Partition and existing xp pro drive

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

Shouldn't all new computers equipped with NTFS hard drive also include an
unallocated partition for recovery purposes?

Well actually I have a Windows XP pro and NTFS 55GB drive and have to create
a partition for data recovery purposes. Is there an inexpensive solution to
this scenario?
 
For rational backup one should use an external secondary drive that can be
moved off site. In case of a disaster or theft your data is located in 2
different places minimizing the chance of total loss. External usb hard
drive enclosures are super ways of doing this. You can pick up IDE drives
quite cheaply and hard drive enclosures are very inexpensive.

For ease of use with high stability I recommend Acronis TrueImage from
www.acronis.com It will enable you to create a hidden partition to store
backups to and you can make full backups or incremental backups and restore
either the full backup or individual files with it.
 
'Eleanor M' wrote:
| Shouldn't all new computers equipped with NTFS hard drive also include an
| unallocated partition for recovery purposes?
|
| Well actually I have a Windows XP pro and NTFS 55GB drive and have to
create
| a partition for data recovery purposes. Is there an inexpensive solution
to
| this scenario?
_____

No. A recovery partition is only necessary if you don't have disks for the
operating system and preinstalled applications.

Phil Weldon

| Shouldn't all new computers equipped with NTFS hard drive also include an
| unallocated partition for recovery purposes?
|
| Well actually I have a Windows XP pro and NTFS 55GB drive and have to
create
| a partition for data recovery purposes. Is there an inexpensive solution
to
| this scenario?
| --
| Best Regards,
| EM
 
Eleanor M said:
Shouldn't all new computers equipped with NTFS hard drive also include an
unallocated partition for recovery purposes?
Click to expand...

No. That is up to the computer manufacturer to decide, or for the
user to specify at the time of ordering the computer.
Well actually I have a Windows XP pro and NTFS 55GB drive and have to create
a partition for data recovery purposes. Is there an inexpensive solution to
this scenario?
Click to expand...

What exactly is this partition for? Data recovery (?) or do you mean
data backup?

If the drive is fully utilized with the existing partition structure
then the only wat to change it without also destroying the content of
the existing partition is to use a third party partition tool such as
Partition Magic (Symantec) or BootItNG (www.bootitng.com) to reduce
the size of the existing partition and then to create the new
partition in the free space.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
Eleanor,

A partition is a part of the single hard drive. When (not if) the hard drive
fails, all partitions on that drive are gone.
Either take the suggestions above, or have a second hard drive installed and
backup to it. Both won't fail at the same instance.
 
Eleanor said:
Shouldn't all new computers equipped with NTFS hard drive also
include an unallocated partition for recovery purposes?
Click to expand...


First, it has nothing to do with what file system you use.

Second, if by "for recovery purposes," you mean for backup, absolutely not.
Backup to a second partition is better than no backup at all, but just
barely. I don't recommend backup to a second non-removable hard drive
because it leaves you susceptible to simultaneous loss of the original and
backup to many of the most common dangers: severe power glitches, nearby
lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the computer.

In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not kept in
the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for example, if the life of
your business depends on your data) you should have multiple generations of
backup, and at least one of those generations should be stored off-site.

My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup scheme uses two
identical removable hard drives,I alternate between the two, and use Acronis
True Image to make a complete copy of the primary drive.

And third, even if you wanted use a backup partition, you would have to have
such a partition, not unallocated space.
 
Back
Top