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Free space before. Define the partition position (in Mb) relative to the beginning of the available range of
disk space.
Free space after. Define the amount of trailing free space (in Mb) at the end of the available range of disk
space.
Sector to sector move. Mark the checkbox to move the partition in the sector-by-sector mode to process its
unused space as well. This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or
the system administrator. However, it will take more time to accomplish the operation.
4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation.
Available operation scenarios:
Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space from any other
Shrinking a system partition to increase size of a data partition
Converting File System
With our program you can change type of the used file system without destroying its data. While performing the
operation, it first checks the current file system for consistency and then verifies whether the on-partition data meet the
requirements of the desired file system or not. After having passed the testing, the program re-organizes the file system
metadata and user files.
The program enables to convert the following file system types:
- FAT16 > NTFS, FAT32
- FAT32 > NTFS, FAT16
- NTFS > FAT16, FAT32
- Ext2 > Ext3
In order to convert a file system you should take the following steps:
Launcher
1. Select a partition on the Disk Map.
2. Call the Convert File System of Partition dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it: