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As we move files out of the
primary (c:) partition, we can organize them a bit. The first logical
partition I would set up would be one for all of your application programs.
These are programs like Microsoft Office, Quicken, PhotoSuite, and other
applications that you use to do things with your computer.
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The nice thing about keeping
all of your applications in one partition is that this partition will not
become fragmented very quickly. So, you may seldom have to defrag this rather
large partition. The size of this partition depends on how many applications
you have. I’d start out with just under 8GB for your application partition.
You can reduce the size later if needed.
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To move your applications
out of your c: partition takes a special application moving utility. If you
try to use Windows Explorer to move the application folders, the folders will
be moved, but the Registry in Windows will still point back to your c: drive
as the location of the application. There are application movers in Norton’s
CleanSweep, McAfee’s UnInstaller, and OnTrack’s EasyUninstaller 2000. You can
also download COA2 from PC Magazine’s web site to do this.
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