I have a question for Win XP Pro users.
My copy of XP Pro + a 80 GB drive is in the mail. I want to partition this drive into 2. One partition for OS + Apps and a second for my multimedia and other "document" type files. That way I am not going to risk losing my extensive multimedia library or important documents if I have to do any OS installs.
What is a reasonable size for the OS + Apps partition? I would think 20 GB should be sufficient? I have an additional 80 GB drive with all my music projects and samples on it, and I will continue to use it as such. I have a third 40 GB drive (where my current OS is installed), which I plan to clean up, and perhaps put Linux on, haven't made up my mind yet.
Thanks
Prog
Primary OS parition sizing (Win XP Pro)
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- KVRian
- 711 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Mostly in planes and hotels. Terra Firma: Seattle, WA
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- KVRian
- 1278 posts since 24 May, 2004
Don't know if that's gonna help you, but it's generally better to use:
C: for Windows and drivers
D: for everything else
Like that, you can format c: and re-install windows with no need to configure everything again. You won't lose your bookmarks, Personal Files, etc. I also route the path of my "Own files" folder (or however it's called in english) to d:\docs\
C: for Windows and drivers
D: for everything else
Like that, you can format c: and re-install windows with no need to configure everything again. You won't lose your bookmarks, Personal Files, etc. I also route the path of my "Own files" folder (or however it's called in english) to d:\docs\
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 711 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Mostly in planes and hotels. Terra Firma: Seattle, WA
I am actually looking more at a C, D, E type of setup, i.e. at least three partitions across 2 discs. One for OS + Apps, One for multimedia and other files, and a dedicated disc for my music projects.
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35531 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
My usual style of arrangement, in rought order of physical creation/location, but not necessarily named to suit
C: XP Install and 'boottime' apps only 2-3Gb
Z: Swapspace : fixed swap partition 1-4Gb depending on usage
P: Programs 4-10Gb depending on system usage - all other applications
T: Temp : 2Gb - space for downloads, tempfiles, etc
U : UserData : rest of drive - relocated 'My Documents' and other stuff
Across 2 disks, I'd put U and my audio/music files on the second disk drive.
C: XP Install and 'boottime' apps only 2-3Gb
Z: Swapspace : fixed swap partition 1-4Gb depending on usage
P: Programs 4-10Gb depending on system usage - all other applications
T: Temp : 2Gb - space for downloads, tempfiles, etc
U : UserData : rest of drive - relocated 'My Documents' and other stuff
Across 2 disks, I'd put U and my audio/music files on the second disk drive.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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Stupid American Pig Stupid American Pig https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4753 - KVRAF
- 7065 posts since 25 Nov, 2002 from not sure
thats mighty organized of you rabbit- have you done any benchmarking of this type of setup compared to a more traditional arrangment? The only thing that I would disagree with you on is that you gotta make the OS partition about 10 GB, especially with system restore, security patches, and programs that refuse to run on different partitions.
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- KVRian
- 1278 posts since 24 May, 2004
And what are you guys gonna do if Partition Q: (which is dedicated exclusively for vocal samples from thailand) has no space left? 
Sorry
But what if?
Sorry
But what if?
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- KVRist
- 34 posts since 11 Nov, 2003 from not here, not now
I have C: as a 10GB partition and D: as the remaining space partition on a 120GB drive.
On C: only the OS and Apps that are likely to be interacting with the system/drivers are installed. On D: everything else resides. Here I have folders for: Because of that i always have one large tools/data partition....
On C: only the OS and Apps that are likely to be interacting with the system/drivers are installed. On D: everything else resides. Here I have folders for:
- Applications [installed tools for grafix networking audio etc.]
Files [Audio (Projects, Samples, Sounds etc.), documents, videos ...]
Games yep, it's my game machine too
Storage [apps for installation/program archive]
Temp [downloaded stuff waiting to be organized etc.]
Righttimewastin wrote:And what are you guys gonna do if Partition Q: (which is dedicated exclusively for vocal samples from thailand) has no space left?
Sorry
But what if?
Because of that i always have one large tools/data partition....-
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 711 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Mostly in planes and hotels. Terra Firma: Seattle, WA
whyterabbyt wrote:My usual style of arrangement, in rought order of physical creation/location, but not necessarily named to suit
C: XP Install and 'boottime' apps only 2-3Gb
Z: Swapspace : fixed swap partition 1-4Gb depending on usage
P: Programs 4-10Gb depending on system usage - all other applications
T: Temp : 2Gb - space for downloads, tempfiles, etc
U : UserData : rest of drive - relocated 'My Documents' and other stuff
Across 2 disks, I'd put U and my audio/music files on the second disk drive.
Exactly the kind of detail I was looking for. I did not know people using windows used separate swap and tmp paritions (something I always do on any *NIX machine)
Thanks
Prog
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- KVRist
- 61 posts since 5 May, 2004
How do you connect the two drives regarding the IDE channels?:
a Both masters on 2 different IDE channels?
b Both slaves?
c Both in the same channel (in that case which one is master)?
d Other?
Regards, Andrés
a Both masters on 2 different IDE channels?
b Both slaves?
c Both in the same channel (in that case which one is master)?
d Other?
Regards, Andrés
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35531 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
S_A_P quoth thats mighty organized of you rabbit- have you done any benchmarking of this type of setup compared to a more traditional arrangment?
Not specifically. My audio partition is on a dedicated SATA drive, so thats the only one that I reckon would have an impact....[/i]
The only thing that I would disagree with you on is that you gotta make the OS partition about 10 GB, especially with system restore, security patches, and programs that refuse to run on different partitions.
Well, Im using W2K, and as long as swap and applications are somewhere else, I've gotten away fine with a 1.5Gb for the OS on a 15Gb drive. With bigger modern drives I tend towards a max of 4Gb... 10Gb seems totally unnecessary, IMO.
Not specifically. My audio partition is on a dedicated SATA drive, so thats the only one that I reckon would have an impact....[/i]
The only thing that I would disagree with you on is that you gotta make the OS partition about 10 GB, especially with system restore, security patches, and programs that refuse to run on different partitions.
Well, Im using W2K, and as long as swap and applications are somewhere else, I've gotten away fine with a 1.5Gb for the OS on a 15Gb drive. With bigger modern drives I tend towards a max of 4Gb... 10Gb seems totally unnecessary, IMO.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35531 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
timewastin quoth And what are you guys gonna do if Partition Q: (which is dedicated exclusively for vocal samples from thailand) has no space left?
Sorry
But what if?
What would anyone do if any drive or partition ran out of space?
Sorry
But what if?
What would anyone do if any drive or partition ran out of space?
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35531 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
cordura quoth How do you connect the two drives regarding the IDE channels?:
a Both masters on 2 different IDE channels?
b Both slaves?
c Both in the same channel (in that case which one is master)?
d Other?
Boot drive : master on onboard IDE1
Optical writer : master on onboard IDE2
Any other drives, especially an audio-only drive : any other onboard disk controller, or a cheap PCI controller if it doesnt have one
a Both masters on 2 different IDE channels?
b Both slaves?
c Both in the same channel (in that case which one is master)?
d Other?
Boot drive : master on onboard IDE1
Optical writer : master on onboard IDE2
Any other drives, especially an audio-only drive : any other onboard disk controller, or a cheap PCI controller if it doesnt have one
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."