Benefits Of Creating More Than One Partition
Welcome again my friends ! I think you read my post on how to create more than one partition on your PC. I think you have already created some partitions on your computer. But why ? Why you should create more than one partition ? Well, there are many benefits of creating multiple partition but today I'll tell you best 4 benefits.
1. Allows 2 Operating Systems in One Computer
One of the most awesome thing that multiple partitions would allow you to do is having two operating systems installed on your computer. Well, you might not really need to do this but there are people who would like to do so. For instance, you can install Windows 7 in one partition then Windows 8.1 on the other.
Having two partitions is needed in order to separate all system files and other information in each operating system. Two operating systems in one computer is called “Dual Boot” and if you want to learn how it is done, you can find tutorial from web that shows the steps in creating dual boot configuration on a Windows computer. However I'll make a complete guide on how to dual boot in my upcoming posts.
2. Keeps Your Important Files Safe in Case Your Computer Fails
Another important use of an extra partition is it can serve as a separate storage for your personal and other crucial files. Just think of it as a safe vault where your precious files will be stored away from the partition where your operating system is installed. You never really know when a virus would infect your computer and destroy system files or cause data loss so you need to create a safe place where you can store these important files. There are many ways in doing this. For instance, you can purchase a portable hard drive where you will store all your precious files or take advantage of a cloud storage service like OneDrive or Dropbox.
However, if you want a quick access to all your important files without the need of accessing any cloud storage account or attaching a storage device to your computer then creating another partition would be a great idea.Having at least two partitions where the operating system is installed in one and your personal files stored in the other ensures that your files would still be able to be recovered even at the event of a system failure that would need Windows to be re-installed.
3. Organizing Files is Made Easier
Having only one partition to handle everything can be very stressful. Just imaging the folders, files and all the other stuff that will be stored in it. As you use your computer in creating documents, copying files from your smartphone or tablet and downloading different stuff from the Internet, it would also have the tendency to become disorganized and messy. This is why having more than one partition becomes an advantage. For instance, you can choose to store downloaded files into the other partition instead of having it placed in your system drive partition.You can organize files easier in this manner than having only one partition which contains a long list of files and folders that can become very hard to sort out when you try to look for something in it.
4. More Than One Partition Improves Performance
According to an article published in Wikipedia, hard drives prefer small chunks of data being processed in it which are stored in different partitions than having to deal with it in a bigger sized partition. This actually means that having more than one partition in your computer can improve system performance. The boost is not that match but it can be a good way in preventing errors on your disk. For instance, creating a partition that is 20-30% of the total size of the hard disk allows a process called “short stroking” to take place where the number of delays in positioning the head for reading data is reduced significantly thereby improving the processing capability of your computer.
Thank you for reading this until the end !
Creating more partitions can be really useful. If you use a same computer for your personal use and your business it will become really messy. Also this way you can prevent from lossing data. So, what do you think ? Like to create some partitions ? Read this post for complete guide. See you tomorrow with a new Cyber Security tutorial. Don't forget to read it !
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