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    Need Samsung laptop partition help ...

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by floete, Oct 20, 2011.

  1. floete

    floete Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got a new Series 3 15.6" laptop, model NP300-V5A-A02US, and have a question about the partitions. During setup, i just went with the defaults but i'm not sure if that's what i should have done. the c: disk with all the programs on it, windows, etc, has 270gb total; this is also where i have all my documents and movies and so forth. the empty d: drive has 406 gb on it. and the recovery drive is hidden.

    i mean, should i be putting all my user data on the d: drive to keep it separate from the system and program files? or what? or should i attempt to combine the partitions? or just leave well enough alone?

    thanks!
     
    floete, Oct 20, 2011
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    luisqcosta Notebook Enthusiast

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    in my case i keep everything separated. if i need to format, i know i have my documents, pictures and downloads in a separate partition and they're safe.
    imho it agilizes safety and time.

    my 2 cents :)
     
    luisqcosta, Oct 20, 2011
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    I also keep my user files in a separate partition to the operating system. Samsung Recovery Solution also puts user backups of C: onto D:.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Oct 21, 2011
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    floete Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks!

    Luis: if you have to reformat, you can just reformat that one partition?

    John: so if i keep things the way they are, i could just have SRS backup everything to the d drive? just curious.

    i've i wanted to move everything to do the d: drive, is it as simple as copy/paste from one partition to the other? i take it you're not putting the entire user file over on d:. what parts of it are you putting there?
     
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    Maybe SRS has changed recently but recovery of C: (or reinstallation of the factory image) would replace whatever was on C:

    Give it a try. Regular user backups of C: would mean that you don't lose much in the event of a calamity (but I also recommend backing up anything that matters onto an external drive - HDDs can, and do, die)

    My My Documents folder is on F:! My HDD structure has 5 partitions for historical reasons. Also, I don't like my files buried under Users/John/... It's further to go digging.

    John
     
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