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Hi All

Running Win XP Pro.

Currently got an 80GB HDD installed, but running out of space (8GB left) and need to install Colin Macrea 4 & COD 4.

Just bought a 500GB HDD. Nice fast Western Digital 16MB Cache job.

So here is the question:

1) Do I partition up the new hard drive and move the Windows install onto the new drive? I have a licenced copy of Norton Ghost and it allows me to upgrade my HDD in this way.

2) Do I partition up the new hard drive and move only the DATA onto that partition, plus install any new games onto the new HDD, leaving the existing 80GB primarily running just the Windows Operating System and key programs like MS Word etc? This will knock a good 22 to 30 GB off the existing 80GB drive, leaving plenty of space.

3) FYI Im planning on setting up some smaller partitions for a Norton Ghost image of both Operating System partition and Data partition

Going to work on this tonight and weekend, so please let me know your thoughts. Also anything around swap file size etc would be appreciated.

Cheers

Brett

boxst

These days I tend to have just one partition with all 500gb on it.

Steve

jpor

iTrader: (1)

I would obviously use a faster HDD for the XP installation, so it will boot up and run faster for you. So I would go with the move XP to new HDD and use the 80GB drive for games installs/data/backups.

James Neill

iTrader: (1)

I'd just use the 500GB drive for everything. It'll be much faster that the older 80GB drive.

I'd then keep the 80GB dirve in the machine and schedule every night a backup of my important data from the 500GB drive to the 80GB drive. Safe in the knowledge I'd then only lose a days work if my drive screwed up.

jowl

I'm inclined to agree with the above.

Daz34

Perhaps also put a small partition on the 80Gb hard drive and have your system use the space for its page file. Would be a shame not to.