2006-08-25 04:53:22 · 7 answers · asked by bezitagt 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
They don't do it automatically, that's your choice at install.
The main reason is to keep the operating system and files separate,,,That's 'best practice'. So if your OS crashes you still have a chance to get your data on the other partition. For bigger operations, keeping certain things separate increases performance as well.
2006-08-25 04:59:18 · answer #1 · answered by joe b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of useful things you can do with a partitioned hard drive. The more popular ones including: installing multiple operating systems (one partition for each OS), creating a partition for backing up files and creating a partition to store the page file. Sometimes you have to partition a hard drive. For example, installing a new larger hard drive on to an older computer. The computer uses an older BIOS which does not support a larger hard drive. In this situation, the hard drive needs to be split in to multiple smaller partitions only then can the BIOS support the hard drive. Of course, you can update the BIOS but it is not always possible.
2006-08-25 12:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A partition is essentially making 2 or more virtual drives out of one physical drive. It is basically used for organization purposes.
2006-08-25 11:57:42 · answer #3 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pros - you can have your saved files on one partition and and your system installed on another system. If your system goes crap, just reinstall on the system partition and you woldn't need to back up your files when reinstalling.
cons- I really don't think there is one other than you will have two drive letters if you consider that one.
So the question is why not do different paritions.
2006-08-25 12:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by the_proms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patitioning your hard drives gives you several smaller drives, keep in mind though it's an illusion. If you back up data from drive G to drive H but they are just on one partitioned hard drive, if the drive fails you lose both virtual drives if that makes sense.
2006-08-25 11:57:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mike V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps you distribute your eggs to multiple baskets. Typically, its advised that you keep your data on secondary drives (D:/E: or whatever). The programs are installed to primary (C:). So if in case your primary partition fails due to virus/program conflict and you have reinstall the OS, your data is safe and will not be overwritten.
2006-08-25 12:20:32 · answer #6 · answered by caughtin2minds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with hard disk partition you put your data in separate place like d for song,c for programs file,e for game so you easily retrieve when need of it.
2006-08-25 13:21:42 · answer #7 · answered by ketan patel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋