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How to partition a hard drive?

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CarienQuiroga said:
I have bought a WD 1TB hard drive for saving my data. And many people also suggest that I should partition it into three or four. But, I don’t know why and how. Do I need special software?


i don't know why anyone would put several partitions on a data only HD. some folks like to use one smaller partion for windows only and have another partion for just data; makes creating a back up image easier, that understand but, putting several partitions on a HD will not magically make it faster.

i'd really recommend doing the steps ubrales posted for a single partion.
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As Ubrales writes, you could partition your new drive by using windows.
What version of windows do you use, Win XP or Win 7?
Here are the steps for Win XP:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsxp/ht/partition-ha...
Here are the steps for Win 7:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/partition-har...
You should follow the steps carefully and pay attention to the mentioned notes and tips.
Best wishes!

I'm using lots of partition to separate data by it's type/purpose...

(sort of virtual data library, it looks neat and organized as well as easier to backup)

U can using disk management from windows to partition the disk, just remember there a limit (restriction) on number of physical partition in one disk (3 if I'm not remember it wrong)
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