On 5/25/15 11:33 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Mon, 25 May 2015 10:12:36 -0600, Ken Springer
wrote:

On 5/24/15 1:42 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2015 08:58:29 -0600, Ken Springer
wrote:

I set up basic accounts because of the malware issues these days, but a
tutorial of why it's done and how to properly use them is supplied with
the computer.

The most radical thing I do is partition the hard drive, and move the
data storage to the new partition. Relocating those personal data files
LOL And the new owners get instructions on never putting files on
C:\. LOL

While I see your reasons for doing that, it's non-standard and is probably
going to confuse a few folks. Personally, I've always just advised people
with whom I come into contact to make backups on a regular basis. With a
good backup strategy, it doesn't matter as much where things are stored.

Guess that's a situation of how you define non-standard. G To me,
formatting/partitioning another Windows partition is not non-standard.
It's not the default, but not non-standard. Non-standard would be
creating Mac or Linux partitions on the drive.

OK, let's call it non-default, if you like that term better than
non-standard. It doesn't change anything. Bless you for doing the task that
you do, but IMHO I don't think 'partitioning and relocating folders' is a
good idea.

Personally, I don't even relocate system folders on my own systems, so I
would not consider doing it to someone else's system. I don't actively use
those folders, preferring to use my own hierarchy, but I leave them right
where Windows puts them. That's standard/default Windows behavior.

I've never used the folders either, but while working on the Vista
machine, it occurred to me I might save myself some steps in accessing a
particular folder if I can bend the OS to my will. LOL Much like I
have with the Libraries.

FWIW, MS has acknowledged partitioning and relocating the folders can be
a good thing.

I have to work with the assumption the new owners will not have the
resources to purchase an external drive for backups. Well, I don't
*have* to, but I do. And many times, the hard drive is too small to
have the images on the internal drive. In the case of the Vista machine
I'm working with now, the optical drive will only burn CD's.

I also work with the assumption they have no clue what a backup is.

After weighing in all the factors, this leaves me with the choice of
partitions, or asking them to do something they possibly can't afford to
do, even if they have the knowledge. I think partitioning and moving
their docs is the safest approach under these conditions.

I do explain what I've done, and why, in the documentation, and I
encourage them to do backups, *if* they can afford it. It's always
possible someone may give them an external drive, but I don't know that.

I didn't fully understand all of that. Saving backup images on another
partition on the same drive is rarely a good idea, (drive lost means all
partitions lost), so if the premise starts with "drive too small" then I
don't see what's being gained by partitioning and relocating those folders
in another partition on the same drive.

Sorry for the misdirection on the backup images. I never put them on
the same physical hard drive, nor do I recommend it.

It's up to you, though. Do what you feel is best. It doesn't have to make
sense to me. :-)



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