Re: Separate Partition for Application Software
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:37:26 -0700
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:56:28 +0400, "Alan C. Brown" <acbrown@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
David, Galen, Ken & Victor
Thank you very much for your replies, helpful info/advice, and
informative/interesting links
You're welcome. Glad to help.
My main concern was whether to use a separate partition for the application
software, and looks I'll probably go with the majority consensus against it,
and will install application software on C:
In my view, far more important that where you install applications is
the fact that you are using a partition for backups. You're just
kidding yourself if you think that offers any significant protection.
I already have the disk partitioned into 4 partitions:
C: Win XP Pro
D: Applications (Nothing installed)
E: Data&Downloads (already in use)
F: BackUps (already in use)
Was thinking I could perhaps just keep it the way it is, at least for the
time being, and utilise the free space of the D: partition to increase the
size of the other partitions according to demand, using Acronis Disk
Director
Alternatively, I could probably use Acronis Disk Director to delete the
current D: partition, and allocate the free space mainly to C:
C: OS & Application
D: Data& Downloads
E : Backups&Copies
Presumambly the partition letters for would automatically be adjusted
without detriment, and perhaps I could rename the partitions.
By the way I do backup my 2 laptop(s) to external hard drives (ABSPlus USB2
& ABSPlus Firewire). I use the F: partition mainly for copies of some
application software, in addition to limited temporary backups of some data
folders from the C: partition (e.g Favorites, Outlook Expess message), but
all are routinely backed up to the external drives.
Alan C. Brown
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"Alan C. Brown" <acbrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What are the the pros & cons of installing applications software on a
different/separate partition from the operating system (Win XP Pro SP3) ?
In the past I have split my hard drive into 4 partitions ;
C: Win XP Pro
D: Applications
E: Data&Downloads
F: BackUps
The general logic was that you don't lose everything if you have to do a
clean install (reformat C: first) of Win XP Pro.
As far as the D: Applications partition is concerned, you would still have
to reinstall all the applications software, but the pros would be :
- the applcations to be reinstalled are listed in D:Program Files
- any data files associated with the applications are less likely to be
lost, and would hopefully remain in place on re-installation of the
application software.
My main concern is whether or not the laptop and applications run more
efficiently when they the applications installed on a different partition
(D) from the OS (C), and also the effect on bootup time.
Would appreciate any opinions/advice, because I'm in the process
re-installing all my applications software, and would like to know the
best way to go i.e. whether to install applications sofware on D: or C.
Thank you
Alan C. Brown
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