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Poxican · 09-29-2009, 08:52 PM

So depending on how the postal strike goes I should be getting a nice new 500gb hard-drive this week.
Should I partition it first or is there no point? Is that easy to do?

scrumhalf · 09-30-2009, 08:53 AM

If it's just a bare drive and you're putting it into a Windows machine the likelihood is that you'll be asked to create a primary partition anyway.

You will also be gobsmacked at how quickly the thing will fill up.

Poxican · 09-30-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrumhalf

If it's just a bare drive and you're putting it into a Windows machine the likelihood is that you'll be asked to create a primary partition anyway.

You will also be gobsmacked at how quickly the thing will fill up.

I've been putting up with 80gb for over a year now, but I think you're right. The ability to never delete anything will ensure I'm shopping for a few extra terabytes in months

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09-30-2009, 08:53 AM	#2
scrumhalf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 625	If it's just a bare drive and you're putting it into a Windows machine the likelihood is that you'll be asked to create a primary partition anyway. You will also be gobsmacked at how quickly the thing will fill up.