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Why is it important to not store a backup of drive C on another partition on the same hard drive?
DanJMG2k
If you store your backup of your C:\ drive (which is usually where all your files, photos, etc are stored) on another (logical) partition on the same physical drive (C:\) and this is where you store your backup, if the drive should fail you would lose both the original files AND the backup as well. This is because they both reside on the SAME physical drive. Buy an inexpensive thumb drive or external hard drive and store your backups there. This way is the C:\ drive fails, you still have your backup files (on the external or flash (thumb) drive).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agobecause when a hard drive crashes, most likely all partitions go down together and you will have lost your data and your backup.
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∙ 11y agoIf the drive becomes unreachable, you will have lost your originals and your backup at the same time.
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∙ 7y agoIf the drive fails then you could loose everything -- your data and the backup. You you have your backup on a separate drive
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Why is it important to not store a back up of drive c on another partition on the same hard drive?
Because a physical failure of the hard drive would wipe out the backup. 2.When a Hard drive crashes, most likely all partitions go down and you will have lost your data and your backup. Back up to another media and, for extra safety, store it at an off-site location.
How do you delete a partition on a hard drive and incorporate the memory to make one drive for example a C-drive with 30G ten of which is a D partition into one C-drive with 30G?
You might be looking for a partition resizer. That will allow you to change the size of either partition. I'd backup the data on both before you do though, just in case.
What is another name for a logical drive?
Another common name for a logical drive is a partition.
If you have extremely important document files on the drive that you cannot afford to loose What do you do first?
Take backup copies, both on the drive and on another format.
The properties dialog box for a partition or volume gives you quick access to which drive tools?
Error checking, Defragmentation and Backup
What is laptop backup?
A Capability For Restoring Data On A Non-Reformatable Partition. (Drive(i.e. C:\ , D:\ Etc.)) -Razgriz
How do you partition 500 GB external hard drive into three partitions?
You should not have to partition an external hard drive, especially with that much space. if you must partition the drive, you can download a partition manager like PartitionGuru online, and most of these programs are for free. They can partition hard drive, external hard drive and USB flash drive. But you have to read tutorials first before partitioning anything. If you have important files on the drive, you should backup files first.
How do you make a hidden recovery partition?
You can save a hidden recovery partition either on your hard drive or on a flash drive, all it is a backup in case your computer ever crashes. To make it you should be able to choose to create a recovery on your computers system settings.
What partition is the active partition of the hard drive?
The system partition(a partition where the operating system is installed) is the active partition of the Hard Drive
What is the difference between Hard partition and Soft partition in Mac OS X?
A hard partition restructures the disc and each partition is recognised as a separate disc. A soft partition allows the operating system to recognise the partitions as separate discs but without changing the structure of the drive. Remember to always backup the contents of a disc before partitioning - even with a soft partition.
Can you have a mac OS on a hard drive and windows on another?
Yes you can have the Mac OS on one drive and Windows on another drive. Or you can partition a single hard drive and have both on the same drive.
Where is the partition table on a hard drive found?
Most of the time the boot partition and the system partition are the same partition on the drive C.
