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<blockquote data-quote="MC Hammer" data-source="post: 276630" data-attributes="member: 22714"><p>I've been wondering this same issue myself, as a soon-to-be iMac user. My Mac will have a 500GB hard drive and somehow it just feels kinda weird to have it all just in one huge chunk. Maybe it's my Windows heritage or something, I dunno..</p><p></p><p>Anyway.. I don't know how Mac handles the partitions and hard disks for that matter but from my Windows experiences point of view I'd still like to keep my 60+ GB worth of mp3's and other important files on a separate partition than the OS itself in the case of reinstalling the OS.</p><p></p><p>At least with Windows, if I'm keeping all my stuff (apps and files) on the same partition as the operating system, I'm playing with some serious fire (and most likely to get myself burned :bomb<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>In short, are there any particular pros and/or cons to have the HD sliced and diced?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MC Hammer, post: 276630, member: 22714"] I've been wondering this same issue myself, as a soon-to-be iMac user. My Mac will have a 500GB hard drive and somehow it just feels kinda weird to have it all just in one huge chunk. Maybe it's my Windows heritage or something, I dunno.. Anyway.. I don't know how Mac handles the partitions and hard disks for that matter but from my Windows experiences point of view I'd still like to keep my 60+ GB worth of mp3's and other important files on a separate partition than the OS itself in the case of reinstalling the OS. At least with Windows, if I'm keeping all my stuff (apps and files) on the same partition as the operating system, I'm playing with some serious fire (and most likely to get myself burned :bomb:) In short, are there any particular pros and/or cons to have the HD sliced and diced? [/QUOTE]
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