Manual Partition Operations
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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.
Creating a partition in unallocated disk space in Windows 98/Me can change the order of
letters assigned to other partitions. As a result, some shortcuts might stop working. A
detailed discussion of partition letter assignment 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:
