Comments on: How to Save the PC, or at Least Your Bacon http://technologizer.com/2009/09/21/how-to-save-the-pc-or-at-least-your-bacon/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Video maker http://technologizer.com/2009/09/21/how-to-save-the-pc-or-at-least-your-bacon/comment-page-1/#comment-112008 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:09:05 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=17442#comment-112008 We should always make a back up for our pC. how ever you have also expained it very well. :)

]]> By: Backlin http://technologizer.com/2009/09/21/how-to-save-the-pc-or-at-least-your-bacon/comment-page-1/#comment-26287 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:39:55 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=17442#comment-26287 I always created a second smaller partition just for the operating system. For Windows, it makes an upgrade install much easier; but I still use clean install more. And each time before I clean-install, I clone the partition to an external hard drive just in case something happens.

Another thing I like about this idea is apps from both OSes can edit data on the data partition, provided both can read and write in the format the partition is in. I accomplished this in Windows and OSX using NTFS-3G in OSX. I even through Ubuntu on another partition just to see if it writes to NTFS; it does.

]]> By: Barb McMillen http://technologizer.com/2009/09/21/how-to-save-the-pc-or-at-least-your-bacon/comment-page-1/#comment-26283 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:15:52 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=17442#comment-26283 More than once, I have saved my behind by partitioning a large hard drive and placing the system files on one and the data files on another partition. I recall under XP’s various upgrades and various software venders changing/adding whatever.dll to the system directory that I ran out of space. Also, [programs defaulted to the c:\documents directory. I’ve moved to a MAC and haven’t partitioned the hard drive for fear of running into a ‘how big’ issue and a software defaults issue.

]]> By: Richard Mackey http://technologizer.com/2009/09/21/how-to-save-the-pc-or-at-least-your-bacon/comment-page-1/#comment-26280 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:45:17 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=17442#comment-26280 Often I will create a second partition on a computer I have nuked & paved, then, once all apps are loaded, re-direct the various accounts’ “My Documents” shortcuts to folders on that partition. When the system is so equipped, it will be on a separate HDD altogether. If the system needs a N&P again the docs are still on that separate part. and all that’s missing are emails and program settings (everything but docs remain in “Docs & Settings on 1st part.) Makes life easier for me, and easier for the customer to perform backups.

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