I recently built up a new machine (my first time thanks to these forums) and I'm now employing a 1TB hard drive.
I've already installed Windows 7, a number of Windows apps and maybe 100 gigs of media. I've started to become concerned that one 1TB partition might not only be bad for performance but also a maintenance headache. So I went searching the forums and read this post about partitioning. Now I'm looking for help and the best method to set up my drive. I know I need a partition for Windows 7 and that's about it...
Questions:
How large should a Windows 7 partition be?
Do I put my Windows apps/programs in a separate partition?
Do I want a separate partition for the swap file?
If I want to dual boot Unbuntu how large should that partition be and can it share the same swap file partition?
Do I wipe my drive and start from scratch or can I do this now, after I have Win7, apps and media already on the drive?
Sorry for the noob questions but I find this rather complex and I don't want to paint myself into a corner.
Thanks,
Craig
I've already installed Windows 7, a number of Windows apps and maybe 100 gigs of media. I've started to become concerned that one 1TB partition might not only be bad for performance but also a maintenance headache. So I went searching the forums and read this post about partitioning. Now I'm looking for help and the best method to set up my drive. I know I need a partition for Windows 7 and that's about it...
Questions:
How large should a Windows 7 partition be?
Do I put my Windows apps/programs in a separate partition?
Do I want a separate partition for the swap file?
If I want to dual boot Unbuntu how large should that partition be and can it share the same swap file partition?
Do I wipe my drive and start from scratch or can I do this now, after I have Win7, apps and media already on the drive?
Sorry for the noob questions but I find this rather complex and I don't want to paint myself into a corner.
Thanks,
Craig