Author Topic: Partitions (Read 2095 times)

Mulreay · « **on:** June 21, 2009, 01:21:42 AM »

Hi guy's the empty vessel is back just trying to suck up knowledge like a dry sponge.

Ok disk partitions. Simply why? Why do we do this and what benefit do we get?

Rob Pomeroy · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2009, 05:14:20 AM »

Mulreay · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2009, 05:36:21 AM »

Never guaranteed when it's wiki. Just a may be. Prefer to ask people on here. But thanks.

Rob Pomeroy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:52:34 AM »

Aw, bless. The fact that you have more faith in us than Wikipedia is touching.

(I ref'ed the Wiki entry because I think it actually answers your question, for the most part.)

patio · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2009, 11:00:12 AM »

Think of it as building rooms inside a big empty house....

Mulreay · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2009, 02:54:04 PM »

OK let me re-clarify. I get the idea of partitioning and the physics behind it but why do we do it?

patio · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2009, 04:55:08 PM »

Personal preference i guess....i have customers with 2 TB of storage and no partitions...
I myself use and like partitions...even on smaller drives.

Mulreay · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2009, 05:02:45 PM »

Personal preference i guess....i have customers with 2 TB of storage and no partitions...
I myself use and like partitions...even on smaller drives.

OK what do we achieve by doing it? Protection?

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