Do you partition your HD?
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From: Newbie on 24 Jun 2010 07:19 As mentioned in another thread I am moving to a new Imac (500GB). I have never partitioned my HDs before but realize that if I am going to consider it, now is the time. So my question to the more experienced people here: Do you partition your HD? How do you see pros/cons? How many partitions do you use, what for, what sizes? Thanks.
From: commiebastard on 24 Jun 2010 07:36 On Jun 24, 7:19 am, Newbie <new...(a)no.spam> wrote: > As mentioned in another thread I am moving to a new Imac (500GB). I > have never partitioned my HDs before but realize that if I am going to > consider it, now is the time. > > So my question to the more experienced people here: > Do you partition your HD? > How do you see pros/cons? > How many partitions do you use, what for, what sizes? > > Thanks. Yes, I do. There are no cons as far as I can see. On my Powerbook, I've got a 500 GB hard internal hard drive that I partitioned 300 GB for OS X and 200 GB for Linux. In addition, I've got an external 500 GB hard drive that is partitioned 150 GB for Time Machine, and the other 350 GB partitioned into 3 other volumes that I use for various purposes (mostly storing movies, mp3s, and other data that I split betwen OS X and Linux). Backup your data, then follow the numerous tutorials out there for splitting up your hard drive. I used disk utility do do my partitions on the Powerbook. It's not recommended that you use the same internal drive on your computer that your OS is stored on for Time Machine backups, and Time Machine will complain if you do select a drive on the same machine. This is a security concern, because obviously if your computer hardware goes down, then so do your Time Machine backups.
From: Newbie on 24 Jun 2010 07:55 In article <8012e6cf-5e1f-43ed-9f6c-416cfc57cdfe(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, commiebastard <oraclmaster(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Backup your data, then follow the numerous tutorials out there for > splitting up your hard drive. This is a so-far-unused computer with no data. That's why I thought now is a good time. How about this partition scheme: P1. A working copy of OSX P2. Another bootable copy of OSX, as backup (more convenient than dvd) P3. Non-apple apps I buy or download P4. My own work Would my home directory /Users/Newbie hav to go into P1, along with the OS, or can it be anywhere? Not sure if P3 and P4 need to be separated. The meaningful separation appears to be between Apple and non-Apple stuff.
From: commiebastard on 24 Jun 2010 10:04 On Jun 24, 7:55 am, Newbie <new...(a)no.spam> wrote: > In article > <8012e6cf-5e1f-43ed-9f6c-416cfc57c...(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, > > commiebastard <oraclmas...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Backup your data, then follow the numerous tutorials out there for > > splitting up your hard drive. > > This is a so-far-unused computer with no data. That's why I thought now > is a good time. > > How about this partition scheme: > > P1. A working copy of OSX > P2. Another bootable copy of OSX, as backup (more convenient than dvd) > P3. Non-apple apps I buy or download > P4. My own work > > Would my home directory /Users/Newbie hav to go into P1, along with the > OS, or can it be anywhere? > > Not sure if P3 and P4 need to be separated. The meaningful separation > appears to be between Apple and non-Apple stuff. You don't need a bootable copy of OS X on a partition on your computer IMO. When you boot OS X from DVD, it has a Disk Utility application that you can use to repartition your hard drive if you want to move stuff around. (Doing so reformats your hard drive erasing all data, so have your data backed up first.) And if you use it with OS X itself on one of the partitions, there may be nefarious effects involving the deletion of the software doing the deleting, etc... You could have one partition be your bootable OS X installation, and various other partitions for data, home directory etc... Why would you want non Apple apps on a separate partition unless they run on another operating system? If they run natively on Apple OS X, you could store them on a separate partition formatted for OS X if you are worried about their interaction with Apple applications, that is perfectly fine to do. One of the main reasons for keeping your data on a separate disk from your bootable OS install is for data protection in the event of system crash, so any scheme you should keep that in mind when designing your partitions. Remember though, that resizing/deleting any partition on the disk will necessitate the erasure of data on all partitions on that disk so the resizing can take place. (At least with Disk Utility). You will require the OS X DVD to do so, so as I said before, having a bootable OS X in a separate partition is a waste of space.
From: commiebastard on 24 Jun 2010 10:05 On Jun 24, 10:04 am, commiebastard <oraclmas...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 24, 7:55 am, Newbie <new...(a)no.spam> wrote: > > > > > > > In article > > <8012e6cf-5e1f-43ed-9f6c-416cfc57c...(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, > > > commiebastard <oraclmas...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Backup your data, then follow the numerous tutorials out there for > > > splitting up your hard drive. > > > This is a so-far-unused computer with no data. That's why I thought now > > is a good time. > > > How about this partition scheme: > > > P1. A working copy of OSX > > P2. Another bootable copy of OSX, as backup (more convenient than dvd) > > P3. Non-apple apps I buy or download > > P4. My own work > > > Would my home directory /Users/Newbie hav to go into P1, along with the > > OS, or can it be anywhere? > > > Not sure if P3 and P4 need to be separated. The meaningful separation > > appears to be between Apple and non-Apple stuff. > > You don't need a bootable copy of OS X on a partition on your computer > IMO. That is a second bootable copy of OS X, is what I meant to say. When you boot OS X from DVD, it has a Disk Utility application > that you can use to repartition your hard drive if you want to move > stuff around. (Doing so reformats your hard drive erasing all data, so > have your data backed up first.) And if you use it with OS X itself on > one of the partitions, there may be nefarious effects involving the > deletion of the software doing the deleting, etc... > > You could have one partition be your bootable OS X installation, and > various other partitions for data, home directory etc... > > Why would you want non Apple apps on a separate partition unless they > run on another operating system? If they run natively on Apple OS X, > you could store them on a separate partition formatted for OS X if you > are worried about their interaction with Apple applications, that is > perfectly fine to do. > > One of the main reasons for keeping your data on a separate disk from > your bootable OS install is for data protection in the event of system > crash, so any scheme you should keep that in mind when designing your > partitions. > > Remember though, that resizing/deleting any partition on the disk will > necessitate the erasure of data on all partitions on that disk so the > resizing can take place. (At least with Disk Utility). You will > require the OS X DVD to do so, so as I said before, having a bootable > OS X in a separate partition is a waste of space.
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