James Knott said the following on 12/29/2009 08:38 AM:
When I got my ThinkPad a few years ago, I repartioned the drive so I could have both Linux and XP on it. I also created a FAT32 partition, which I moved the "My Documents" folder to. This allows me to read & write documents from either OS.
The idea of having /home and "user's stuff" on a separate partition from "the system" goes way, way back; I recall seeing it in default installs in the late 1970s and early 1980s on UNIX V6 and V7 systems, where the /usr was more comprehensive, before we had a /home. Where possible we put that on a separate spindle. Why Windows does not ship with a disk ready partitioned for C: (the system) and D: (the user data) I don't know. The people I know at HP and IBM ranging from senior managers down to salesmen - the non-techie/non-geek people - have all done that or requested it done for their machines and laptops. At the very last it simplifies backups! While I strongly advocate Linux I've also cleaned up or installed Windows for friends, and set up a D: -for data partition. When I explain why I never seem to get an argument, rather I get asked why Microsoft doesn't do that already since its so obviously sensible. Perhaps that's a crack in the wall of Microsoft into which Linux can move ... -- Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty. -- Albert Einstein -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org