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separate data files and operating system

allow the computer to be dual booted

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Can you use a hard disk without partitioning it?

Yes


Can you use a hard disk without partitioning it and how?

yeah, you may have your whole hard disk as one partition. That won't be very smart though.


Where can one purchase disk partitioning software?

There are different various places where one can purchase disk partitioning software. There are disk partitioning software available on Amazon such as Partition Commander 10. Some other places that one can buy disk partitioning software are Ease US and Partition Wizard.


What utilities are included for partitioning hard drives?

Some common utilities for partitioning hard drives include Disk Management (Windows), Disk Utility (Mac), and GParted (Linux). These utilities allow you to create, resize, delete, and format partitions on your hard drive.


One day you use the partition program to partition C Drive machine turn off for some reason half way through now you you turn on machine it say no operation system re run recovery disk not work why?

Okay, if the machine lost power during the partitioning process, you will have to start over with the partitioning as all the data on the hard disk will be scrambled. The process of partitioning modifies the data structure on the hard disk in very fundamental ways, interrupting this process halfway through will leave the hard disk with corrupted or missing partitions. Most likely all partitions will need to be removed and redone. Removing corrupted partitions may require a low-level format.


How do you remove a partition on a hard drive running Windows 2000 without reformatting the hard disk?

There are several partitioning products available that are easy and intuitive to use.


What is the difference between partitioning and formatting?

disk partitioning is the act of dividing a hard disk into multiple logical storage units referred to mas part ions to treat one disk as if it were multiple disks. disk formatting is the process of preparing a data storage disk for initial use.


What is disk sanitizer?

DS is a secure way to wipe a hard disk for security reason


What is it when you Divide a single disk into multiple logical volumes?

This is called "partitioning".


How to partition the hard drive of Mac Pro with mountain lion os x?

Use Disk Utility to format or partition hard drives. You should back up the drive before formatting or partitioning.


Why the capacity of hard disk is very large as compared to floppy disk?

The reason is that the technology of the days the floppy disk was not as advanced as of today.


What type of hard drive does not require partitioning?

All hard drives require partitioning. Most have one big partition, and come that way from the store.