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John John - MVP <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
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.

Well, in all fairness, as long as one keeps 0 and 1 and 1 and 2 properly oriented in their heads. Some don't bother to read and end up installing the OS on the wrong drive. All it takes to prevent that is to READ the data on the screen. Sort of an RTFS if you will. Especially if/when they decide to remove/recreate partitions bad stuff happens<g>. And then there are the ones with Media Centers who insert the XP DVD instead of bothering to read the proper procedures. And so on.
As true as what you said is, I simply mean that a complete backup is ALWAYS smart to do before messing with the OS in any way. So many people won't back up ... .

Twayne



John

Unknown wrote:
If you reformat the drive, don't you have to reinstall your data?
"John John - MVP" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
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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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