Manual Partition Operations
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Run partition defragmentation window
4.
Defragmentation results are shown in the
Defragment Partition
window.
Partition defragmentation results window
4.1.13
Wiping unallocated hard disk space
PC hard disks can contain a substantial amount of confidential information. Often users
forget that private information must be completely destroyed to avoid unauthorized
access to it — simply deleting an old file is not sufficient.
Windows tools do not
guarantee
data destruction. Deleted files can be restored easily.
Formatting and even deleting a partition leaves
hard disk sector contents
the same.
Acronis Disk Director Suite offers a simple but reliable algorithm for wiping hard disk
unallocated space.
If you need to wipe unallocated disk space:
1.
Select a hard disk and unallocated space in the Acronis Disk Director Suite main
window —
Wipe unallocated space
becomes available on the toolbar.
