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From: M-M on 22 Apr 2010 23:21
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<cf0210db-f32e-49e6-95fd-e7474c759974(a)h16g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Lao Ming <laomingliu(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have a recommendation for whether to install Windows 7 on
> a separate partition or not? Are there advantages to having a
> separate partition? or do the disadvantages outweigh this? Thanks
> for your experienced help.

I use a separate partition so I can use Boot Camp. Some windows
applications, especially graphics-intense games (or in my case a
simulator) just don't work in VMWare.

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From: M-M on 21 Apr 2010 07:00
In article
<e639ce18-cc98-49a8-a40c-3046f40e717b(a)x18g2000prk.googlegroups.com>,
Lao Ming <laomingliu(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> If you don't partition, what does TM do with it?


TM will treat it like any other file on your disk and recopy it each
time it changes.

That means as soon as you open Parallels, TM reads your win file as
changed. Your TM disk will fill up very quickly and will take forever to
work.

Of course you can exclude the win file from TM but then you have no
backup.

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From: M-M on 21 Apr 2010 07:03
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<e639ce18-cc98-49a8-a40c-3046f40e717b(a)x18g2000prk.googlegroups.com>,
Lao Ming <laomingliu(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> How did you decide what size
> to use for your Windows partition and what size did you choose?


I chose 20 GB at first since I don't store photos or the like on the win
partition. Then I saw I needed more room so I wincloned the disk,
re-partitioned using BootCamp assistant, and copied the winclone onto
the new larger partition.

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From: dorayme on 21 Apr 2010 12:08
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<nospam.m-m-D22296.07002021042010(a)cpe-76-190-186-198.neo.res.rr.c
om>,
M-M <nospam.m-m(a)ny.more> wrote:

> In article
> <e639ce18-cc98-49a8-a40c-3046f40e717b(a)x18g2000prk.googlegroups.com>,
> Lao Ming <laomingliu(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If you don't partition, what does TM do with it?
>
>
> TM will treat it like any other file on your disk and recopy it each
> time it changes.
>
> That means as soon as you open Parallels, TM reads your win file as
> changed. Your TM disk will fill up very quickly and will take forever to
> work.
>


Why is this, you mentioned 20GB being too small for your win
needs. OK, let's double it. Why would 40 make such a big
difference that the TM disk fills up "very quickly"?



> Of course you can exclude the win file from TM but then you have no
> backup.

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dorayme
From: nospam on 21 Apr 2010 19:41
In article
<nospam.m-m-0AEEAA.19364821042010(a)cpe-76-190-186-198.neo.res.rr.com>,
M-M <nospam.m-m(a)ny.more> wrote:

> Since the win volume changes each time you open it, TM will recopy the
> entire 20 or 40 GB to each consecutive backup. That would fill almost
> any TM disk quickly.

that's why it's a really good idea to make a snapshot.
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