Partitioning ..........

[Mr.Cool]

HEy guys, i need your help


Whats the best way of partitioning a 300 Gb drive ??

I mean, i hate too many partitions and i am keeping aside 15 gb for Linux. So now, whats the best way of partitioning it ??

How many partitions shud i create ? What size ?

Thanks.......

and relpy quickly !! I'm impatient (

 

[casanova]

300 gb means u wud get around 275 gb of space
15 gb linux
10 gb windows
50 gb songs
50 gb games
50 gb movies
50 gb video songs
50 gb misc

 

[Mr.Cool]

But hey, dont u think that 10Gb is less for Windows ??

Especially since Vista requires 15gb minimum !

 

[gary4gar]

vista will ship around late 2007.
also i am running windows xp with just 6.81gb of Partition

 

[Mr.Cool]

Well, the final build of Vista might, but hey, i already have plans (and space ) to download Vista Beta 2 off a torrent .

So is it a good option ?? Or shud i stick to the regular Windows in a 5gb partition routine ??

 

[~Phenom~]

well I just purchased 250 GB HDD 2 days back and my partititions are 25 , 25 , 50,50,50,50 with 25 gb to windows and rest for softwares, entertainment , Study stuff , etc.

 

[JGuru]

Windows 25 GB
Linux 20 GB (for Ubuntu you need more space , got lots of apps!!)
Songs 50 GB
Movies 50 GB
Games 50 GB
VCD Songs U like 50 GB
Miscellaneous 55 GB

 

[Mr.Cool]

well I just purchased 250 GB HDD 2 days back and my partititions are 25 , 25 , 50,50,50,50 with 25 gb to windows and rest for softwares, entertainment , Study stuff , etc.

No Linux ! Thats bad

And hey, JGuru, thats pretty good. I think I'll follow that.

 

[nitish_mythology]

Well, i m not as luck as u ...
Gt a 20gb hard disk!
7Gb--Windows
7Gb--Another NTFS part
500Mb-Linux swap
3.5Gb--Ubuntu Linux

shd I change something?(Next time i format?)

 

[nik_for_you]

Well, i m not as luck as u ...
Gt a 20gb hard disk!
7Gb--Windows
7Gb--Another NTFS part
500Mb-Linux swap
3.5Gb--Ubuntu Linux

shd I change something?(Next time i format?)

upgrade buddy .. now a days hard disks are also cheap

 

[ashu888ashu888]

Its better to keep separate partition for Program Files, Cache, Installing s/wares, Games, Music, Movies, Backup (most important) and Linux.

In Digit's June, 2006 issue on partitioning HDD, a clear idea is given on How-To partition ur HDD effectively to extract maximum and quick performance. If u can get tat Article, it will help u alot in understanding the difference it makes by keeping separate partitions for Program Files (for OS) and separate partition working as ur Cache Memory.

NOTE: By making separate partition for Program Files and Cache, ur HDD will perform better, defrag better and hv a longer life with all files kept in proper place for execution (by the OS)

Cheers n e-peace.....