Hard drive partitioning

[rash87]

6 partitions in one HDD(320GB)

 

[Anusha]

When u really can have several partitions....y put all your eggs in one basket...????

More partitions = more wastage

Looks at this scenario.
Say you have 10 partitions, and 3GB free space in each partition. You have 30GB free space, right? Ok, now try to copy a 4.7GB DVD to the hard disk. You can't! You have 30GB free space, and still you can't copy 4.7GB DVD.

 

[hul2000]

More partitions = more wastage

Looks at this scenario.
Say you have 10 partitions, and 3GB free space in each partition. You have 30GB free space, right? Ok, now try to copy a 4.7GB DVD to the hard disk. You can't! You have 30GB free space, and still you can't copy 4.7GB DVD.

yeah! this happens to me a lot

 

[Anusha]

yeah! this happens to me a lot

 

[nabil]

yeah! this happens to me a lot

happens to me as well eventhough i have only 3 partitions. lol

 

[hul2000]

happens to me as well eventhough i have only 3 partitions. lol

what's your HDD size and partition size?

 

[nabil]

what's your HDD size and partition size?

primary is a Maxtor 80 GB- has 2 partitions
the other one is a Seagate 80 GB with 1 partition
So total = 160 GB bet u cudnt calculate that

 

[hul2000]

primary is a Maxtor 80 GB- has 2 partitions
the other one is a Seagate 80 GB with 1 partition
So total = 160 GB bet u cudnt calculate that

I only have a 40GB with 4 partitions (10GB each). so I'm low on space

 

[nabil]

I only have a 40GB with 4 partitions (10GB each). so I'm low on space

yea if i was u i wud cry

an 80 GB sata costs 5000 bucks. collect sum money n get it

 

[hul2000]

yea if i was u i wud cry

an 80 GB sata costs 5000 bucks. collect sum money n get it

My motherboard doesn't have a SATA port
anyway I'm going to buy a 160 soon

 

[Ranhiru]

More partitions = more wastage

Looks at this scenario.
Say you have 10 partitions, and 3GB free space in each partition. You have 30GB free space, right? Ok, now try to copy a 4.7GB DVD to the hard disk. You can't! You have 30GB free space, and still you can't copy 4.7GB DVD.

Hmm well i will have 2 agree to that...But if one of your partitions get corrupted due to a virus or something (especially viruses corrupting the MBR) the loss is minimized...but that wont apply 2 u coz u dont get viruses....

 

[Anusha]

Hmm well i will have 2 agree to that...But if one of your partitions get corrupted due to a virus or something (especially viruses corrupting the MBR) the loss is minimized...but that wont apply 2 u coz u dont get viruses....

Having more partitions is not the solution to it.
You need to back your data up! PERIOD!

 

[Ranhiru]

Having more partitions is not the solution to it.
You need to back your data up! PERIOD!

Hmm yeah...but i wish i had 320GB+500GB HDD's ne....

 

[Anusha]

Hmm yeah...but i wish i had 320GB+500GB HDD's ne....

Hehehe

 

[GNS]

I'll sell my 160GB for Rs.5,500 with 5 months warranty left

did U sell it?

 

[GNS]

5 Partitions on 80GB HDD

 

[GNS]

More partitions = more wastage

Looks at this scenario.
Say you have 10 partitions, and 3GB free space in each partition. You have 30GB free space, right? Ok, now try to copy a 4.7GB DVD to the hard disk. You can't! You have 30GB free space, and still you can't copy 4.7GB DVD.

That's true...

but how to believe da stability of just 1 partition?

 

[GNS]

My motherboard doesn't have a SATA port
anyway I'm going to buy a 160 soon

Buy a new PC first...

 

[GNS]

Having more partitions is not the solution to it.
You need to back your data up! PERIOD!

Blank DVD-R is around 40~45/= now isn't it?

 

[dexter.morgan.666]

That's true...

but how to believe da stability of just 1 partition?

Use 2 partitions one for the OS and the other for data