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While Windows does have an integrated partition manager which allows you to organise your data, it nevertheless has quite a few limitations that restrict the user. Why not then opt for a third party solution that offers greater flexibility? For this reason, we are presenting Acronis’ Disk Director Suite which is a very simple to use partition program.
While Windows and Linux systems have integrated partition tools which allow you to organise your drives before installing the OS, why would you possibly want to use another program? (see How to partition your hard drive for Linux).
There are numerous reasons for this, with the first being your desire to install multiple operating systems without losing your data. Over the course of time though, the needs and experiences of everyone change and this is why we are presenting a dedicated system partition program and one is able to manage swap files so as to optimise your performance, as long as the partition is located at the start of the disk.
This allows you to reduce the time required for the defragmentation and you can even dedicate a new partition to the backup of your data with a program like Acronis’ True Image which uses an independent hidden partition to store your drive images. Unfortunately, the Windows Disk manager is only capable of partitioning drives that are empty. If you want to do anything with a drive containing data, then performing these actions within Windows will see you losing your data.
Programs in the same mould as partition magic, the free tools QtParted and Gparted allow you to resize, create and delete your partitions including those being used by the Windows NTFS or FAT32 file systems. Nevertheless, these programs are still in constant development and are therefore not perfect and we have unfortunately encountered a few problems.
There are numerous reasons for this, with the first being your desire to install multiple operating systems without losing your data. Over the course of time though, the needs and experiences of everyone change and this is why we are presenting a dedicated system partition program and one is able to manage swap files so as to optimise your performance, as long as the partition is located at the start of the disk.
This allows you to reduce the time required for the defragmentation and you can even dedicate a new partition to the backup of your data with a program like Acronis’ True Image which uses an independent hidden partition to store your drive images. Unfortunately, the Windows Disk manager is only capable of partitioning drives that are empty. If you want to do anything with a drive containing data, then performing these actions within Windows will see you losing your data.
Programs in the same mould as partition magic, the free tools QtParted and Gparted allow you to resize, create and delete your partitions including those being used by the Windows NTFS or FAT32 file systems. Nevertheless, these programs are still in constant development and are therefore not perfect and we have unfortunately encountered a few problems.
Developed by Acronis, Disk Director 10 is Windows Vista compatible and available in two identical versions. The first is sold directly by Acronis and can be purchased for 49.99 euros directly downloadable from their internet site. The software also exists in the Micro Application going by the name Partition Suite 10.
We will now look at the options offered with this program and we will see if Disk Director is a must have program or not.
We will now look at the options offered with this program and we will see if Disk Director is a must have program or not.
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