Partitioning can be useful in some circumstances (I have a 650Mb partition I use for burning CDs, for instance), but it will not improve the overall efficiency of your Mac. If you´re considering partitioning your drive, keep in mind you will have to back up the ENTIRE contents of the drive first, as partitioning requires a complete format of the disk.

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