Re: What Size Partion For XP-Home?
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:32:06 -0600
Pegleg wrote:
Installing new HD and want to use two partitions. One for OS & programs
and one for Data. How is the best size determined?
This depends almost entirely upon how you use the computer and on how much data you plan to deal with. The OS itself requires @ 2 Gb, plus you'll want room for the swap file and applications. I wouldn't go any smaller than 10 to 12 Gb for the system partition, leaving the remainder for data storage. If, at some later date, this arrangement proves less than ideal, you can always resize the partitions using a non-destructive 3rd party utility, such as BootItNG.
You might find this site helpful:
Planning Your Partitions
http://www.aumha.org/a/parts.htm
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