On 3/8/03 12:02 PM, "John Haumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 11:05 PM, Gerald E. Uhlan wrote: > >> it's been running like a champ ever since partitioning - something it >> wouldn't do before partitioning, as I wasn't aware of the 8 gig rule >> at the >> time. >> >> Gerry >> > I did originally have different systems on their own partitions, but it > seemed that no matter how much I tried to plan ahead, invariably I'd > end up wishing I had made one partition just a little smaller (or > larger). It's a good bet that one would need to contend with disk > maintenance more often than with disk failure. One drawback of > partitioning is that you will get "tight" on disk space sooner than had > you not partitioned. Disk maintenance (housekeeping) becomes > increasingly difficult as free space declines. I like it that way. It forces me to make backups of the stuff I really want to keep, and trashing the stuff I don't really want. I specifically wanted a 20 Gig drive, rather than a larger one, as a larger one would be a real bear to back up. They all get full eventually, and I rather do it in manageable batches than waiting until a large drive gets full. That would take me several days to do. With this drive, I can do it in one day. > Don't get me wrong, there are certainly valid reasons one might want > (or need) to partition a drive. But unless there is a specific need, > partitioning just brings extra overhead. If you think you need another > drive partition, you're probably a candidate for a second physical > drive. Oh yes, I could definitely use a second hard drive, but external drives are just way too expensive for me, and I've read that USB 1 is just too slow to be practical for a hard drive, but as I've never tried it myself, I don't know for certain. Gerry -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
