Partitions

[Fenris]

Hello,

Just a quick question about HD Partitions. I have a Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB for my new system, and am just wondering how I should partition it.

I'm guessing a partition for the OS and apps etc and then use the rest for documents and programs etc.

Also how big should I make the OS/Apps partition?

Thanks.

 

[Fenris]

Hi,

What I tend to configure is the following partitions:
OS - 20 to 25 GB (Primary)
Page File - 4GB
Apps - 70GB
Temp/Internet - 5GB
And then any other partitions you might want, eg Music, Video, Docs, Downloads etc.

At the end of the day, it's all down to personal preference and how you want to view/organise your hard drive. For instance you might decide to have 2 primary partitions for dual boot purposes.

Anyway, hope this helps.

Great thanks, I'll probably just be using a single partition with 25Gb for Vista and the rest for everything else, less hassle.

Just to make sure, 25Gb is enough for Vista Home Premium 64 right?