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In aus.computers Aaron <chaaron@lave.net> wrote:

> With multiple partitions, I might run out of space on one of them,
> although I haven't ever ran out of space.  But if I did, it would
> only be on one drive, like G: Games, or H: Apps.  I still can
> install other programs to another drive, and there is no problem
> with Windows working, because drive C: is not full.

How can the single partition drive be filled, but the the multiple
partioned drive's c: still have room?  For this to occur, you must have
more stuff installed in the first case compared to the second, in which
case it's not a valid comparison.

> Other than having sizes of drives set right, what is limited?
> At the DOS prompt, I can go from a directory three levels
> deep on one drive, to a directory five levels deep on another
> drive.  I can go back and forth just by typing the drive letter.
> With one drive, you have to continuously retype in the entire
> path for which directory you are going to.  I have had to do this,
> don't ask why, I don't remember specificly, but this was a
> great benefit.  Sure, limited use of it, but better than the
> alternative.

Try doskey, 4dos, or ndos.  You can then use the up arrow to get previous
commands.


As for my opinion on a separate partition for data, it's a good idea, but
not necessary.  Regardless of how it's done, you should keep a backup
anyway, so when it comes to reformatting c:, it's not too hard to get your
data from the backup.  If you have a 2nd partition for data, you would
still keep a backup, just in case the whole drive gets trashed, but you
wouldn't need to do anything during the actual reinstall.  So the only
difference would be that for a single partition, you would have to copy
the backup stuff back.  Personally, I keep my data on a separate drive,
and backup to c:, so I don't have a problem regardless of how the first
drive is partitioned.

As for a separate partition for apps, I don't see any point, unless
they're DOS based, which tend to confide themselves to their own directory
trees.  Seeing we're talking about Win95 though, usually when you delete
the registry, you'll have to reinstall all your apps anyway, so their
location is pretty much irrelevent.  Most have a tendency also to overwite
configuration files during reinstall, so you would have to back these up
regardless of what partition it is.

For a separate partition for games, maybe yes, but not for me.  I say yes
because games tend to put the save-games in their own directories, and you
won't want to lose them.  Even if you reinstall the game, you won't wipe
the save-games.  It's not hard however to work out where save-games are,
and it doesn't take long to back them up, hence it's not for me.  If you
had lots of little games, each with their own save-games in their own
directories, then the effort involved in backing these up might warrant a
separate partition.  Personally, I keep my games on the second drive,
mainly for performance reasons, so for again for me it doesn't matter what
happens to the first drive.

As for the fragmentation arguement before, then whether it's one partition
or many, the OS and apps and games take up the first part of the
partition, and are fairly static.  The temp files and documents etc come
later, and these are usually the only bits that need defragging.  It's
only a problem if you install something to an already fragmented drive,
which shouldn't happen anyway, so fragmentation doesn't really affect
either arguement.

Daniel.