[ale] GParted & unallocated space

[Geoffrey Myers]

On 09/28/2010 08:16 AM, Tom Freeman wrote:
> One idiot's opinion here. Most people don't just blow the "restore"
> partition away for a combination of reasons: lazy (me!! 8-(), lack of
> needed tech skills, and the personal knowledge that there is a 95%
> chance of losing the backup copy of the restore partition within two months.
>
> Of course, I could be really wrong also.

I don't know why anyone would rely on a restore partition.  Worst case, 
you should always have a backup.  The drive could go bad, or become 
irreversibly corrupted.  Then what?

>
> On 09/27/2010 04:16 PM, Preston Boyington wrote:
>> Jim Kinney wrote:
>> <snipped>
>>
>>> In general, it's a good idea to plan on blowing away the "restore"
>>> partition for any dual-boot setup. It can't be used to "restore
>>> functionality" to the machine anyway. Make a restore disk set instead so
>>> you have original winders garbage and the extra bloatware it shipped
>>> with parked elsewhere. Then _you_ have control of the drive structure..
>>>
>> I don't understand why more people don't do this.  Most computers don't
>> come with Restore Discs anymore and the Restore partition (typically)
>> fits nicely on a DVD.  heck, even if people didn't go the Linux route
>> they still have the option of returning the machine back to factory
>> condition when they get rid of the thing.
>>
>> I've done this several times on laptops (no Win7's yet), when upgrading
>> to a larger hard drive.  no problems with GParted and the resizing.
>>
>>
>
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