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In article <NOTABENE%98032307160188@VM.TAU.AC.IL>,
  Joel Lidov <JBLQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> wrote:
>
> Has anybody used the above named software? Does it destroy
> everything on the Disk as part of the partitioning process? I think
> I would like to reserve a small piece of the hard drive as D: for
> storing my own text and data where they can be more easily backed-up
> and kept discrete from the directory system that has the programs.
>
> Any advice on handling a 3G drive appreciated; I am used to 80M.  Would
> it be wiser to break it into 3 1G logical drives?  to leave everything
> alone?
>
> Joel
>

I have used Partion Magic a number of times and it worked perfectly each time.
 ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DRIVES FIRST.  And read the instructions.  As far as
partitioning your new drive, the answer depends.  If you are running DOS, Win
3.x, or Win 95, the drive will use FAT.  The cluster size will vary with
partion size so, for the most efficient use of space, keep partions below
500MB.  On the other hand, it is a large drive, so I would format for
convenience.  Besides, with Partion Magic you can always resize partions later
and still preserve the data on the partions.

If you are using OS/2 or Win NT, both of which support vastly better
allocation methods (HPFS and NTFS), size for convenience.  They both are very
effiecient at using HD space and are much more robust than FAT or FAT 32.

Good Luck.  And don't forget to back up your data.

Best Regards,
Robert

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