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.
Splitting partitions
- You can split a partition into two partitions, moving the selected folders to the new partition and leaving the rest of the data on the old one. The new partition will have the same file system.
There must be some free space on a partition to enable its splitting. The amount of free space necessary for splitting can be calculated as follows:
• Space for the new partition file system - depending on the file system type, maximum 20 Mb
• Plus space for the program's data - about 25 Mb
• Plus 3% of the size of the data, being moved to the newly created partition
With splitting completed, this space will be free again (except for space for the new partition file system) and will be distributed between the two resulting partitions. If there is not enough space on the partition, you will get a message that splitting is impossible.- To split a partition:
• Select a partition to be split.
• Select Disk - Split or a similar item in the Operations sidebar list or by clicking Split on the toolbar.
• In the folders tree, select folders to be moved to the newly created partition.
• Distribute the source partition free space between the two resulting partitions.Note
• Please keep in mind, that you are distributing not overall partition size, but just free space at this step. The program will automatically count how much space is necessary for the folders being moved to the new partition, and will add the specified free space share to that size. Thus, if you divide free space in equal parts, it does not mean that the two resulting partitions will be equal in size. -
• By clicking Proceed you'll add a pending operation (your actions may only undo or modify already existing operation; see Modifying pending operations).
The new partition structure will be graphically represented in the Acronis Disk Director Suite main window.
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