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    Aug 16, 2006, 02:05 PM
    Partition or not?
    I have a Maxtor hard drive with 41 GB of free space and 16GB of used space.It never really differs from this. Should I compress the drive which is a option in the Properties folder for the drive or partition and if so how?
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    Aug 16, 2006, 02:17 PM
    With stats like that I wouldn't do either.
    As space doesn't seem to be an issue there's no need to compress.
    All that compression would really do is slow your system down.
    You could partition if you wanted as a learning experience, but again, unless there is a pressing need, I wouldn't bother.
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    Aug 16, 2006, 02:30 PM
    Thank you for such a fast response.
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