Drive partitioning is not the hot thing that it once was.

The 'OS Partition' trick: Why I never install Windows on the whole drive ...

I spoke with a rep. at Sandisk, and he claimed that this was probably caused by my creating more than one partition on the drive. Their drives, he said, "aren't made to handle more than on partition".

Linux stands as a bastion of power and flexibility in the world of operating systems, particularly when it comes to managing disk storage. Whether you're a seasoned sysadmin, a developer, or a Linux ...

Most PCs come from the factory with a single partition on their hard drive, meaning that it shows up as one drive in the Computer window (as C:, typically). But keeping your data, applications, and ...

Q: What’s the upside to having a partitioned hard drive? I’ve been advised that it could boost performance to split my C: drive into a C: and D:, but I’m loath to monkey with the guts of my PC unless ...

i've always kept my harddrives partitioned, mainly so that if something happened to my OS then i could do a clean install without having to format my whole harddrive. i've never had any problems with ...