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I was in a Paq (still looking for it) with 3+ experts and it was decided that more than 2 partitions is a bad idea
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I was in a Paq (still looking for it) with 3+ experts and it was decided that more than 2 partitions is a bad idea

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The standard (old-fashioned) way is to make one primary partition and one extended to fill up the disk. Inside the extended partition you create logical units. Unless you start shuffling the drive letters around and other experimental activities, there are no problems with more than two logical drives (&quot;partitions&quot;).<br />
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The standard (old-fashioned) way is to make one primary partition and one extended to fill up the disk. Inside the extended partition you create logical units. Unless you start shuffling the drive letters around and other experimental activities, there are no problems with more than two logical drives ("partitions").
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On a XP system I had C:(20GB) and D:(60GB).<br />
With Partition Magic (DOS ver.) I can split D into E,F,G each one with 20GB as follow:<br />
1. All as primary partitions NTFS.<br />
2.E,F,G as logical partitions of an extended partition.<br />
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Which one are more convenient(advantages and disadvantages)<br />
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Thanks
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On a XP system I had C:(20GB) and D:(60GB).
With Partition Magic (DOS ver.) I can split D into E,F,G each one with 20GB as follow:
1. All as primary partitions NTFS.
2.E,F,G as logical partitions of an extended partition.

Which one are more convenient(advantages and disadvantages)

Thanks

Primary partition vs Extended partition

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.