Re: Undo Dual boot and re-partition drive

From: Briggy (chrisvineart_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: 25 Jul 2004 16:20:27 -0700

Thanks everyone, for answering my questions. Always good to check
when you are not sure! I´ll probably (over time) uninstall apps and
reinstall on 2nd partition. Less stressful than re-partitioning, in
my view.

Briggy
>
> > Rick,
> > Thanks for your response. However it has occurred to me today
> that
> > perhaps I don´t need to repartition the drive, but simply
> install
> > (and/or re-install) programs/apps onto that second partition.
> I have
> > been watching the c: partition getting crowded and that was one
> of the
> > reasons I thought I´d get rid of the d: and expand the c:. Is
> it an
> > accepted practice to install applications to a partition
> seperate to
> > the c: drive?
>
>
> I see that Rick's already answered you, but I thought I'd add my
> voice to his. Yes, you can install applications on any partition
> that's convenient for you. There's no reason to confine yourself
> to C:.
>
> Note, however, that if you've already installed to C: it's not
> easy to *move* an application to another drive (it requires
> special software, and I've had mixed results trying such
> software). The best way to do that is to uninstall it, then
> reinstall it wherever you want it.

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