05-14-2020, 04:32 AM
Thanks, trinidad...
I don't get "On a Windows dual boot MBR disk it's best to use as few partitions as possible as 5 is the general limit." I thought the controlling factors were simply no more than 4 primary partitions... OR... with one of four an extended partition, then quite a number of logical partitions could be made. What don't I understand about this aspect of MBR HDD, if you would, please?
And, yes, it is a 64bit w/ MBR HDD.
I have run the defragment utility a couple of times this past two weeks... along with other 'tidy-up' utilities or checks. Hibernation is disabled. I know I could disable page file and another to get around immovable blocks to make even more Shrink room, but that is really unnecessary given the 500 GB disk. As of now there is 215253 MB available from Shrink.
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I do see how a partition of same size as recovery can be made, but I don't see how I get a partition for it out of /sda2 (C
, even as there is plenty of unused space. Looked to me like I would make a /sda3 out of 'unallocated'. Don't have info right now on how to get files from USB into the made-partition, either, but I assume I'll find it.
I think I'm going to go the swap partition road through adoption of "If it's not broke..." I did read up on the swap file/partition discussions a bit as well as reviewing current 'swappiness' views.
Thanks again...
Mike
I don't get "On a Windows dual boot MBR disk it's best to use as few partitions as possible as 5 is the general limit." I thought the controlling factors were simply no more than 4 primary partitions... OR... with one of four an extended partition, then quite a number of logical partitions could be made. What don't I understand about this aspect of MBR HDD, if you would, please?
And, yes, it is a 64bit w/ MBR HDD.
I have run the defragment utility a couple of times this past two weeks... along with other 'tidy-up' utilities or checks. Hibernation is disabled. I know I could disable page file and another to get around immovable blocks to make even more Shrink room, but that is really unnecessary given the 500 GB disk. As of now there is 215253 MB available from Shrink.
------------------------------------
I do see how a partition of same size as recovery can be made, but I don't see how I get a partition for it out of /sda2 (C
, even as there is plenty of unused space. Looked to me like I would make a /sda3 out of 'unallocated'. Don't have info right now on how to get files from USB into the made-partition, either, but I assume I'll find it. I think I'm going to go the swap partition road through adoption of "If it's not broke..." I did read up on the swap file/partition discussions a bit as well as reviewing current 'swappiness' views.
Thanks again...
Mike