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Tim Lyons <timl@kulath.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I have just got a 2.1 GB disc to upgrade (replace) my 230 MB disc.
> 
> The question is: is partitioning it to decrease the allocation block size
> worth the hassle of not having a single resource into which to juggle my
> files?
> 
> What is your experience and advice.
> 
> I access news a lot, which uses a very variable amount of space, and I run
> stuff from covermount discs, which currently I can only do if its runable
> from the CD, but with more space I would be able to install and run stuff.
> In other words, I think my usage of space is quite variable.
> 
I'd be tempted to partition it into 2 1gig partitions so that you get
some saving on allocation block size without the hassle of juggling
limited space between several partitions later. This also makes it easy
to keep a backup copy of you system folder which makes experimenting
with new stuff an awful lot safer.  The real concern as to if you want
to partition or not though is what size your files are. If you are in
the habit of saving a lot of small files then partittioning will give
you a great deal of space back. Finally to bear in mind, you may know
that OS8.1 will introduce HFS+ which will solve the allocation block
size for good (well for a few years) so you may want to wait for this to
be available.

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'ric