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> Partition #1, 2 gig, the primary OS, all of my applications and utilities. 3 thoughts: -- 2 gig may not be enough for OS, apps and utils. -- apps and utils on same partition as OS may not be a good idea: checking and fixing the boot volume will take longer (and possibly be problematic) bec. of all the other stuff on it. -- apps on a different partition than docs may not be a good idea: although they are on different partitions, they are still on the same drive but in very different places-- causing *major* disk-thrashing when reading/writing data relevant to the app and it's docs. > Partition #2, 2 gig, an exact copy of volume #1 to reboot from should > #1 became nasty. Retrospect can be set up to dupe a vol (or folder)-- create a script and run it regularly (overwriting the old version if you want to just have an exact dupe) > Partition #3, 3 gig, this would be my Document volume. See above about keeping apps and their docs together. > Partition #4, 1 gig, this is the CD burning volume. Great idea. (I never did this but I should have... sigh) > Partition, #5 12 gig, The Pool. ditto > Final questions. Should documents and their applications reside on > the same volume or is it OK for them to be in separate volumes? See above. > I have Retrospect Express V.4.3. I would like to do all of my backing > up on Write Only CDs. You may find yourself drowning in discs pretty soon-- I'd recommend using CDRW (if you can) for the regular backups (rotate 2 or 3 sets and overwrite them periodicly), and every few months also do a backup to regular CDRs (and maybe store those offsite) >Should I make a back up volume on my 20 meg HD > in one of the partitions as well? Huh? > And lastly how do I make unequal partitions? It looks like Drive > Setup wants to make only equal size partitions. Drag the divider between the partitions up & down > Again, I would appreciate any suggestion you might have to either > improve the above scheme or a totally different one all together. And > thanks to the list for your time in considering my ideas. Other than my $.2 already stated, I *really* think it's a good idea to have a second hard drive as well-- it doesn't have to be big (I have a 2 gig int. SCSI but for a while I was using a 700 Meg drive-- both pulled from old machines)-- Even with all the partitions in the world, if the *drive* goes everything goes. Backups help (especially if you do them daily), but it can take a while to get back up and running-- just rebuilding your Retrospect catalogs can take a couple of hours. A spare drive with a min. system, some disk utils, and a current dupe of your retrospect folder (w/ catalog files) will speed the recovery considerably. If you want to be super-speedy (and you have some room), you can backup your *really* important files to this drive as well-- that way even if the main drive goes, you can be functional (barely) in no time w/ minimal hassle. Yeah, maybe it's overkill... ....how much is *your* data worth? ;) hth, katzy -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
