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How to increase size of a partition?
Hi.
I was planning on doing a fresh Windows 8 install on my ASUS N53Jq, with all the necessary/recommended drivers/software on an external flash drive. And I was wondering if it would be possible to up the size of my OS partition? (C) Because it's only 149GB, and the apps I need to install there are quite huge (office, vegas, premiere, photoshop, illustrator, corel, etc.)
But before I do it, I also wanted to know if there's any advantage in having two partitions (OS and DATA, on my laptop). Does it decrease performance, since it makes the disk read stuff back and forth? Maybe I should just stick with only one partition for everything, is that better or worse?
Sorry for all the questions, I wanted to ground myself better with this:
- what free software can I use?
- Do I change partition sizes before or after the fresh Windows 8 install?
Here's my HDD specs, if needed (SIW Home Edition 2013):
Property Value
JOAO-PC (ASUSTeK Computer Inc. N53Jq)
Disk 0
Manufacturer Western Digital
Model WDC WD6400BEVT-80A0RT0
Size 640.1 GB
Firmware Version 01.01A01
Serial Number WD-WXB1A3079876
Rotational Speed 5400 RPM
Form Factor Not Available
Interface Serial ATA
Standard ATA8-ACS | ----
Advanced Format Supported Not Available
Transfer Mode (Current / Max) SATA-300 / SATA-300
Features S.M.A.R.T., APM, 48bit LBA, NCQ, AAM (Disabled)
Power Cycle Count 2055
Temperature 38 C (100 F)
Drive Letter(s) C: D:
Controller Buffer Size on Drive 8192 KB
Queue Depth 32
Removable No
Cache Enabled (Read / Write) Yes / Yes
SMART Support Yes
I think that's it. I'd really appreciate if someone could help me and, maybe, explain to me what's the best partition setup for a app heavy user (vegas, photoshop) but also a heavy file storing user (game recordings and other personal files).
Thank you for your time.