Operation Manual

Manual Partition Operations

2. Execute operation of partition creation by selecting Disk  Create partition

or a similar item in the Operations sidebar list, or by clicking

Create

partition on the toolbar.

3. In the Create Partition window, enter a partition label and select a file

system and partition type (Primary — Logical) from the list; you can also

enter partition size and location using a mouse or by direct input to

Partition size, Unallocated space before (and Unallocated space after) fields.

As a rule, Primary is selected if a partition is to contain an operating

system. If a partition is meant for data storage, Logical should be selected.

Created partition parameters window

4. By clicking OK, you'll add the pending operation of new partition creation.

The new partition structure will be graphically represented in the Acronis

Disk Director Suite main window.

Creatin

a partition in unallocated disk space in Windows 95/98/Me can chan

e the

order of letters assi

ned to other partitions. As a result, some shortcuts mi

ht stop

working. A detailed discussion of partition letter assi

nment rules for various

operating systems appears in 3.1 «Creating A New Partition».

4.1.2 Copying a partition to unallocated disk space

The reasons for copying a partition were discussed above (see 3.3 «Copying

Partitions»). Partition copy can be used:

• As a partition backup (or rather a data backup)

• As a system partition backup if you want to upgrade the existing operating

system

• To quickly move all data from the old disk to the new

If you need to copy a partition: