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Re: Martin Walker's articles on partitioning
      22/09/10 05:28 PM
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On a Mac, partitioning only makes sense if you want to create more than one bootable partition on the same disk. In this case, partitioning is inevitable. Other than that, partitioning is a waste of available disk space.

I used to partition two 500GB drives in my Mac Pro, because I thought it would help with organising different types of files. In the end, all it did was give me more folders to sift through, and I also had to constantly take into account the reduced available space on individual partitions. It was a complete waste of time and effort.

Even on the most demanding projects, I find I never reach drive speed limits. (I use dedicated drives for System, Audio, Samples and personal files such as photos). I'm much more likely to come up against RAM or CPU limitations.

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* Martin Walker's articles on partitioning David Topple 21/09/10 09:54 PM
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. * Re: Martin Walker's articles on partitioning Andi   23/09/10 10:49 PM
. * Re: Martin Walker's articles on partitioning Martin WalkerModerator   22/09/10 07:54 PM
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. * Re: Martin Walker's articles on partitioning desmond   22/09/10 07:07 PM
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