Really should have min. 2 partitions - one for OS and software, one for

data.

And yes, data includes your email (e.g. pst files if you use Outlook).

Saved my hairy arse 18 months ago that did. Had ALL my wedding contacts, agreements and stuff in my email and hadn't backed up for a couple of months. Wife went surfing porn or something and the pooter caught an STD. Boot Sector Virus.

But of course I was able to reinstall Winders on another partition and retrieve my data.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on December 2nd 2008 at 12:41:01

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Geek Salad question #9 - Hard Drive partitioning (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 2, 11:33:32
- Ha ha (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 2, 11:40:48
  - I knew you'd reply as well... (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 2, 11:44:13
    - is the right answer (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 2, 11:49:11
    - "I want everything to work the moment I take it out of the box." (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Dec 2, 11:47:14
      - which is why Macs is for Spacs (General Chat) - blindasabat, Dec 2, 11:51:40
        
        I like the ranty one SiH posted the other day (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Dec 2, 11:57:55
        
        ... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 2, 12:37:10
      - a phrase that's starting to pee me off "ready to run out of the box" (General Chat) - pants, Dec 2, 11:50:02
        
        plug and play (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 2, 11:57:39
- I think I read somewhere that Windows becomes inefficient with logical partitons larger (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 2, 11:36:12
  - Exactly. It's a waste of time. (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 2, 11:43:47
    - But it makes it easier to reinstall the OS if necessary (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 2, 11:45:13
      - Not really. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 2, 11:49:18
        
        Yes, very really (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 2, 12:37:52
        
        It's perfectly possible to reinstall Windows on top of itself. (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 2, 11:58:19
        
        Partitions have a purpose if you're really OCDish about organising your drive. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 2, 12:01:05
        
        Really should have min. 2 partitions - one for OS and software, one for (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 2, 12:41:01
        
        Excellent - thanking you all (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 2, 12:22:07
  - Me too, I read that (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Dec 2, 11:43:28
    - lollo rosso (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 2, 11:45:25

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