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How shall I manage my partitions?
Firstly I would like to apologize if this is not the appropriate sub-forum for this thread.
Hey guys,
I have been using my Acer laptop for the past 2 odd years with a single partition (288GB). Now I wanna manage some stuff, mainly to classify things better and also hopefully to boost the performance of my system as everything getting cramped up in a single partition isn't the best thing to do, isn't it?
I have some typical questions, I would love to get some suggestions on them.
1. How much space shall I give to the drive in which the OS (Windows 7 Home Premium) is installed? Currently I have just a single partition and the size of the 'Windows' directory (C:\Windows) is approximately 23GB.
Note: I have System Restore Points turned on, and I guess they will be created by default in the drive in which the OS is installed. So I'll have to keep a considerable amount of free space for such restore points, won't I?
2. Shall I install apps and games (MS Office, Max Payne 3, Photoshop, etc.) in my C drive only (the drive which in which the OS is installed) or shall I create a separate partition to install such stuff? Currently the size of my 'Program Files' (C:\Program Files) directory is approx 45GB.
3. My personal data like images, music, videos, documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, etc. are of approx 60GB, so how large partition shall I create for my data?
For my case, how many partitions shall I create to improve the performance of my system and also to manage my stuff systematically?
And I would also like to know how you manage your partitions and how you sort your data. It would just give me a better idea to manage my stuff.
Thank you.
Regards,
Abhishek Sharma