I need some advice on partitioning

[Ace]

I am going to reformat the HD (30 gigs) on my TiBook. I am tired of a lot of the OS 9 crap I have on there and want a clean install. I must admit I messed around on the command line and some stuff doesn't work anymore, hehe. (Try using emacs without a functioning delete button, it's pretty funny) I also want to partition my drive since a lot of people I have talked to or read about recommend it. I am looking at having one small partition for OS 9, then maybe one or more extra partitions. Hopefully I won't be putting anything on the OS 9 partition other than the system essentials. I don't use any classic applications anymore besides MS Office and I'm just gonna go get Appleworks. If I have just one more partition, it would obviously be for OS X, my files, and my apps. If I have more, I might create separate partitions for the X system, files, etc.

If you have partitioned your HD, how big is it, how many partitions have you made, and how well has it worked out for you. I have never partitioned before, so I'm not sure what I must keep on the same partition (ie must applications and the system be together? what about various files?)

For right now I have sacrificed my iPod to be my test dummy drive, so I'm going to screw around with various setups (though it being only 5 gigs kinda hurts). Thanks in advance for any advice and GRIFT's long winded yet helpful post.

[Grifter]

Thanks in advance for any advice and GRIFT's long winded yet helpful post.

Heh... you are welcome I think.

Anyway, I partition OS 9 more then OS X (greater number of partitions).  Here's my latest config...

UNIX format  40 Gigs (holds al my OS X files, apps, documents, etc... like one big OS X machine).

HFS+ format 10 Gigs (OS 9 All)

HFS+ format 5 Gigs (Swap Space)

HFS+ 4.X Gigs (what's left over, I use this space as a temporary directory.  This is where all my downloads etc go...

Having apps cashe to the swap space keeps my 40 gig space from getting fragmented all to hell.

In OS 9 I used to have partitions just for apps and internet and such... but in OS X, it's been running better for me with it all in one partition, and set up as a UNIX formatted drive.  I've played around with 6 or 7 different configs, and this one is suiting my needs the best.  I may make a second UNIX format if I was playing around with more LINUX or such on the same machine.. but as it stands, no.

BTW, since 10.2 is going to be out in a month or so, may as well wait for it... since you'll probably get it and install it just like me.  I'll be doing a clean install on all my machines then too.