I have a 100GB hard drive in my Win XP Pro desktop. I use an external 250GB drive for backups, and am wondering if there would be any advantages to partitioning my internal hard drive.
I understand that some people like to keep their OS and programs on one partition, and their data on another partion on the same hard drive.
I'd like people to list the advantages, or note any disadvantages.
Thanks.
Best Answer
I strongly recommend you to do the partitioning. It makes sense.
Advantages
Disadvantages
That said, you definitely should partition. In fact, I recommend THREE partitions. OS, DATA, CACHE. Been following this style for years, and never regretted.