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Good Partition Schemes anybody?

mmmdreg

mmmdreg

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I was just wondering what partitioning scheme would be good for my 40gigger. I know there is a thread going on about partitioning but the posts seem to have gone a bit away from the topic so yeah...

-Dreg-
 
it really depends what you are using your machince for. Also, how much you use OSX and OS9. Then of course there's the whole personal preference thing. How organized do you want it? If you look in that thread (I won't link since you've read it) mymemory I believe posted the best scheme that I've seen yet. I'll set my new system up like that as soon as it arrive.....well, after the drooling stops. 😀
 
Hey hey, another fellow Aussie! Welcome.

IMHO, either just put everything on the one drive, or put OS 9 on a small (2GB-ish) partition and put OS X on the rest. Keep the OS 9 system and apps in the 9 drive, and all files and OS X stuff on the X drive.
 
some linux people say 1 each for the OS's and then one for every user...sound oright?
 
Another aussie congrads

About partiton thing you should have

2 partions 2gig each for the OS
5gig: scratch partion for photoshop, final cut pro and so on
Apps X : 10 gig
Apps 9: 10 gig
Mp3s: about 8 gig
and documents and any other stuff you have

Me personally
I would have
OS X and apps
OS 9 and apps
MP3s
Shared

but it comes down to personal preference
 
Originally posted by mmmdreg
some linux people say 1 each for the OS's and then one for every user...sound oright?
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Are you gonna have a bunch of users? Is that really necessary? I'd go with the three said partitions...but up them to 2GB just in case....you never know...WE had this problem at work and we could'nt upgrade cause there wasnt enough space on the partition.
 
Hi Beej...u seem to notice everyone who is Aussie...actually, im still not a Australian citizen so im not technically "Aussie"...
getting back to the point, teabgs, theres no mymemory in the thread i had read but there are multiple posts on partitioning schemes so yeah...what were you talking about?

-Dreg-
 
Originally posted by mmmdreg
Hi Beej...u seem to notice everyone who is Aussie...actually, im still not a Australian citizen so im not technically "Aussie"...
getting back to the point, teabgs, theres no mymemory in the thread i had read but there are multiple posts on partitioning schemes so yeah...what were you talking about?

-Dreg-
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so what if he does he allowed to
its just cool to see more and more aussies on the boards
 
Ok..i've decided on 2 gigs for the OS's, the rest for the users and the swap...whats the deal with people having 1.5 gig swap partitions? apparently, only 128mb is enough...also, according to my linux sources, osx doesnt use swap partitions the same as linux so it might not be needed straight out. Can anyone help out?
 
oh thanx teabgs...that wasn't the forum I had seen before...Anyway, that gave me a few more ideas to look into.

-Dreg-
 
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