Partition VS library - the less Windows7 partitions the better

Windows 7 (hereafter referred to as Win7) is how to partition properly, and there are many different opinions. Many friends choose to follow the habit of Windows XP (hereafter referred to as WinXP), and classify hard disks according to different uses such as system, download, game, music and movie. Divided into three to five partitions. However, in the new Win7 system has introduced a new concept of "library", then the disk partition is the same as before, to divide a lot of partitions?

To judge who is reasonable, we should first understand the file management methods in Win7 and WinXP. In WinXP, managing files means organizing these files in different folders and subfolders. Therefore, it is generally customary to put different types of files in different partitions, which is easier to find and manage. After long-term practice testing, it proves that this is a reasonable approach. However, when it comes to Win7, the file management method is very different. In addition to organizing files in different folders and subfolders, the biggest improvement of Win7 is that you can use the library to organize and access files, regardless of where they are stored. . Then let us know more about the library.

What is a library?

The library is a new file management model in Win7 that centrally manages documents, music, pictures and other files. In some ways, a library is similar to a traditional folder, such as viewing files in a library in exactly the same way as a folder. But unlike folders, libraries can collect files stored anywhere, which is a subtle but important difference. The library doesn't actually store the data. It just manages the index file, monitors the folder containing the project, and allows you to access and arrange the projects in different ways. And the files in the library will be automatically updated as the original file changes, and can exist in the file library in the same name.

So according to this new feature of Win7 library, we do not need to put different types of files in different partitions to manage according to WinXP mode, we only need to put different types of files into different libraries. Just on the line.

Hard disk partitioning troubles

There are still many problems with multiple partitions of hard disk. For example, too many partitions may cause insufficient partition space, and moving files is very troublesome; if you do not move files, use partition software to adjust, it is easy to lose data or even partition loss, it can be described as difficult! And too many hard disk partitions will also cause waste of hard disk space, which is also the main problem.

Backup does not require multiple partitions

In addition, some friends may consider the problem of system restore, it is recommended to divide several areas. In fact, Win7 has a powerful system repair capabilities, including repairs, system restores, system image recovery, and system recovery disc recovery. In general, you can easily restore your system to a normal state without resorting to other backup software. Even if the system crashes with the overlay installation method, the system will automatically generate a folder of "Windows.old" in the original system hard disk partition, "Windows", " Program Files", "Users" Files in the three directories are transferred to this folder, so you don't have to worry about data loss at all.

Of course, the problem of partitioning is not so simple. Master Dong is here to talk about the most important part. However, according to Win7's new library concept and file backup mechanism, the hard disk partition is indeed different from the previous one. If you don't adapt to the new library function in a short time, or you can't accept the hard disk with only one partition, then you can consider The hard disk is divided into two partitions, one for installing the system and the other for data storage.