[cybergum]

Once a month? I do it about once a year I think I'm going to start doing that a BIT more often

[flavallee]

Run Scandisk and Disk Defragmenter both about once a month. Once a year is way too long to wait.

Frank's Windows 95/98 Tips

This is what I recommend -- create another partition. If you download or make/change a lot of files, your hard drive will get fragmented a lot faster. If you create another partition, then you can put all those files on the second partition, and your first partition will basically never get fragmented. Your second partition might get fragmented, but your first one will work fine, especially your important files, programs, etc. Save all your photos, documents, videos, music, etc., to the second partition. I use this especially at the community center because people download movies there, and the hard drive can get fragmented REEEAAALLY quickly!

Yea, and you can backup all your files to the second partition if you want to reinstall windows. you don't have to have/use a CDRW or zip, tape, laser, etc. drive to back up your files, just back them up to the second partition.

[Super-D-38]

Well I noticed a speed increase when I tryed evidence eliminator.

I defrag whenever I think about it, or when I install or remove a big file or program.

Another thing.... how does one make a partition? Not that I could but it would be nice to know.


Win98 Cyrix 6x86 266 and a 2gig HD 32MB RAM
I need all the space and speed I can get! (LOL)

Hello there,

Yes, how do you make a partition? (Remember, I am a real beginner and wold need careful instruction). Do you need to purchase something like Partition Magic or can one be created without such a program?

Bye,
T2

[Subnet Mask]

Partition Magic is my favorite and has never caused any damage when I've used it.

It is possible to partition your disk without such a program, but there are a number of other problems that you will encounter.

[brendandonhu]

You can partition with DOS but its complicated and I think it has to delete everything on the drive.

Subnet Mask & Brendan - Thanks. Looks as though Partition Magic is the way to go.

T2

[brendandonhu]

OK but its pricey so maybe someone else knows a cheaper solution?

[$teve]

Originally posted by cybergum:
Once a month? I do it about once a year I think I'm going to start doing that a BIT more often

well.......i would advice doing it a little more often

or "cybergum" may be your connection

[$teve]

Originally posted by cybergum:
Once a month? I do it about once a year I think I'm going to start doing that a BIT more often

well.......i would advice doing it a little more often

or "cybergum" may be your connection

[Tushman]

Tuppence2,

If you were doing a clean install, i would recommend that you make your partitions using a DOS utility called fdisk. It comes w/ every Win98 boot disk, or you can find it on the OS CD.

However, sounds like what you're trying to do is create partitions after the fact, i.e. after the OS has been installed. In which case a proggie like Partition Magic (already mentioned here) is a great tool. Recommended by many for it's reliability and effectiveness. However, if you're on a tight budget, you can use a freeware called Ranish. I'm sorry i don't have the link for it anymore as I use PM 7.0; but i'm sure you can do a Google search for it and find it that way.

[pyritechips]

I highly recommend multiple partitions. If you have to format because of a bad OS crash you have to go through the process of saving everything onto disc. I have my OS and software on C, D is reserved and all my files are on E, which is a separate HDD. The entire 1st HDD (C & D) can blow up and all my files are safe on another HDD.

Here is something which I have done: I save my OS cabs on all drives. Just last weekend I reformatted. I didn't even have to use CD-ROM support! All I did was copy cabs to C from E, then run setup! Sure was fast. It way faster than having to copy from the CD and way-way! faster than trying to install from the CD (Yawn!). My next experiment will be to try to install an OS directly from E onto C just to see if it can be done as how fast it is...

Your second partition might get fragmented, but your first one will work fine

This is one thing I have to disagre with. I never put any files on C - only the OS and my apps, yet when I defrag it's always the drive that's fragged the most! Does anybody know why?

~Jim

Thanks Tushman for the info and Ranish program. Don't know whether I am "brave" enough to try partioning yet, but I can learn about it beforehand!!

Sounds interesting, pyritechips!

T2