rrufff,
Partitioning is a good thing if you have a program like Partition Magic. It lets you rearrange partitions as your needs change, without losing data. It is hard to anticipate exactly how you will use partitions and anticipate the size requirements correctly for efficient use. Without a program like this, I'd just make the drive one large partition.
If you do decide to partition, it is helpful to leave some space unallocated to any partition, because this makes rearranging things later easier. I recently bought a 120 gb drive second drive, which is way larger than I currently need. So I created 2 partitions, one for backup, including image files, one for data, and left almost half the drive unallocated. I'll add the unallocated space to an existing partition or make a new one, when I have the need to.
I wouldn't create any partitions that you don't have a specific need for. It's just complicates things.
Esteban |
