Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 14:31:57 06/03/04
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On June 03, 2004 at 14:42:28, Robert Hyatt wrote: >I can't answer for windows, but for unix this is no longer a good idea >(partitioning the drive) if performance is the issue. The only unix reason is >to separate file systems so that a file in one filesystem can't grow so large >that it consumes all disk space since a file can't grow outside of its original >creation filesystem. > >Unix is very good with its concept of "cylinder groups", which does a very good >job of laying out files for optimal performance, without needing manual operator >partitioning... On my linux box that has a 120 gb drive in it, I did not partition it other than the normal boot, swap, and the rest for the main drive. I didn't see any reason to, as Linux doesn't crash as much, and doesn't get an badly fragmented. Under Windows it is _essential_ to partition large drives for performance, and recoverability. Peter
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