On 7/16/2010 8:49 AM, Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
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> "Don" <burnettedclothes@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>>> New PC arriving Monday with 1 TB HDD.
>>> I like as much as possible to keep OS and files separate, also an
>>> image of C: on a separate partition or drive.
>>> When installing Win 7 from DVD is it easy to set partition sizes
>>> there or should I complete the install then use partitioning
>>> software, probably Paragon?
>>> How much space should I allocate for OS & apps?
>>> With XP I used a 30GB partition and had space to spare, will I need
>>> more for Win 7?
>>> Replies appreciated.
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>>> Kenny Cargill
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>> I have a 100gb partition for my Win7 install, which I am finding is
>> really way more than enough.
>> My Win7 64 bit install uses around 25 gb, however I do keep my
>> documents and pictures on a separate partition , and most of my
>> applications on a separate partition as well.
>> 50gb would probably be a good starting point, maybe a little more if
>> your going to keep your document folders and apps on the system
>> partition as well.
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>> As far as partitioning, I myself find it easiest to just go ahead and
>> partition my OS partition during the Windows 7 install, then I
>> partition the rest after the install is completed through disk
>> management in Windows 7.
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> I go one better than that.
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> I install the operating system and applications on the C: drive.
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> I then have another drive (D which I use to store my data and
> pictures/video files.
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> If C: drive crashes or I need to do a reinstall of the OS, I just wipe
> out the drive without worrying about my data because it's on another drive.
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> By the way, I have an external drive in a cradle (US and then copy the
> data over to it so I have a backup in case the D: drive crashes!
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Bill, I do pretty much what you do, except that I do a clone of C: every
time there's a major change or about every 2 weeks. I have an external
eSATA dock to do that. I have a D: driver for files, to include my
Outlook email files and Thunderbird files that is backed up to an
external USB drive every 24 hours. Well, a full once a week, then
incremental every 24 hours.
If my C: drive fails I'm never more than about 5 minutes away from "up
and running" again.
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