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Should I partition my hard drive?

The Broadband Reports Windows XP FAQ - dslreports.com
It is best to have your OS on a separate partition than the rest of your data. This results in less fragmentation and ensures speedy operation of your system. If your hard drive is large enough, then partitioning is probably a good idea for you. Common practice is to have at least three partitions: one ~8GB for the OS, one ~10GB for Documents and other personal files, and whatever is left for programs.

How to Partition a Master Hard Drive?

RAID Server Data Recovery
Your computer has a disk larger than 512 MB. This version of Windows includes improved support for large disks, resulting in more efficient use of disk space on large drives, and allowing disks over 2 GB to be formatted as a single drive.

Partition has been deleted from my hard drive, what should I do?

Hard Disk Drive Recovery - Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ
In this case, utility programs usage should be avoided, as they do not always provide satisfactory results. If its "As-Failed" condition, you can usually recover your data with the entire directory structure intact. However, NOT RUNNING UTILITY PROGRAMS IS CRITICAL. Do not install new programs or attempt to save data onto the affected drive; this could make the situation worst.

What tool do you use to partition the hard drive(s), and what partition scheme do you use?

Los Alamos Computers: High-Performance Linux Computing
We always use the Linux program fdisk or sfdisk to partition a new hard drive - even for making DOS FAT32 partitions or HPFS/NTFS partitions. The scheme we use depends entirely upon how large the hard drive is, what OS(s) we are installing, how you intend to use the machine, and of course your preferences. After reviewing the hardware in your order, we will make a recommendation allowing for smooth upgrades in the future (keeping your personal files and non-OS software in place).

Will the Xbox 360 use the hard drive for game saves and caching like the original Xbox?

CESPage.com Xbox - FAQ
Yes. Game designers will have all kinds of innovative ideas that the hard drive will be used for. Use of the hard drive is not just limited to game scenarios. Like the original Xbox you will be able to do things like rip and store music, plus Xbox Live scenarios and downloadable content.

How do I mount a DOS partition from the hard drive?

Solaris on Intel - x86 FAQ
Where c0 is the controller number. t0 is the target (SCSI ID number) (omit for ATAPI/IDE) d0 is always 0 for SCSI, the drive # for ATAPI/IDE p0 is the partition; DOS is the first partition here /mnt is the mount point You can use the normal UNIX commands to copy files, 'cp', etc., after that to move the data. DOS filenames are in the old 8.3 format (lower case) for Solaris 2.5.1, in long filename format (lower case) for Solaris 2.

What partition scheme will you use for the hard drive(s) in my new computer?

Los Alamos Computers: High-Performance Linux Computing
We will partition your hard drives however you want. Upon receiving your order, we will review the hardware and operating choices in your system and make a recommendation for your approval or modification. If you let us know how you intend to use your new LAC system in your response to our initial configuration approval request (sent by e-mail), we will work with you to determine an optimal partition scheme.

Can I select more than one partition from the duplicator hard drive and combine them on to one CD?

CD Duplicator, DVD Duplicator, CD DVD Duplicator, CD Copier,...
No. Each partition represents the exact clone of the master disc. They can not be combined or truncated.

Can I select more than one partition from the duplicator hard drive and combine them on to one DVD?

Vinpower Digital Inc. - FAQ
No, you can't. Each partition represents the exact clone of the master disc. They can not be combined or truncated

How do I create a Personal Folder for e-mail on my hard drive or server?

University of Cincinnati information technologies
With disk restrictions on user accounts it may become necessary to save messages to your hard drive/server. Any messages saved to your hard drive/server are within a Personal Folder. Now you will be prompted to name the file that will contain all the messages on your hard drive/server. I suggest assigning your username as the filename with the .pst extension. After supplying a filename, you will see this screen. You can encrypt your hard drive messages or password protect them.

Can I copy my charts folder directly to my hard drive and load charts from there?

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You can copy the Charts directory to your hard drive. The folder is large so you must remember to make sure there is enough space on your hard drive before doing this. Also remember to point to this folder when you install the charts.

Why can't I specify the root of a hard drive as the Media folder?

MediaEngine Official FAQ - MP3Car.com
When we first started writing MediaEngine, you could do this, but we found that people were specifying C:\ as the media folder, and that was causing MediaEngine to search through EVERYTHING (windows, temporary internet files, etc) for media files. This would cause MediaEngine to slow to a crawl and become unusable. Thus, we force the user to choose a directory that is at least one sub directory down from the root of any drive to avoid this issue.

Can Acronis Disk Director Server resize a hard drive partition that contains bad blocks?

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We strongly recommend against resizing or formatting a hard drive partition that contains bad blocks, as this could lead to a total data loss on this partition. Acronis Disk Director Server does not allow you to resize hard drive partitions with bad blocks. We recommend that you create an image of this partition using Acronis True Image Server für Windows, reformat the hard disk so the bad blocks are recovered and then restore the created image resizing the partition.

Where are my preferences stored on my hard drive?

BitWise IM - FAQ
Windows: By default, the preferences are stored in HKCU/Software/BitWise Chat/BitWise. Optionally, you may store the preferences in BitWise.ini in your home folder by pressing "Setup" prior to logging in and specifying you wish to store your preferences in that file rather than the registry. Detached mode allows you to use basic client features even when your computer cannot maintain communication with the BitWise server.

Will cookies fill up my hard drive?

The Unofficial Cookie FAQ
Both Netscape and Microsoft have measures in place that limit the number of cookies that will be saved on your hard drive at one time. Both Internet Explorer and Netscape conform to the RFC 2109 limitations on your total cookie count to 300 (this includes a limit of 20 cookies per individual domain). If you exceed this, the browser will discard your least-used cookies to make room for the new ones.

How do cookies end up on my hard drive?

The Unofficial Cookie FAQ
After a cookie is transmitted through an HTTP header, it is stored in the memory of your browser. This way the information is quickly and readily available without re-transmission. As we have seen, however, it is possible for the lifetime of a cookie to greatly exceed the amount of time the browser will be open. In such cases, the browser must have a way of saving the cookie when you are not browsing, or when your computer is shut off.

How do I format a Mac hard drive?

Herb's Mac Stuff FAQ
Check question number 6 about startup disks; most people need these because of hard disk problems. Apple provides an "erase disk" option on their main menu which will re-initialize some but not all hard drives. Apple also has a "disk test" utility to test formatted disks. There is also a popular control panel add on for "SCSI probe" which is helpful, check various Mac shareware sites for it.
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