How many partitions should i make?

gaurav_indian · 24-11-2007, 10:50 PM

I have 500 GB external hard disk kahan ki 500 gb

465 gb hard disk hai.

I want to make 6 partitions.So how many primary partitions and extended partitions should i make?I know primary is used for booting windows etc.Dont know about the extended one.

harryneopotter · 24-11-2007, 10:54 PM

hmmm ... bhaai ek kaam kar .... ek primary and ek extended partition bana ....... primary around 40 gb ka and extended 425 gb ka .... aur fir extended me 5 logical partition bana le .......... size ke baare me main kya bolu ... jo figure tujhe achhi lage wohi bana liyo ..............

gaurav_indian · 24-11-2007, 10:56 PM

hmm 40 gb kam nahi hai?

ravi_9793 · 24-11-2007, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gaurav_indian

hmm 40 gb kam nahi hai?

lol..I will suggest only 20 GB for C:/ drive. keep only system files in this drive...because reinstalling OS will delete al files from this drive.

Third Eye · 24-11-2007, 10:59 PM

C 30 Gb
D 70 Gb
E 65 Gb
F 150 GB
G 150 GB

vish786 · 24-11-2007, 10:59 PM

joke of day, this is another problem if you buy big hdds
make only one primary partition & rest extended. size of paritioning depends on your usage u should know better.

& wassup with you & Third Eye's with siggy.... thread seems to be removed.

gaurav_indian · 24-11-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ravi_9793

lol..I will suggest only 20 GB for C:/ drive. keep only system files in this drive...because reinstalling OS will delete al files from this drive.

yaar i wont install any OS in it.I am just using it for backing up my data.

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Originally Posted by vish786

joke of day, this is another problem if you buy big hdds
make only one primary partition & rest extended. size of paritioning depends on your usage u should know better.

& wassup with you & Third Eye's with siggy.... thread seems to be removed.

meri lagi hui hai tujhe joke ki pari hai

ek toh 200gb hard disk ne dimaag kharab kiya hua hai apni marzi hoti hai toh chal jaati hai phir band ho jaati hai apne app drive ko ntfs kar deti hai.

Dont know why its behaving like that.

Everytime it runs chkdsk even though i have checked it.

ravi_9793 · 24-11-2007, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gaurav_indian

yaar i wont install any OS in it.I am just using it for backing up my data.

than why are you taking so much tension.Just dive 465 GB/6= 77.5
make each partition of 77-78 GB

harryneopotter · 24-11-2007, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ravi_9793

lol..I will suggest only 20 GB for C:/ drive. keep only system files in this drive...because reinstalling OS will delete al files from this drive.

its an external hard disk ... so i thought ki wo isme OS install nahi karega ......... Agar isme OS bhi install karna hai to I also recommend 20 GB for Primary partition (make some other drive as default path for My Documents and Program Files ) ..... baaki size to bhai ki Choice

pe depend karta hai .........

gaurav_indian · 24-11-2007, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ravi_9793

than why are you taking so much tension.Just dive 440 GB/6= 73.33
make each partition of 73-74 GB

No primary partition then?

ravi_9793 · 24-11-2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gaurav_indian

No primary partition then?

make either primary or extended..no issue.

gaurav_indian · 24-11-2007, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by harryneopotter

its an external hard disk ... so i thought ki wo isme OS install nahi karega ......... Agar isme OS bhi install karna hai to I also recommend 20 GB for Primary partition (make some other drive as default path for My Documents and Program Files ) ..... baaki size to bhai ki Choice

pe depend karta hai .........

Yaar jab se mera 40gb data ura hai tab se bahut tension hai.Woh toh bhala ho ravi ka jiski wajah se baaki data maine bacha liya.Becoz i have got 80gb +200gb hdd.200 gb hdd bahut ajeeb behave kar rahi hai everytime it runs chkdsk before starting the os.I dont know why.And beech mein apne aap hi 200gb hdd gayab ho jaati hai.

Data cable is ok.80gb is working fine.Cable and port maine 80gb ke change kiye thay 200gb ko toh haath bhi nahi lagaya tha phir isko loose motions kyu lage huey hai.

And yes two times i got this message "do u want to format it now" on fat32 drives.And when i formatted it there was only one option i.e NTFS.

And surprisingly when 200gb was connected and external drive was also connected i got the same message with the external harddisk "do u want to format it now"

I have disconnected that hdd and my system is working fine.But i have to copy the data to external hdd now.I cant connect both of them at the same time its risky.Any reason why its happening?

NucleusKore · 24-11-2007, 11:14 PM

The only person who can effectively answer the question is yourself. Make Partitions category wise (movies, documents), size allocation will be decided by you, no issues