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New laptop, partition size confusion! Advice please!
Hi,
I recently bought a new laptop with a nice big 750GB HD. Then it broke and had to be sent in for repair.
I now have it back with a new HD and have to reinstall everything from scratch.
The thing is, the guy in the workshop has installed a partition on it and I've never really understood the point of them.
So, before I set about reinstalling things, I have a few questions!
1) The size. He has split it as follows; C drive 339GB and D Drive 339GB. Do this sound right? I always thought one partition was meant to be much smaller but, as I say, I don't really understand it all.
2) The point of it. From what I've read I should keep Windows AND any programs I download on the C drive and then save/keep all my personal stuff (Documents, Music, photos etc...on the D Drive. I understand this keeps it all safe if Windows has a hiccup. Is that all correct?
3) If so, I take it I need to relocate my libraries to the D Drive? (I can Google how to do that) What I don't want to have to do is specify that I want to save in the D Drive everytime I save something, so I assume I can easily set Windows to "default save" to the libraries now relocated in the D partition?
I can probably Google how to do that as well, so a yes or no will do (unless you're feeling super helpful, of course.. ).
Right, I think that's about all for now!
Thanks for reading!
Mark