Partitions for HDD & SSD - Optimal Setup with System Installed on SSD

Hello
If I have HDD and SSD, is it good to do partitions on HDD? The system will be installed on the SSD.
Thanks in advance

Personally, I create partitions on a disk, even to have a relative order, except if it is necessary to format one of them, I do not lose data from the whole disk.

In my opinion, no sense as SSD is to be only on the system.

GKarol99 wrote:

HDD drive

And the disk capacity is a state secret?
SSD does not share, because it does not make sense.

HDD 1TB
SSD 120GB for starters
I do not intend to share the SSD, I mean HDD

You can divide 1 TB into even programs and data ...

Dividing a disk into a partition for "something" and a partition for "something else" has one major disadvantage. Changing the proportion of this division after it is made is very difficult. One partition will usually fill up sooner, and the other will be replaced. In connection with this then the next logical step is to match the partition, on which everything is left as it flies.

The assumption that the division is made to keep order in this case falls.

Instead of dividing the disk into partitions, it is better to leave one large and create folders in the main directory for anything and in this way to make a division. The whole place is available for everything. However, being able to do any number of folders and not having to guess how much they will occupy in a while, it's probably easier to organize.

But what does he like. Having SSD and HDD on both I would set up one partition of the maximum size - which does not mean that cutting any disk on the part is an incorrect approach.

dt1 wrote:

I would set up one partition of the maximum size

Well, that's it. I also have 2TB discs in one piece.

dt1 wrote:

create folders in the main directory for anything and in this way make a division.

exactly

I'm being stupid ... For just because MFT will tell you papa and you have all the data, and you lose some of it ...

Piotr160292 wrote:

MFT will tell you papa and you have all the data

If you can not recover after such a small damage, it's your business and you can even divide yourself into one hundred parts

I can - DMDE or testdisk and driving, but not everyone is experienced enough, and not everyone can afford to recover on the site. I have had a problem that the partition was not seen as RAW, but it disappeared completely and I had no problem with entering it back into the MFT and reconstructing the file system ...

I think it's a personal matter, who likes it. Personally, I have divided SSD (250GB) into a system + programs / games, and I have only one partition on HDD 1TB and 500GB.

In your case, there is no need to share HDD. All you have to do is defragment the HDD from time to time, in any case it should be done ...

Two issues should be considered here.
1 - Partitioning a disk increases data security.
As mentioned above, it is always possible to format one of the partitions or use it for other purposes, e.g. a different operating system, SSD backup, etc.
2 - Copying data between partitions is very slow, so you do not have to waste a lot of time in sorting and moving files.

And in so doing, the author's question:

GKarol99 wrote:

is the point to make partitions on HDD?

You have to make partitions to use the disk, and if it's one, two or more, it's your will.

I forgot to refer to this:

dt1 wrote:

Dividing a disk into a partition for "something" and a partition for "something else" has one major disadvantage. Changing the proportion of this division after it is made is very difficult.

This is very interesting, because I personally often narrowed and expanded both the partitions with data and programs, and the system, and practically never had any problems with it. I wrote practically because one time I had an action from my father with a laptop, that after MFT's interference with the partition system, one partition disappeared, but after rebuilding the MFT everything was ok. Personally, I carry out such operations using Easus partition master ... There is one principle . If there is an interference with the size of the partition, this partition should be defragmented and practically the chances of being released are zero at this point ... Of course, we are talking about magnetic disks, because in the case of SSD it is a bad idea to defragment partitions. Even defragmentation programs do not allow such an operation if they determine that the partition belongs to the SSD.

There is nothing interesting in this statement. Changing the division is not impossible, it is difficult and it is not the safest operation. A colleague within the framework of security prefers to make several partitions, because he may some time damage, I prefer not to change the partition divisions when they are given - because the chance of their damage is even greater. So I do not see any interesting or new insights here.

Whatever, whatever. You can do DFT MFT VIA DMDE and the problem does not have ...

The only thing to be happy is that the colleague can copy the MFT (knowing exactly how much it takes) and that in case of a failed file transfer operation, if the size of the partition is reduced, the colleague will be able to do something with his copy of the MFT.

I still think that this type of surgery is not safe and I avoid it if possible.