Beginning The Work
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Chapter 2.
Beginning The Work
2.1 Acronis
Disk
Director Suite Logical Organization
Acronis Disk Director Suite provides
two operation modes
(see 1.8 «Running Acronis Disk
Director Suite»):
•
«Automatic partition operations» mode is designed for the most frequent
operations suitable for the majority of users
•
«Manual partition operations» mode for any partition operations. This mode is
intended for experienced users with some knowledge of disk data storage
organization; it provides full operational control
2.1.1
Automatic partition operations
In this mode, all actions are performed through task-based wizards.
•
Create partition wizard
— enables you to create a partition from unallocated disk space
or other partitions
•
Increase free space wizard
— enables you to enlarge a partition at the expense of
unallocated disk space or other partitions
•
Copy partition wizard
— enables you to copy a partition
•
Recover partitions wizard
– enables you to recover any deleted or damaged partitions.
Working with
Recover partitions wizard
is described in detail in a separate chapter of this
guide. See Chapter 5 «
Working with Acronis Recovery Expert
».
With these wizards,
even an inexperienced user will be able to perform the recovery operations using
step-by-step instructions.
2.1.2
Manual partition operations
In this mode, experienced users have access to all Acronis Disk Director Suite features.
Partition operations are performed by entering necessary parameters into dialog boxes.
The main difference
between the automatic and manual modes is that wizards perform
operations series
in the automatic mode and
only single
disk/partition operations in the
manual mode.
2.1.3 Switching
modes
Having selected an operation mode during installation (see 1.2 «Supported Operating
Systems
•
Windows NT 4.0 SP 6
•
Windows 2000 Professional SP 4
•
Windows XP SP 2
•
Windows Vista (all editions).
