise) to create them without having to reformat/initialize the drive (and backup everything?
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