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Do operating systems run faster on smaller hard disk partitions?

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Mar 15, 20267310 views
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If I partition my hard disk, is my computer going to perform faster/better? In other words, the smaller the active partition is (the partition with the operating system), the faster the operating system? Is this true? Why?

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No, it's the opposite effect: By partitioning, your performance will decrease. Your disk head will have to pass all the empty space from the current partition and the other partitions to get a file from a partition at the end, if all files were on a…

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