Operation Manual

Manual Partition Operations

Hard disk clearing parameters window

4. By clicking OK, you'll add a pending operation of hard disk clearing.

Deleting hard disk partitions does not destroy disk sector contents. They can be

restored by special means, if needed. Therefore, if you need to destroy confidential

information, set the switch to

Delete partitions and destroy data!

For information about the Acronis Disk Director Suite data wipin

orithm see the

commentary for 4.1.7 «Deleting a partition».

Deleting a partition 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 workin

. A detailed

discussion of partition letter assi

nment rules for various operatin

systems appears

in 3.1 «Creating A New Partition».

4.2 Additional Partition Operations

Additional hard disk partition operations include some rarely used but useful

operations for converting partition file systems, hiding and unhiding

partitions, setting active partitions, changing root size and changing partition

cluster size.

4.2.1 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.

If you need to change a letter assigned to a partition by an operating

system:

1. Select the hard disk and partition on it.

2. Execute operation of partition letter changing by selecting Disk 

Advanced  Change Letter or a similar item in the Advanced sidebar list, or

by clicking

Change the logical drive letter on the toolbar.

3. Select a new letter in the Change letter window.