Partition hard drive on HP laptop

[benny_58]

should I partition my hard drive to have one with applications and other with data. C & D drive

 

[ksiemb]

should I partition my hard drive to have one with applications and other with data. C & D drive

It makes recovery a bit easier. I have a "Z" partition so as not to be confused with c,d,e,f etc where I install new apps and keep certain data files/