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Authored by: robg on Nov 30, '04 03:55:06PM

Thanks for the advice, but I don't necessarily provide 100% detail on every config in my machine in each hint :).

I run several different OS X systems on a number of partitions -- I have seed access, so I have the latest beta on one partition. As another mentioned here, I also have a maintenance OS X installation. I have an experimental partition where I do weird and dangerous stuff. And I do, to a great extent, keep my system and personal files separate -- the exception is one main folder in my Documents folder for macosxhints. And I just generally prefer the 'hard' organization of partitions to folders. But that's the great thing about computing; we can all make the choices we want, and not be forced to do things the way someone else wants.

I prefer partitions. I prefer the pain and suffering you claim they bring me. I enjoy knowing that if my system partition heads south, the vast majority of my stuff is going to be fine (and I keep good backups of the rest). I like having multiple copies of OS X installed for easy switching between them, etc. etc. etc. And at some point, I'll probably move /Users off the boot drive; I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

So while I appreciate the advice, I'm going to choose to ignore it and keep working the way I want to! :)

-rob.



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