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PartitionsIs there a limit for number of partions on a 500 giga HD?
brume***@hotmail.com Bruce wrote:
> Is there a limit for number of partions on a 500 giga HD? Not really - at least not one you should ever reach and the drive actually be useful in any fashion. And the size of the drive has little to nothing to do with how many partitions you could have on it. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html you can make lots of partitions but its not very useful to do so unless you
are trying to achieve something very specific. Show quote "Bruce" <brume***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uAkOYQWAIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Is there a limit for number of partions on a 500 giga HD? > > > brume***@hotmail.com > On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:11:16 -0500, "Bruce" <brume***@hotmail.com> It has nothing to do with the size of the drive. The limit on thewrote: > Is there a limit for number of partions on a 500 giga HD? number of partitions is four. However, note that extended partitions can be divided into any number of logical drives. Very often, most of us use the word "partition" loosely, where we really mean "logical drives." -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup > It has nothing to do with the size of the drive. The limit on the What happens when you run out of letters of the alphabet for the purpose > number of partitions is four. > > However, note that extended partitions can be divided into any number > of logical drives. Very often, most of us use the word "partition" > loosely, where we really mean "logical drives." of referring to such logical drives? Swifty wrote:
> What happens when you run out of letters of the alphabet for the You connect them as directories.> purpose of referring to such logical drives? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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