Re: Should I partition HDD?

Question - Will I negatively effect the hard drive performance if I create
a second partition of around 80GB for my permanent files?

Nope.

This is just one of many strategies.....Consider a smaller partition for the
system and apps, say 20 GB or whatever, depending on the size of your apps.
Keep ALL of your data on the other partition, even My Documents. That way
you can make easy backups (fewer DVDs required) and if the OS explodes you
don't lose much more than some time.

-John O


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