HD Shrinking +/-

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24c

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I have a 150 GB VelociRaptor with Win7 and programs installed on it. There is 125 GB of free space on the drive.

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to shrinking the drive and having the free space be a separate partition? I don't need the space since I have 5 HDs in this machine.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
24c Built
OS
Win7 x64 Ult
CPU
Intel i7-950
Motherboard
ASUS PT6
Memory
12 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 9800GT+
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
2 Samsung SyncMaster 2343bwx
Screen Resolution
2048X1152
Hard Drives
1st-4 OCZ Vertex Turbos 32GB RAID 0
2nd-2 WD 640GB RAID 1
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower XT W0229RU 750W
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
case fans
Keyboard
Logitech cordless
Mouse
Logitech cordless
Internet Speed
up to 15 MB/s
Only if you need the space for archives or dual boot...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built machine
OS
W7 x64
CPU
Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios)
Memory
4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
Sound Card
Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors
Monitor(s) Displays
Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 SSD, archives on twin Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX, 2TB, 7200rpm HDD's, Samsung Ritemaster CD/DVD Burner...
PSU
OCZ 600w
Case
Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower
Cooling
Scythe 140mm Zipang
Keyboard
Cherry PS/2 custom model
Mouse
Lenovo USB laser "Thinkpad" Mouse
Internet Speed
ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet
Antivirus
NOD32
Browser
Opera
Other Info
Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuners, Dray Tek Vigor 2850Vn router and 8x HP Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Canon MF4430 iSensys laser printer/scanner.
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Qdos said:
Only if you need the space for archives or dual boot...
Click to expand...

Thank you for the reply. I don't need the space, I've got enough free HD space in this machine to store a small country.:D
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
24c Built
OS
Win7 x64 Ult
CPU
Intel i7-950
Motherboard
ASUS PT6
Memory
12 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 9800GT+
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
2 Samsung SyncMaster 2343bwx
Screen Resolution
2048X1152
Hard Drives
1st-4 OCZ Vertex Turbos 32GB RAID 0
2nd-2 WD 640GB RAID 1
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower XT W0229RU 750W
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
case fans
Keyboard
Logitech cordless
Mouse
Logitech cordless
Internet Speed
up to 15 MB/s
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