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Large drive partitioning
When partitioning a large drive (80 gigabyte) are there any principles
to apply to ensure optimum performance for a general file system (i.e. not a file system consisting of large A/V files)? In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. Becky. |
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You sound like you have some idea of what you're talking about. But, I
could not fathom what you're asking. Dave "B Hillmann" wrote in message om... When partitioning a large drive (80 gigabyte) are there any principles to apply to ensure optimum performance for a general file system (i.e. not a file system consisting of large A/V files)? In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. Becky. |
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Nope. You get larger clusters with larger FAT32 partitions, but you can also
adjust them with format's /z option. "B Hillmann" wrote in message om... When partitioning a large drive (80 gigabyte) are there any principles to apply to ensure optimum performance for a general file system (i.e. not a file system consisting of large A/V files)? In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. Becky. |
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B Hillmann wrote:
When partitioning a large drive (80 gigabyte) are there any principles to apply to ensure optimum performance for a general file system (i.e. not a file system consisting of large A/V files)? In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. Becky. For ease of management, a single part. is best, since you never need to move files from part. to part. to free up space. So, if you use an OS which supports NTFS (NT/2K/XP), I suggest a single NTFS part. for your 80GB HD. Note that this PC has 9 parts spread over 3 HDs, so I do waste some time moving files. But, I'm trapped by stupid restrictions of the stupid backup apps I stupidly use. -- Cheers, Bob |
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Bob Willard wrote:
B Hillmann wrote: When partitioning a large drive (80 gigabyte) are there any principles to apply to ensure optimum performance for a general file system (i.e. not a file system consisting of large A/V files)? In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. Becky. For ease of management, a single part. is best, since you never need to move files from part. to part. to free up space. So, if you use an OS which supports NTFS (NT/2K/XP), I suggest a single NTFS part. for your 80GB HD. Note that this PC has 9 parts spread over 3 HDs, so I do waste some time moving files. But, I'm trapped by stupid restrictions of the stupid backup apps I stupidly use. Since this group is not specific to Windows, I think it should be pointed out that the answer _might_ be different under other OSs (e.g. Linux). -- After being targeted with gigabytes of trash by the "SWEN" worm, I have concluded we must conceal our e-mail address. Our true address is the mirror image of what you see before the "@" symbol. It's a shame such steps are necessary. ...Charlie |
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B Hillmann wrote in message om... When partitioning a large drive (80 gigabyte) are there any principles to apply to ensure optimum performance for a general file system (i.e. not a file system consisting of large A/V files)? In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. The short story is that you are wasting your time with modern hard drives and OSs. You wont be able to pick between the alternatives in a proper double blind trial. |
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CJT wrote:
Bob Willard wrote: B Hillmann wrote: When partitioning a large drive (80 gigabyte) are there any principles to apply to ensure optimum performance for a general file system (i.e. not a file system consisting of large A/V files)? In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. Becky. For ease of management, a single part. is best, since you never need to move files from part. to part. to free up space. So, if you use an OS which supports NTFS (NT/2K/XP), I suggest a single NTFS part. for your 80GB HD. Note that this PC has 9 parts spread over 3 HDs, so I do waste some time moving files. But, I'm trapped by stupid restrictions of the stupid backup apps I stupidly use. Since this group is not specific to Windows, I think it should be pointed out that the answer _might_ be different under other OSs (e.g. Linux). You're kinda right, Charlie, although it matters little in this case. Nevertheless, I'll re-write my answer a bit, and augment some as well: 1. If your OS is Win3.x or Win95a, then return that 80GB HD, since you can't really use more than a 48GB HD -- and you'll hate managing those 24 itty-bitty 2GB parts of that 48GB HD. If your OS is DOS, then you should fix that before you buy any HD; the Jurassic period is over. 2. For ease of management *regardless of the OS involved*, a single part. is best, since you never need to move files from part. to part. to free up space. 3. So, if you use any OS which supports NTFS (NT/2K/XP), I suggest a single NTFS part. for your 80GB HD. {I *am* assuming that only NT-based OSs support NTFS. If any *ux OS directly supports NTFS, then I'm wrong.} 4. I feel a single NTFS part. would serve you best, but if you want to whack it into smaller parts under NTFS, then don't bother thinking about making the parts the same size, since you can't really achieve that with standard HDs made in the last few years due to ZBR and the resulting odd cylinder boundaries, coupled with M$'s insistence (I think they still do) on starting parts on cylinder boundaries. And, I never heard of any justification for having parts be equal-sized under an M$ OS. Some folks argue for two parts under M$'s OSs -- one for the system and one for the data -- to make it easier to recover from a trashed system part. without touching the data. With the increased robustness of 2K and XP OSs, I think that is no longer valid (if it ever was), so I'm not a fan of part'ing any NTFS HD -- and I certainly would not part any NTFS HD unless it were *really* big (say, 120GB). Note that part'ing a HD usually results in lowering the performance, due to the increased seek distances. But, hey, if you want to lower your PC's performance *and* increase the disk management pain, go ahead. -- Cheers, Bob |
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"Bob Willard" wrote in message newszQZb.371316$xy6.1928510@attbi_s02... Some folks argue for two parts under M$'s OSs -- one for the system and one for the data -- to make it easier to recover from a trashed system part. without touching the data. With the increased robustness of 2K and XP OSs, I think that is no longer valid (if it ever was), XP is not *that* robust and having a second partition for data allows one to format and reisntall the OS without destroying the data on the second partition. Having two partitions is the smart way to play the game IMO. |
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"B Hillmann" wrote in message om... In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. Becky. There is no standard base unit. |
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Bob Willard wrote:
CJT wrote: Bob Willard wrote: B Hillmann wrote: When partitioning a large drive (80 gigabyte) are there any principles to apply to ensure optimum performance for a general file system (i.e. not a file system consisting of large A/V files)? In particular, I'm thinking about partition sizes that are regular multiples of standard base units. Becky. For ease of management, a single part. is best, since you never need to move files from part. to part. to free up space. So, if you use an OS which supports NTFS (NT/2K/XP), I suggest a single NTFS part. for your 80GB HD. Note that this PC has 9 parts spread over 3 HDs, so I do waste some time moving files. But, I'm trapped by stupid restrictions of the stupid backup apps I stupidly use. Since this group is not specific to Windows, I think it should be pointed out that the answer _might_ be different under other OSs (e.g. Linux). You're kinda right, Charlie, although it matters little in this case. Nevertheless, I'll re-write my answer a bit, and augment some as well: 1. If your OS is Win3.x or Win95a, then return that 80GB HD, since you can't really use more than a 48GB HD -- and you'll hate managing those 24 itty-bitty 2GB parts of that 48GB HD. If your OS is DOS, then you should fix that before you buy any HD; the Jurassic period is over. 2. For ease of management *regardless of the OS involved*, a single part. is best, since you never need to move files from part. to part. to free up space. No, instead you have to install another drive in order to get more space. If you are "moving files from part to part to free up space" then you need more storage. 3. So, if you use any OS which supports NTFS (NT/2K/XP), I suggest a single NTFS part. for your 80GB HD. {I *am* assuming that only NT-based OSs support NTFS. If any *ux OS directly supports NTFS, then I'm wrong.} 4. I feel a single NTFS part. would serve you best, but if you want to whack it into smaller parts under NTFS, then don't bother thinking about making the parts the same size, since you can't really achieve that with standard HDs made in the last few years due to ZBR and the resulting odd cylinder boundaries, coupled with M$'s insistence (I think they still do) on starting parts on cylinder boundaries. And, I never heard of any justification for having parts be equal-sized under an M$ OS. Some folks argue for two parts under M$'s OSs -- one for the system and one for the data -- to make it easier to recover from a trashed system part. without touching the data. With the increased robustness of 2K and XP OSs, I think that is no longer valid (if it ever was), so I'm not a fan of part'ing any NTFS HD -- and I certainly would not part any NTFS HD unless it were *really* big (say, 120GB). Not only is it still valid but it has nothing to do with Microsoft. The same consideration applies to just about any operating system, no matter how "robust" it might be. And it's not just "to recover from a trashed system part", it makes the system easier to manage overall. Note that part'ing a HD usually results in lowering the performance, due to the increased seek distances. But, hey, if you want to lower your PC's performance *and* increase the disk management pain, go ahead. -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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