Partition Magic - Partition Manager Software
Extend partition with one step
Resize/Move partition without data loss.
Create, delete and format partion with simple steps. Copy partition and disk to transfer data with ease. Support disk and partition size larger than 2 TB. Keep your data safe even in case of power outages or hardware failure.
Resize/Move partition without data loss.
Create, delete and format partion with simple steps. Copy partition and disk to transfer data with ease. Support disk and partition size larger than 2 TB. Keep your data safe even in case of power outages or hardware failure.
Changing partition letter
- Some operating systems assign letters (C:, D:,…) to hard disk partitions at startup. They are used by applications and operating systems to locate files on partitions.
Connecting an additional disk, as well as creating or deleting a partition on existing disks, might change your system configuration. As a result, some applications might stop working or user files might not be opened. To prevent this, you can change letters assigned by an operating system.
To change a letter assigned to a partition by an operating system:
• Select the hard disk and partition on it.
• Select Disk - Advanced - Change Letter or a similar item in the Advanced sidebar list or by clicking Change Letter on the toolbar.
• Select a new letter in the Change letter window.
• By clicking OK , you'll add a pending operation to partition letter assignment.
The new partition structure will be graphically represented in the Acronis Disk Director Suite main window.Attention
• Only Windows NT/2000/XP lets you change letters assigned to partitions. Windows 95/98/Me assigns letters to partitions automatically.
• Directly changing a partition letter might affect shortcuts to existing partitions. Changing a partition letter in Windows NT/2000/XP might result in problems running applications and opening files on the partition. If it is a system or swap file partition, it might cause OS boot problems. A detailed discussion of partition letter assignment rules for various operating systems appears in «Creating A New Partition».
Beginning the Work
Automatic partition operations
- Create partition method
- Hard disk drive selection
- Select unallocated space
- Partition selection
- Partition size
- Partition type
- File system
- Logical drive letter
- Partition label
- Hard disk drive structure
Manual partition operations
- Creating partition
- Copying a partition to unallocated disk space
- Moving a partition to unallocated disk space
- Resizing and/or moving a partition
- Splitting partitions
- Changing partition labels
- Merging partitions
- Explore partitions
- Formatting a partition
- Delete partition
- Checking hard disk partitions for errors
- Defragmenting a partition
- Wiping unallocated hard disk space
- Clearing a hard disk
- Changing partition letter
- Converting partition file system
- Copying Master Boot Record
- Hiding a partition
- Unhiding a partition
- Changing cluster size
- Changing partition type
- Setting active partition
- Resizing a root
- Resizing i-node table in Linux Ext2/Ext3
Working with Acronis DiskEditor
- Files and partitions
- Connecting a hard disk to the computer
- Setting BIOS
- User interface
- Technical support
- Selecting partitions (disks) for working
- Master Boot Record (MBR)
- Creating primary partition
- Formatting a partition
- Creating a logical partition
- File Allocation Table (FAT) and Root folder (Root)
- A file as a chain of clusters
- A folder in DiskEditor main window
- Files with short names
- Files with long names
- Folders and subfolders