Partitioning guide Win7

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by cfrank33, Aug 16, 2009.

  1. cfrank33

    cfrank33 MDL Junior Member

    Feb 12, 2008
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    Hy experts,

    on tuesday Im going to install Win7 on my new Compu ( waiting for my new processor :D )
    I have a1 TB Harddisk and whenever i Installed a system ( mostly XP ) I was using one partition only for the system and one for programms/data.

    Is this recommandable although for Win7 ?

    I will install the 64bit Version.

    How much space should I consider for the System partition ? I have seen that Win7 when im partioning the harddisc reserves a own partiton für his system files.

    Can give me someone an advice how i should partiton my harddisc before installing the new system.....

    MY config of the new PC

    PhenomII 810
    4 GB Memory
    1 TB harddisk

    Thanks
     
  2. Lenmaer

    Lenmaer MDL Addicted

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    System partition should be from 80 Gb to 160 Gb, depending how much softs you will install and if you'll also installs games.
     
  3. cfrank33

    cfrank33 MDL Junior Member

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    Always i install only the system on c:

    and all programs and software on d: for example.

    So 80 GB only for the system is very big i think
     
  4. DKnight2066

    DKnight2066 MDL Junior Member

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    I format my hard drive the same way as well.

    A small(er) "Main" partition, strictly for a Windows install, plus enough space to fit the "Program Files" folder for key utilities that I install.

    Games and non-essential programs always reside on a larger, secondary partition. ( Generally D:\ )

    This avoids the need to reinstall dozens of games, which requires digging out tons of CDs/DVDs, then manually patching/updating each of them.
    (Yeah, just not my idea of a good time.)
    I backup all required Registry settings, for games that get cranky and refuse to run without their respective registry settings, and keep those in a "Registry Backup" folder, also located on my Backup partition.

    Lastly, should my OS manage to get itself infected with a trojan/virus/worm, and I cant recover via Safe Mode, I simply format my main partition, reinstall Windows, and my Backup partition is untouched and it's contents ready-to-run once I reload proper drivers.

    I've done this from Windows 2000 to Windows 7, and aside from user-error during a botched partition resizing (twice :eek:), I have never lost data I needed due to a virus/worm/trojan.

    --DKnight
     
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