Do you partition your HD?
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From: Doc O'Leary on 24 Jun 2010 13:35 In article <yobwrto1odb.fsf(a)panix3.panix.com>, BreadWithSpam(a)fractious.net wrote: > - a media drive - store videos, large files, etc which you don't > necessarily want to back up as part of your regular backup scheme. > (this, too, isn't necessary just for avoiding backups, though - most > backup software is capable of selectively ignoring certain folders) Along these lines, another valid reason to partition is, when you have multiple people who access the same stuff, to be able to turn off permissions for that volume. -- My personal UDP list: 127.0.0.1, localhost, googlegroups.com, astraweb.com, and probably your server, too.
From: Wayne C. Morris on 24 Jun 2010 14:59 In article <240620100619362828%newbie(a)no.spam>, Newbie <newbie(a)no.spam> wrote: > As mentioned in another thread I am moving to a new Imac (500GB). I > have never partitioned my HDs before but realize that if I am going to > consider it, now is the time. > > So my question to the more experienced people here: > Do you partition your HD? No. On old operating systems, partitioning was often a good idea because it allowed more efficient use of space on very large drives. OS X uses a more efficient file system so partitioning no longer provides much (if any) improvement.
From: Wayne C. Morris on 24 Jun 2010 21:09 In article <yobwrto1odb.fsf(a)panix3.panix.com>, BreadWithSpam(a)fractious.net wrote: > Newbie <newbie(a)no.spam> writes: > > > How about this partition scheme: > > [snip] > There are a few good reasons for partitions, but none of them > are the ones you've listed. He didn't present any reasons for partitioning, just a possible scheme for deciding how many partitions and what gets stored on each. His original post asked whether anyone still partitions and what the pros & cons are, so I believe he wants help deciding whether he should do it.
From: John McWilliams on 24 Jun 2010 22:05 Wayne C. Morris wrote: > In article <240620100619362828%newbie(a)no.spam>, Newbie <newbie(a)no.spam> wrote: > >> As mentioned in another thread I am moving to a new Imac (500GB). I >> have never partitioned my HDs before but realize that if I am going to >> consider it, now is the time. >> >> So my question to the more experienced people here: >> Do you partition your HD? > > No. > > On old operating systems, partitioning was often a good idea because it allowed > more efficient use of space on very large drives. OS X uses a more efficient > file system so partitioning no longer provides much (if any) improvement. I'm in the non-partioning camp now, though I wasn't prior to OS X. Another reason it made sense earlier is that backup media were often smaller than the internal disk. Now, of course, it's easy to get a FW drive much larger than the internal. -- john mcwilliams
From: Wes Groleau on 24 Jun 2010 23:44
On 06-24-2010 07:19, Newbie wrote: > Do you partition your HD? > How do you see pros/cons? The reasons I did it: 1. I wanted Panther, Tiger, and Leopard to be in separate partitions. 2. I wanted to put limits on children who had no restraint when it came to music, images, and games. 3. I wanted one case-sensitive partition for compiling code from the Linux world. -- Wes Groleau Change is inevitable. We need to learn that "inevitable" is neither a synonym for "good" nor for "bad." -- WWG |