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05.28.2008 at 11:44AM PDT, ID: 23439144
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For a business PC, why would I partition the HDD?

Asked by soyproduct in Computer Hard Drives, Windows XP Operating System, Disk Partition Tools

I order Windows PCs for my company. All are for general-use computing, nothing fancy.  All user files are stored on our file server, not the local HDs.

Is there any PRACTICAL reason for me to partition the hard drives? I usually set them up with a 250GB HD, not partitioned at all.

I know for a power-user computer, partitioning is a good idea, a little extra speed, etc.

But for general use, are there any real advantages to partitioning?
I've heard "yes" implied, but for the life of me I cannot see why.

thanks for any advice...

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