partition magic?

Question

I have installed partition magic and want to know if it is possible to partition my OS files on the C: drive and move my data files to the new partition. i basically want my My Documents and program files moved in case the operating system gets corrupted, but do they need to stay there to work correctly?

Answer 1

Once you move program files, you break the registry. If you want to make a new partition, it's probably easiest to uninstall and reinstall them to the new partition.

My Documents, on the other hand, is very easy. First, create a folder on the new partition, right click on the my documents folder, choose properties, and change the target to that new folder. Windows will recognize that as the new My Documents, with no other changes necessary (aside from actually moving those files).

Before doing any major partitioning work, always defrag first.

Answer 2

Hello,

The core problem here is that if you move your programs to say drive d: or drive e: then you might well encounter serious problems. Why? because No.1) Windows or the OS you are using always defaults to installing on drive C (drive C is always the boot drive & system drive, thats just a historical thing).

No.2 Most programs or applications expect you to install them onto drive C too, so when you install programs the default paths for saving data or files is expected to be referencing drive C.

**So the point I'm trying to make here is that you would have to change the default paths for all your programs (thats every single one of them, it could be quite a time consuming task?). So your default path for MS Word for example would be some thing like :-

D:\programs\msoffice2000\msword\documents

**YES! you can do this but its a pain to be honest with you.

Look in my opinion, you would be much better off leaving both the OS (windows or whatever OS) and your applications on drive C but just saving out all lifes & data to another drive. That gives you the option of re-installing windows (or the OS) and at worst the programs too but without loss of data.

**You just need a good backup stratergy, so you can restore your drive C should windows go pear shaped.

**I personally wouldnt use partition magic its not a tool I like and I wouldnt use it for this kind of approach.

**IMO since Microsoft launched wndows2000 & XP the OS is far far more stable than ever before. I'm not saying it cannot go pear shaped but now a days its much less likely.

IR

Answer 3

Keep the OS and programs on C: partition, as that is where the PC expects to find Windows and where Windows expects to find the programs. If the worst came to the worst, you would have to re-install all your applications from the original discs. You do have them don't you? The D: (for Data) partition is for data, so it is out of harms way, if/when Windows needs reinstalling, which automatically formats the C: drive or partition. Actually, I do keep copies of two old downloaded programs (FrontPage Express and WS_FTP LE) salted away on my D: drive and on a CD-R.

Answer 4

Documents no problems.
Programs (probably) won't work if you just move them, especially if they write to the registry. You can however install them on the new partition and they will work.

Answer 5

it truly is the purely right partition mgt software i comprehend. I somewhat have used it a lot. no longer something is ever 100% certain. when you're attempting to bypass too a lot on a small workstation with little extra disk area, issues ought to take see you later that you imagine the workstation iced up. So I from time to time practice on a gadget that i visit completely restore. you need to take a backup - allways.

Answer 6

If you want to keep you files you need some backup software like Acronis true image, where you can keep even program files and restore them if your system fail.

Answer 7

you can transfer my documents
but dont transfer program files then your programs wont work