Re: HOW TO?

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No, because your data is on a different drive. If Windows is on C: and your user data is on D: you can format C: and reinstall Windows without needing to then restore the user data.

John

Unknown wrote:
If you reformat the drive, don't you have to reinstall your data?
"John John - MVP" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eVcGPVmgKHA.4872@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It really is a matter of personal preferences. It depends on how users organize their data, not all users make use of the "My Documents" folder, they have other preferences and they create their own folder structures. When this is on a separated partition it can make backups simpler as you don't have to worry about the folder structure, you just backup the partition instead of selected folders.

As for hosed operating systems, well that is quite evident. If your system is hosed you can reformat the drive and reinstall the operating system without concern for user files in the "My Documents" folder or elsewhere on the operating system drive and after the operating system is reinstalled you don't have to restore user files. But, as was already mentioned, having user files on a different partition is not meant to be a replacement for proper backups.

John

Unknown wrote:
Your response, 'makes for a simpler backup' is dependent on the backup program used.
How can it be simpler if data is on a separate partition? A good backup program will
back up data, the OS, both, only those you select or only those that have changed since
your last backup----your choice.
Your response 'in case of an OS hose data is not affected' makes little sense since
data may not be affected on a single partition drive either. If the OS gets, as you say, hosed
can you even access your data?
"Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23mlei2lgKHA.2188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Unknown wrote:
Why bother partitioning in the first place?
Many people do because if data is on a separate partition to the OS it
a) makes for simpler backups and b) in the case of an OS hose, data is
not affected.
It is NOT a substitute for regular backups however.

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