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From: Dan L. on 25 Jun 2010 21:50
In article <i018mv$97h$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> wrote:

> 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.

No partitioning here. Hard drives are cheap, by my standards.
Main Computer (0) built in. I have Tiger (1), backup main computer (2),
music and movies (3) all on separate external hard drives stacked up
next to the main computer. I have a hard drive (4) on the Wireless base
station for accessing files from the internet while away. If one drive
fails, the software is duplicated on another drive some where. The files
I really care about are stored on disk and put in a in a safe deposit
box. Also a DVD burners stacked on the hard drives (rarely used).

--
Enjoy Life... Dan

Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.
From: None of your business on 26 Jun 2010 07:13
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?

Not any more. I used to partition Mac hard drives in the days before
HFS+ in order to save space (small files on HFS got to be very large
indeed if they were placed on a large volume) but HFS+ made that
unnecessary.

> How do you see pros/cons?

Just the usual problems with partitions: one or more will always end up
being too small while one or more will always end up being larger than
required, and it'll be a pain to grow the small partitions and shrink
the larger ones.

> How many partitions do you use, what for, what sizes?

One per physical hard drive. I have multiple physical hard drives.
From: Howard S Shubs on 26 Jun 2010 18:16
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?
> How do you see pros/cons?
> How many partitions do you use, what for, what sizes?

Two partitions: one for system and apps, the other much larger partition
for user data. For a 500GB disk machine, depending on the apps on the
box, I'd go for somewhere between 75GB and 100GB for the system, with
the rest for user data.

Reason: if the file system gets corrupted, you don't lose the whole
system, just the partition with the corruption.

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May all your good dreams and fine wishes come true! - The Wizard
May joy be yours all the days of your life! - Phina
Don't keep score if you're on the same team. - ?
From: Howard S Shubs on 27 Jun 2010 14:38
In article <4c267e52$0$18780$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> In article
> <howard-352E1C.18160926062010(a)88-136-209-74.adslgp.cegetel.net>,
> Howard S Shubs <howard(a)shubs.net> wrote:
>
> > Reason: if the file system gets corrupted, you don't lose the whole
> > system, just the partition with the corruption.
>
> Yeah, but you've got backups of everything anyway, no?

Yes, but not having to restore in the first place is easier. And I've
had it happen, recently.

--
May all your good dreams and fine wishes come true! - The Wizard
May joy be yours all the days of your life! - Phina
Don't keep score if you're on the same team. - ?
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