6-8GB, but that's with a customized setup script that moves Program Files, Temp,
pagefile, and Documents & Settings to a second partition. :)
Without those moves you need closer to double that AND a second partition where you
manually point software installs to (i.e. "D:\Program Files\") or you quickly find
yourself needing 30-60GB partition to hold core system + programs & data.
< 8GB is perfect since backups fit on a DVD-R compressed using TrueImage.
DHSinclair wrote:
What is a reasonable partition size for WinXP?
I ask this because I have watched both W2K and WinXP getting close to
outgrowing the 4GB partitions they live on (here) ATM.
Yes, there may be much junk that I have not yet found/killed on either
that might mitigate this question.
I do keep all %temp%, temp, and tmp directories at 'empty' as best I
can. I do use eraser to clear unused space also. Still, I find the OS
(and my stupidity) is expanding. I did expect this; just not this fast.
Thank you,
Duncan
