Ok, one IBM Deskstar 45GB (still smooth for 2 years!). Originally just one big NTFS partition for 2k. Got sick and tired of moving all my data (divx, mp3's, etc) over to someone else's PC over 10/100 ...

Hey guys. Question as thread topic, and add "what would cause it to use a ridiculously small block size"?<BR><BR>I have two hard drives in my system. A 40GB with three partitions; Windows XP (ntfs) ...

Leo knows that data is safer if you don’t keep it on the same partition as Windows and your programs. Last week I explained fixing this in XP; now I’ll tackle Vista. Restoring Windows to its brand-new ...

Messing around with the hard drive’s structure is high on my list of the most unpleasant things to do with a computer. However, my basic do-it-myself credo is to never pay a computer shop guy to do ...

Cedric Crawley wants to keep Windows 7 and his applications in one partition, and his data in another. Creating a separate data partition protects both your system and your data. See Reasons to ...