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    ASUS UL30Vt-A1 Partitions

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by nedjinski, Jul 27, 2010.

  1. nedjinski

    nedjinski Newbie

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    a newb question -

    I got a UL30Vt-A1 recently and noticed that the hard drive is already partitioned into a C: and D: drive.
    it looks like everything is on the C: drive and the D: drive is empty.
    Asus is calling the D: drive 'DATA' and it is about 332 GB which is most of the hard drives' capacity.
    what is the best way to use the D: drive?
    do I wait until the C: drive is full? or intentionally start putting files over to it?
    is it intended to be used for audio/movie-video storage? or for (il)legal downloads, etc?
    what was Asus' design idea for this?
     
    nedjinski, Jul 27, 2010
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Having 2 partitions on the hard drive is usually a better idea for file management such that if one partition has errors, your files on the other partition should be safe. You can save anything on any partition you wish.
     
    David, Jul 27, 2010
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