Help formating laptop HDD

abhibh · 5th August 2007, 19:27

Hi,

I am gonna format my laptop HDD after 2 years now as my laptop has become damn slow. Its 40 GB and NTFS. Only 7 GB space is left on it and i am gonna copy all the stuff to my other HDD.

Now the problem is i was thinking of partitioning it. 1 partition 10 GB and other 27 GB. So that next time i can format the 10 GB and install windows again.

But i read that NTFS file system does not work good with partitions and system will tend to become slow.

So should i partition the HDD and go with NTFS or FAT32. Anyone here partitioned their laptop HDD and using NTFS ?

Thanks.

SumitB · 5th August 2007, 19:35

I have 3 laptops here and all are NTFS formatted. No problems with any one of them.

Steeroid · 5th August 2007, 19:45

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Originally Posted by abhibh

Anyone here partitioned their laptop HDD and using NTFS ?

Mine crashed over the weekend and I had to reformat the OS partition using NTFS. It used to be FAT32 earlier - I still cant comment on performance, though.

esteem_lover · 5th August 2007, 20:23

I would recommend having just one partition instead of 2 or 3.

dinar · 5th August 2007, 20:37

I have been using NTFS for past4 years on my desktop as well as laptop...there are no problems. go ahead and do it. partition 1 10 Gb, is good idea, I do the same for all my computers, it's easy to reformat if there is any problem.

hemanthisgreat · 6th August 2007, 08:27

what operating system would u be installing on ur laptop. if u are installing linux, then fat is the recommended format. if windows then ntfs it is. if u are thinking of installing both linux and windows, then u should leave the required unpartioned space for linux and the rest should be ntfs for windows.

safari_lover · 6th August 2007, 11:18

10 GB of NTFS for OS is an good idea. If you intend to install Linux as well then do have a FAT partition as well, it can be accessed from both the OS.
By the way, I would suggest 5 GB for OS instead of 10, thats wat I do on my Desktop and Laptop.

sujaylahiri · 6th August 2007, 12:50

Use a program called Acronis Disk Director Suite, or Acronis Partition Manager.

Zappo · 6th August 2007, 13:39

There is no such known problems with NTFS and partitioned discs AFAIK. I have two laptops with NTFS and both have partitions. In fact it is a good idea to have a small partition of around 10gb for your OS and other installations. You should not use it for any data storage. This way you keep the softwares and the data on your machines cleanly segregated. Tomorrow even if your OS crashes you will not loose any data.

speedmiester · 6th August 2007, 13:49

Go ahead with NTFS partition, it doesn't result in any performance related issues. Both my laptops are using the NTFS format for last 2 years.

Ajaybiz · 6th August 2007, 13:54

Man format it and install the OS probably u r using XP so NTFS then use Partition Magic to create partation as per your choice very good S/W and any time you can change the size of partition as well.

5th August 2007, 19:27	#1
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Help formating laptop HDD Hi, I am gonna format my laptop HDD after 2 years now as my laptop has become damn slow. Its 40 GB and NTFS. Only 7 GB space is left on it and i am gonna copy all the stuff to my other HDD. Now the problem is i was thinking of partitioning it. 1 partition 10 GB and other 27 GB. So that next time i can format the 10 GB and install windows again. But i read that NTFS file system does not work good with partitions and system will tend to become slow. So should i partition the HDD and go with NTFS or FAT32. Anyone here partitioned their laptop HDD and using NTFS ? Thanks.
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5th August 2007, 19:35	#2
SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 986 Thanked: 263 Times	I have 3 laptops here and all are NTFS formatted. No problems with any one of them.
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5th August 2007, 20:23	#4
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	I would recommend having just one partition instead of 2 or 3.
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5th August 2007, 20:37	#5
dinar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: goa Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 57 Times	I have been using NTFS for past4 years on my desktop as well as laptop...there are no problems. go ahead and do it. partition 1 10 Gb, is good idea, I do the same for all my computers, it's easy to reformat if there is any problem.
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6th August 2007, 08:27	#6
hemanthisgreat BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 594 Thanked: 50 Times View My Garage	what operating system would u be installing on ur laptop. if u are installing linux, then fat is the recommended format. if windows then ntfs it is. if u are thinking of installing both linux and windows, then u should leave the required unpartioned space for linux and the rest should be ntfs for windows.
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6th August 2007, 11:18	#7
safari_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bengaluru / Bagdal Posts: 1,135 Thanked: 685 Times	10 GB of NTFS for OS is an good idea. If you intend to install Linux as well then do have a FAT partition as well, it can be accessed from both the OS. By the way, I would suggest 5 GB for OS instead of 10, thats wat I do on my Desktop and Laptop.
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6th August 2007, 12:50	#8
sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Use a program called Acronis Disk Director Suite, or Acronis Partition Manager.
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6th August 2007, 13:39	#9
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,699 Times	There is no such known problems with NTFS and partitioned discs AFAIK. I have two laptops with NTFS and both have partitions. In fact it is a good idea to have a small partition of around 10gb for your OS and other installations. You should not use it for any data storage. This way you keep the softwares and the data on your machines cleanly segregated. Tomorrow even if your OS crashes you will not loose any data.
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6th August 2007, 13:49	#10
speedmiester Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 6,631 Times	Go ahead with NTFS partition, it doesn't result in any performance related issues. Both my laptops are using the NTFS format for last 2 years.
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6th August 2007, 13:54	#11
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 320 Times View My Garage	Man format it and install the OS probably u r using XP so NTFS then use Partition Magic to create partation as per your choice very good S/W and any time you can change the size of partition as well.
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