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    Partitions in M1330

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by moonBEAM, Mar 7, 2008.

  1. moonBEAM

    moonBEAM Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just formatted my computer and reinstalled Windows Vista I have the C drive Partition(229GB) and the Media Direct Partition (3GB) on my hard disc. I have a 250GB hard Disc and was wondering where the 21GB was and how can i get it back.

    I am probably going to reformat again, one partition for the OS and Programs and another partition for my music,movies,data etc. I don't know How much space should I allocate to the OS/Program partition. If Vista took 15GB to install would I need to make the partition say, 20GB so I can install my programs, such as antivirus, drivers, backup,etc?
     
    moonBEAM, Mar 7, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    A 250 HDD only has ~232 actual GBs. Decimal v. Binary.

    You need to allocate enough space for Vista + all your programs and applications.
     
    Lithus, Mar 7, 2008
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