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Is partitioning hard drives on Mac OS X recommended or advisable?

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Mar 15, 20264132 views
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I'm using Mac OS X more and more, having come from Windows XP. Since Win9x I've been partitioning my drives into C and D partitions. C is the Systems/Programs partition, D is for Data. The reasons being that it is easier to back up data and when the eventual re-install of Windows is necessary, I ju…

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There is certainly no problem with creating another partition for your user data (home folder). In fact, this is a very common thing to do on *nix based operating systems. To do this, just follow Chealion's instructions: Go to the Accounts Preferenc…

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