2007-09-16 12:03:18 · 5 answers · asked by mysticlgal 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It doesn't make the computer run faster. No on to reasons. There are many reasons. With old operating systems, large hard drives were not used well or efficiently. There was much wasted space. In some cases much of the hard drive could not be used. The solution was to trick the operating system into thinking that it was working with several smaller drives. More of the hard drive could be used. Another reason was for sorting and cataloging. It helped some to organize and sort files. You kept some stuff here and some there and always knew where your files were.
Today, operating systems don't really need to be fooled as they know how to work with large hard drives. Get to know your operating system. You probably won't benefit from partitioning your hard drive if your system is new enough.
2007-09-16 12:23:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't necessarily make the system faster, it just depends on how you use it. I like the 2 partition setup, where the first partition is about 15GB for only the operating system and programs, and the second partition occupying the rest of the hard drive space, to store data like documents, videos, music, etc. That way, if the operating system crashes and requires me to format the partition and re-install it, I'll still have all my files on the other partition.
2007-09-16 19:10:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you partition a hard disk, its like if you have two or more hard disk...example= if you have a 40GB HD and you partitioned in a half, the you can install another operating system on that part ( you choose how many partitions you want and their size) but no..it will not make your computer faster...if you De fragment your system it will become faster
2007-09-16 19:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, partitioning a drive is organizing the storage into different "logical" drives. It does not make anything faster, and in fact may hurt performance compared to having multiple "real" drives.
2007-09-16 19:09:48 · answer #4 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
In my case I have a partition to keep Windows seperate from my files and programs. That way when I come to reinstall Windows I don't have to worry too much about losing all my stuff.
It's also quicker finding my stuff. Instead of c:\documents and settings\user\my documents I just type e:\.
2007-09-16 19:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by The_Rascal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋