on 6/10/03 11:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 03:28 AM -0400 06/10/2003, Dick Busch wrote: >> on 6/10/03 2:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> That does not mean that, IMO, you should use a big drive as a single >>> partition. Putting all your eggs in one basket is just asking for >>> trouble. I think it is better to have something like a 2 GB volume >>> for your bootable system, and put your personal files on the other >>> chunk(s). That way if something spazzes out, chances are it won't >>> destroy what's on the other partitions. >> >> WELL!! 2 TB OUGHTA DO IT. Yes, I agree, must keep boot partition down to a >> reasonable size, put the disk cache/swap file (I still think in >> Winsucks/Linux terms) there, other apps in a separate partition, then data >> in yet another. > > I usta put my apps and swap file on a different partition, but it got > to be too much hassle for too little performance gain. Plus I have a > few apps that can't find their whatnots if they're not on the same > volume as the booted System Folder. :\ > > - Dan.
Thanks, Dan. Yeah, unlike Linux, I'd probably keep swap file in boot/system partition, perhaps some apps as well, but I'll definitely keep data elsewhere. Did that with G-friend's 9Gig DeskStar HD, kept M$Office, Quark, Illustrator and PhotoShop data files in a separate place. I agree, performance gains from splitting stuff comes more from having separate drives, not separate partitions. Again, part of my logic is the difficulty/time defragging large volumes, especially with (ahem) underpowered CPUs like sub-800Mhz chips (both Motorola and Intel) and/or less-than-optimal RAM. Without a great deal of RAM and free space, a 10 Gig partition can bring Norton defrag to its knees; i.e., fail... Thanks again. Dick. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
