OS habits?

[Flame]

What weird habits do you have to keep your OS safe? What are habits or things you do which are specific to you?

For example, on Windows, I make Windows its own partition. Then one partition for data. I create a small partition and then put portable apps in there. With that, apps are automatically updated in one place. which is easy to delete individual apps or the whole thing if need be.

So, like on a 1TB drive it's like:-
- Windows 300GB
- data 500GB
- app 200GB


this is one of the sane one's I do.

 

[AncientBoi]

What weird habits do you have to keep your OS safe? What are habits or things you do which are specific to you?

For example, on Windows, I make Windows its own partition. Then one partition for data. I create a small partition and then put portable apps in there. With that, apps are automatically updated in one place. which is easy to delete individual apps or the whole thing if need be.

So, like on a 1TB drive it's like:-
- Windows 300GB
- data 500GB
- app 200GB


this is one of the sane one's I do.

.. All nice and all, but what about for "Recovery"? Not even 1 byte for recovery? js

 

[SAIYAN48]

I install my programs in a VM and extract the WIM file, so when I reinstall Windows, everything I need is already there.

 

[Flame]

.. All nice and all, but what about for "Recovery"? Not even 1 byte for recovery? js

recovery. What is this recovery?

seriously. i would rather nuke the setup than recover. But observably, some partitions are needed for windows to work. DONT TOUCH THEM!

I install my programs in a VM and extract the WIM file, so when I reinstall Windows, everything I need is already there.

huh? I do something like that on one of my setups. I use Linux Mint as the main OS and VirtualBox to test OS's. But the only difference is that my Linux Mint is untouched and only has VirtualBox.

 

[AncientBoi]

recovery. What is this recovery?

seriously. i would rather nuke the setup than recover. But observably, some partitions are needed for windows to work. DONT TOUCH THEM!

Run Disk Management to see it.

 

[Flame]

Run Disk Management to see it.

i know.

 

[Skv0ra]

What weird habits do you have to keep your OS safe? What are habits or things you do which are specific to you?

For example, on Windows, I make Windows its own partition. Then one partition for data. I create a small partition and then put portable apps in there. With that, apps are automatically updated in one place. which is easy to delete individual apps or the whole thing if need be.

So, like on a 1TB drive it's like:-
- Windows 300GB
- data 500GB
- app 200GB


this is one of the sane one's I do.

"1TB" - LMFAO.

Separating OS from data via partitions is the oldest common sense in the book because something will, at some point, go horribly wrong and windows will have to get nuked.

Now, WTFFFFF are "portable apps" on a full-fledged OS, my guy??

 

[The Catboy]

I must keep my desktop clean of icons. I hate icons.
I also prefer to have my root and home as one partition

 

[JuanMena]

What weird habits do you have to keep your OS safe? What are habits or things you do which are specific to you?

For example, on Windows, I make Windows its own partition. Then one partition for data. I create a small partition and then put portable apps in there. With that, apps are automatically updated in one place. which is easy to delete individual apps or the whole thing if need be.

So, like on a 1TB drive it's like:-
- Windows 300GB
- data 500GB
- app 200GB


this is one of the sane one's I do

Used to reinstall Windows 10 every 6 months or so, utilizing the built-in "Recover" function.
Used to install evety app in it's own folder in the desktop for easy admin privileges and quick modification of files.
Making my own Regedit registry keys modifications for quick right-click shortcuts.
Hid a lot of nasty shit in family's computer using invisible icons for folders.
Made .bat files that I can't remember if they were for pirating software or deleting viruses for pirating software (Windows Vista in 2007 or so?) really can't remember.
I don't know, I have everything very organised, I've noticed that too is a "too me thing".

 

[Latiodile]

Now, WTFFFFF are "portable apps" on a full-fledged OS, my guy??

programs that don't need to edit the registry, install extra components or a setup to run, like idk guiformat or dolphin with the "portable.txt" file, some programs are modified to be portable by an outside source

 

[Skv0ra]

programs that don't need to edit the registry, install extra components or a setup to run, like idk guiformat or dolphin with the "portable.txt" file, some programs are modified to be portable by an outside source

Was moreso my point. On proper comps, we use programs, not applications that are mostly bloat GUI website bookmarks.

 

[Latiodile]

Was moreso my point. On proper comps, we use programs, not applications that are mostly bloat GUI website bookmarks.

program and application are interchangeable terms, even windows calls programs applications from time to time

 

[Skv0ra]

program and application are interchangeable terms, even windows calls programs applications from time to time

Windows calls most GUI bookmarks applications, as does everyone else, but we all know that only Minecraft is an actual program out of 99% of the store jank.

 

[Latiodile]

Windows calls most GUI bookmarks applications, as does everyone else, but we all know that only Minecraft is an actual program out of 99% of the store jank.

windows literally calls .exe files applications

 

[Skv0ra]

windows literally calls .exe files applications

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Stop reminding me how far we're still falling straight towards the abyss' bottom.

 

[Latiodile]

Stop reminding me how far we're still falling straight towards the abyss' bottom.

windows has been calling .exe files applications since at least windows 95 lol

 

[DinohScene]

I keep the OS on a dedicated drive whenever I can, imaging that disk for backup.

 

[RandomUser]

RAM, yes my full fledged OS runs entirely off of RAM disk, then once booted, then use SoftPerfect RAM Disk to create another RAMdisk for software and for other things. The hassle is, you have to reinstall all software you want to use for any given task. Of course portable apps can help speed up the process by not having to reinstall.

 

[VinsCool]

- Install OS with separate Home and Root partitions
- Always reboot after installing updates
- Save almost every new file revision as a new file

First one for convenience, second one due to paranoia, third one due to data loss and corruption caused by not following the first one and directly related to the second one, or maybe it was the numerous power outages while files were being written, I cannot be absolutely certain.

 

[Jayro]

I also prefer to have my root and home as one partition

I learned the hard way to keep my root / partition and /home partitions separate if I'm going to be reinstalling the same Linux OS on the drive, as this keeps my config files and personal user files during a reinstall. Mint likes to shit itself sometimes, especially when using proprietary Linux drivers.

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RAM, yes my full fledged OS runs entirely off of RAM disk, then once booted, then use SoftPerfect RAM Disk to create another RAMdisk for software and for other things. The hassle is, you have to reinstall all software you want to use for any given task. Of course portable apps can help speed up the process by not having to reinstall.

I use SoftPerfect RAMDisk as well, now that I have a full 64GB of RAM. I keep Photoshop Portable installed on it's own RAMDisk, so it loads faster (under 10 seconds.)