Windows Partitioning a hard drive.

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  1. wufer

    wufer What's a Dremel?

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    If i put a 70gb partition on a new hd, to fit windows7 into, what do i do with the unallocated part of the hard drive that is left.

    Cheers.
     
    wufer, 24 Jan 2014
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  2. CrapBag

    CrapBag Multimodder

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    Make it into an extra partition and use it for storage.
     
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  3. itrush07

    itrush07 Minimodder

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    I usually use it for backup purposes..
     
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  4. deathtaker27

    deathtaker27 Modder

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    I would personally use the extra partition for data so that if Windows does mess up you can re-install it without losing any data.

    Personal preference here but a backup to me should always be on a different hard drive as if your backing up to the same hard drive and the drive fails you lose your original copy of your data and the backup copy of your data
     
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