On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:11:37 -0500, Roger Turk wrote:
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> Thanks for the info and the caveats. I don't have a storage device large
> enough to hold all my data. Don't know if I can partition a hard drive
> having an ovelay system.<<
> Sam,
> I have Disk Manager (an overlay system) on one of my computers and have the
> HD partitioned into drives C: thru K:. Disk Manager has never stopped me
> from resizing any partitions whenever I needed to. (I can't recall if I
> added any partitions since I got DM or not.) For partitioning, I use
> Partition Magic and have never lost a byte while using it. (Although I was
> very frustrated at one point when PM refused to resize a partition, until I
> RTFM and saw that I needed to resize in very small increments a couple of
> times as the partition was very full.)
I have an overlay system named EZ-BIOS, one provided free by the hard drive
manufacturer.
> Even if you need umpteen floppies, you need periodic backups of your hard
> drive or you are inviting disaster. (PKZIP will backup and compress across
> floppies.)
Right! I have my really important stuff already backed up on zip drives and
floppies. I need to get also some kind of mass storage device to save all
my nice-to-have stuff and other junk. Your suggestion to look for a
budget-priced extra hard drive seems to be a good idea. Thanks.
All the best,
Sam Heywood
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