Partition for Vista

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What is the ideal size partition for Vista, without being too dysfunctionally
small or wastefully too large?
 
What is the ideal size partition for Vista, without being too
dysfunctionally
small or wastefully too large?
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There is no ideal. That said I recommend at least 30GB.
 
Size is relative only to one's installed o/s, software, and data storage requirement(s).
I use 40GB for Vista and software applications installed to the same drive knowing full well that it will rarely, if ever in the immediate future exceed much more than 12-20MB based on past experience.
- All data, music(Windows Media and Itunes), software(3rd party apps, utilities etc), required drivers, pictures, setup files, and images reside on different partitions and external drives.
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: What is the ideal size partition for Vista, without being too dysfunctionally
: small or wastefully too large?
 
George said:
I believe you’re quite right Rock
http://help.lockergnome.com/vista/System-partition-size-ftopict40966.html
I’ll give it 44G (I like the shape of this nr and is a reasonable chance
that I’ll even remember it, eventually) considering all the updates and
the
other apps that like to write at system’s folders.
Is possible to have XP on the same partition (much larger of course) or it
will have to have its own partition?
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Always install different OS's to their own volume.
 
I was referring at the size needs created by all the other hangers-on (apps
that write at systems folder no matter what.)
40 sounds about right
 
20 GB is bare minimum as vista requires in the neighborhood of 12-15gb to install.
leaving a little left over for installing programs.
if you have a TON of stuff to install increase the size accordingly.



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What is the ideal size partition for Vista, without being too dysfunctionally
small or wastefully too large?
 
Did you find any issues with applications that insist on installing
themselves in C drive as opposed to other drive letter? For someone who has
yet another separate partition for a XP-dual boot, I’d imagine that would
make it even more complicated for some apps?!
 
none at all.
in some cases the vista and xp install have the same program installed in the same location but they all have some parts on their boot drive and their own registry.
the ones I chose to do that with do not keep data within the install folder so there is no conflict.



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Did you find any issues with applications that insist on installing
themselves in C drive as opposed to other drive letter? For someone who has
yet another separate partition for a XP-dual boot, I’d imagine that would
make it even more complicated for some apps?!
 
some programs keep parts of their data in the folder they are installed in.
configuration files , passwords, initialization files and such.
I made sure the programs that share the same install folder between OS do not save data in their own folder.



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sorry mikey, i didn't realy get that last sentance...!!!
 
Got it!!! Thank you

mikeyhsd said:
some programs keep parts of their data in the folder they are installed in.
configuration files , passwords, initialization files and such.
I made sure the programs that share the same install folder between OS do not save data in their own folder.



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sorry mikey, i didn't realy get that last sentance...!!!
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Hi guys,

I am considering to merge my OS drive wit 40 GB to my partitioned datadrive
(with 30 GB) so that I have more space to run applications in OS. It is a
little bit slow in my os now - with frequent 10-15mins reminder 'You are
running a very low space in C'... It really disturbing when i'm streaming or
downloading online media.

Disk Manager's is not that helpful to merge partitions . I'm considering a
3rd party software that is compatible with VISTA.

Any idea?Thanks
 
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