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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.
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Copy Hard Disk

  • Cloning of a hard disk can be accomplished with the Copy Hard Disk Wizard.

    You need at least two hard disks to carry out this operation and it cannot be substituted by simply copying all on-disk partitions.

    Starting
    To launch the Copy Hard Disk Wizard, click the Copying and Migration button of the Express Launcher and select Hard Disk Migration. After the mentioned action the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed.



    Settings
    The Copy Hard Disk Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters. Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining:
    1. The hard disk to copy. Select a hard disk you want to copy.



    2. The target hard disk. Select a hard disk (if several) where all data of the source disk will be copied to.



    3. Copy parameters. The Copy Hard Disk Wizard allows the user to specify the following options:



    Copy options
    - HDD raw copy to copy a hard disk in the sector-by-sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems.
    - Partition raw copy to copy a partition in the sector-by-sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems.
    - Perform incremental copy to make the program perform the exact bit-wise comparison of the previous data (saved in the parental copy) with the current data (that is actually the hard disk itself). After that only most recent information will be processed. It considerably decreases the amount of data written.

    Perform Incremental Copy function is not available for the Personal version of the program. To know more on the subject, please consult the Partition Manager Editions chapter.

    Resize options
    - Remove free blocks between partitions. If this option is activated, the program does not keep blocks of free space between partitions on the targeted hard disk.
    - Copy data and resize partitions proportionally. If this option is activated, the program proportionally changes the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact. The option can be useful when upgrading the hard disk to a larger one.

    Verification options
    This section allows the user to define whether the Surface and/or the Writing verification tests will be accomplished during the operation.

    Results
    After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional duplicate of the existing hard disk.

    The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. No virtual mode is available.

    Available operation scenarios:
    System Hard Disk Migration