Logical disks:

Does it help to partition your 40 Gb C:\ into two 20 Gb partitions (C:\ and
D:\)? If I had an application that only wrote to D:\ (and lets say, for
arguments sake, that the app writes frequently to disk), would the partition
help reduce the likelihood of OS corruption? Would it reduce disk
fragmentation?

Physical disks:

On a related note, does having two physical drives help with the above?
Presumably with file fragmentation it would, but what about helping with OS
corruption?

Thanks,
Alain

OS corruption--I don't see how it could help. Fragmentation--it would help
keep the C: drive from fragmenting. Same for physical drives.
--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Alain Dekker" <alain.dekker@NO.SPAM.loma.com> wrote in message
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> Logical disks:
>
> Does it help to partition your 40 Gb C:\ into two 20 Gb partitions (C:\
> and D:\)? If I had an application that only wrote to D:\ (and lets say,
> for arguments sake, that the app writes frequently to disk), would the
> partition help reduce the likelihood of OS corruption? Would it reduce
> disk fragmentation?
>
> Physical disks:
>
> On a related note, does having two physical drives help with the above?
> Presumably with file fragmentation it would, but what about helping with
> OS corruption?
>
> Thanks,
> Alain
>
>

Those are the answers I thought were the most logical and therefore likely.

Thanks very much,
Alain

"Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddressBuddy.com> wrote in message
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> OS corruption--I don't see how it could help. Fragmentation--it would
> help keep the C: drive from fragmenting. Same for physical drives.
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour
> MS MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
> "Alain Dekker" <alain.dekker@NO.SPAM.loma.com> wrote in message
> news:ezglvyA6IHA.2240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Logical disks:
>>
>> Does it help to partition your 40 Gb C:\ into two 20 Gb partitions (C:\
>> and D:\)? If I had an application that only wrote to D:\ (and lets say,
>> for arguments sake, that the app writes frequently to disk), would the
>> partition help reduce the likelihood of OS corruption? Would it reduce
>> disk fragmentation?
>>
>> Physical disks:
>>
>> On a related note, does having two physical drives help with the above?
>> Presumably with file fragmentation it would, but what about helping with
>> OS corruption?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alain
>>
>>
>
>