Partition

Actually, this question can easily be rephrased as, “Do hard drives need to be partitioned?” But as the cost of SSDs has dropped and they’ve become almost standard, many people have brought this old question into the present. To answer directly: Not necessary, it depends on your needs. The principle behind it Some tech enthusiasts often tell beginners, “C drive is for the system, D drive is for software, and E drive is for files. Don’t put software and files on the C drive, or it will slow down.” The beginners nod in agreement, only to end up with an overloaded C drive and empty D and E drives. If it’s just for file management, partitions and folders serve nearly the same purpose. ...

Nowadays, OEM manufacturers do not partition computers when they leave the factory. Besides the widespread adoption of SSDs, which has weakened the concept of "installing the system on the C drive and other software and data on other drives", OEM manufacturers have learned to simplify-minimizing pre-installed software to present the purest system to users, allowing them to decide how to use it. Not everyone buys a computer just to watch movies or play games; many users need to write documents and design, and they have certain requirements for data security. This determines that there is still a huge market demand for hard disk. ...