Solved Is having two primary partitions ok?

[fsiiopu]

I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and I have two primary partitions (C and D).
Is it ok to have two primary partitions or should I convert D drive into a logical partition?

 

[Brink]

Hello Nishadrox,

Yes, that's perfectly fine.

MBR disks supports up to 4 Primary partitions or 3 Primary partitions and 1 Extended partition with up to 128 logical volumes in the extended partition.

 

[fsiiopu]

Thanks mate

 

[Arc]

Actually you have three primary partitions there.

• C: 97.56 GB
• D: 368.10 GB
• System Reserved: 100 MB (Hidden, created by the installation procedure itself).

So, as Shawn said, you have option for ONE more further partition, not more than that. Posting it, lest it becomes useful to you in future.

 

[Brink]

Glad we could help.

 

[fsiiopu]

Actually you have three primary partitions there.

• C: 97.56 GB
• D: 368.10 GB
• System Reserved: 100 MB (Hidden, created by the installation procedure itself).

So, as Shawn said, you have option for ONE more further partition, not more than that. Posting it, lest it becomes useful to you in future.

Thanks for the advice mate!

 

[fsiiopu]

I hope to install Windows 8.1 soon. So will I have to extend that 100MB System Reserved partition to about 500MB? I heard that Windows 8 needs a 350MB Reserved Space for its files.

 

[Arc]

If you install Windows 8 only, you will do a Clean Install - Windows 8

In step 8, you will delete C and System reserved, will create a single new partition in the free space, and will let the installer to continue at its own. It will make the other necessary partitions (System Reserved and if needed then the MSR partition).

 

[fsiiopu]

If you install Windows 8 only, you will do a Clean Install - Windows 8

In step 8, you will delete C and System reserved, will create a single new partition in the free space, and will let the installer to continue at its own. It will make the other necessary partitions (System Reserved and if needed then the MSR partition).

I'm going to clean install Windows 8.1 directly. So formatting both C drive and System Reserved space, deleting System Reserved partition and allocating that space to C drive would work?

 

[fsiiopu]

Also how much space is needed for 8.1 System partition? Will 80GB be ok?

 

[Arc]

The system reserved partition is 350 MB for windows 8, as you said earlier.

What you have to do is to delete both the system reserved and C. So there will be a free space to install windows. Now the installer will format the space and make the necessary partitions at its own, you need not to create any further partitions. Just let the installer run at its own.

 

[4wd]

System partition? Will 80GB be ok?

I run with 50GB, no problems here.

But with large amount of ram, hibernate & virtual memory can use quite a lot of space. If you somehow encounter a tight space situation, here's my views on controlling disk usage > http://www.sevenforums.com/performa...oving-temp-folder-hdd-os-ssd.html#post2559041. I keep an eye on free space, making sure always having at least 10GB available on the system disk. Search the forum (and the w8 forum), tons of good info available regarding system disk, disk usage etc.
Good luck.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Why didn't you answer my queries in the other thread on this Nisha ?? pretty annoying mate. :sarc:

 

[fsiiopu]

Why didn't you answer my queries in the other thread on this Nisha ?? pretty annoying mate. :sarc:

I did. Sorry for all the confusion and thanks everyone for your help!