partitioning and backup strategy etc.
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From: Shadow on 18 Jul 2010 21:25 On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:24:52 -0500, "jim.s.witherspoon" <jim.s.witherspoon(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Hi all, > >I've got a single partition on my primary hard drive, and I'm looking to >improve on my partitioning and backup strategy. Been googling, but I'd >like to know what savvy ACFers do. > >What partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? What do you have >on each partition? How big is the partition that has your Windows >directory? What partitioning tool(s) do you use? What's your strategy for >backing up your partitions? What tool(s) do you use? I partitioned this drive with parted magic I have , cough! , 8 (real) partitions on my 500Gb drive drive-c = windows, apps,mail, downloads,etc Also has my windows swap file. (2 Gb, defragged) ntfs drive-d = games ntfs drive-e = bit of everything,(even have my 1994 DOS there), backups, some films. ntfs drive-f = cd and dvd images, for mounting, and my music ntfs next = backtrack ext2 next = debian lenny ext2 next = ubuntu 10.04 ext4 next = linux swap top 4 are 90 Gb each the 3 linux are 40 Gb each swap is 10Gb (all aprox) I use backup magic to copy important files to drive-e, and back them up when they reach DVD size, then delete the originals. (about 1 dvd a month, with the backup dvd = 2 dvds) I backup my linux files with sbackup, from the ubuntu OS. PS - I use thunderbird and firefox with the linuxes, but with the windows profiles, so there is just one copy to backup. Same with my downloads. use drive-c\down for them. Really important files are copied to a USB flash drive (also backed up to the DVD) > >I'll appreciate any replies. It's what makes you happy ... just go for it ... and you can always stretch and shrink partitions if you really need to. > >jim
From: POKO on 18 Jul 2010 22:44 In article <rr2746hc551kt2c0bkgfc7c546u5npvmu3(a)4ax.com>, Duddits(a)Dreamcatcher.com says... > On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:54:04 +0200, "s|b" <me(a)privacy.invalid> wrote: > > >On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:05:57 -0400, Duddits wrote: snip > My house *was* struck by lightning a few years back. Killed a Canon > printer, Playstation 3, an older 4:3 TV and a microwave. All of my > computers withstood it as I'm sure most newer computers would. A good > power supply will have several certification standards dealing with > power requirements. > > I consider myself a power user but don't spend lavishly on my computer > builds. YMMV. > > regards > > Dud > > My house was hit over a year ago knocking out my well waterpump and frying my work computer. I had/have my harddrive partitioned into: C: os and programs D: files E: web pages G: external hardrive used for backup So getting back in business meant reloading windows on C and I was all set to go. Of course, the lightning fried the guts of the tower leaving only the case, the harddrive and dvd intact. Not being able to secure a motherboard that was the same and this being an insurance claim I settled for inferior components to keep my costs down. Damn lightning! I think Bottoms was behind the lightning hit :) Best -- POKO Manitoulin Island
From: jim.s.witherspoon on 18 Jul 2010 22:55 On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:25:08 +0200, s|b wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:24:52 -0500, jim.s.witherspoon wrote: > >> What partitions do you have on your primary hard drive? What do you have >> on each partition? How big is the partition that has your Windows >> directory? What partitioning tool(s) do you use? What's your strategy for >> backing up your partitions? What tool(s) do you use? > > What OS do /you/ use? desktop - vista 32 home premium laptop - vista 64 home premium netbook - xp sp3 home My brother gave me a Vista 32 Ultimate DVD that he got for free for participating in a MS testing program. So I'm going to install that on something soon. after I partition my hard drives, I'll have room for lots more OSs! :D jim
From: jim.s.witherspoon on 18 Jul 2010 23:18 Thanks guys for all your replies in this thread. I've read them all. Lots of great ideas. I can't wait to have at it! jim
From: will_456 on 19 Jul 2010 03:40
On 19/07/2010 2:55 AM, s|b wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:27:16 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote: > >> Don't partition. It adds nothing. If you want the OS and data on different drives, get >> another hard disk instead. > > Why would I do that? A second drive costs money and I have enough > gigabytes with one hdd. A second hdd would be a waste of money and space > (that I don't use). So I have partitioned /one/ drive: C: Windows, D: > Data. I save backups on a external hdd (two external hdd's actually). > This suits me just fine. > That's what I do too. And to make it even easier set the properties of your Documents folder to point to a Documents folder on your data (D) drive. Do the same for your mail store folder, favourites etc. Then everything important gets saved to data(D) without a worry. Backup D regularly to removable media. While Windows and your programs are shiny and new make a drive image of drive C to a folder on D. When the OS stats to get cluttered and slow, gets a virus or needs updating just restore the drive image. The document properties sync with the folders on D and you've got a new unused OS. I love installing and trying new programs but not all of them are good for Windows especially expired trial versions and shareware. Rather than all the time running defragers, uninstallers and system cleaners every 2 months I re-install my drive image on C (about 10 minutes), add the programs I have found which I like and immediately make a new drive image for next time. |