Chapter 3. Automatic Partition
Operations
In the «Automatic partition operations» mode Acronis PartitionExpert enables
you to perform the following typical partition operations:
•
Create a new partition,
•
Increase partition free space,
•
Copy a partition.
These operations are performed with wizards, enabling to enter operation
parameters step-by-step and return to any step as needed. Each parameter
is provided with detailed instructions.
3.1
Creating A New Partition
You might need a new hard disk partition to:
•
Store several
same-type files
— for example, MP3 collection, video files,
etc. on a partition;
•
Store
backups
(images) of other partitions/disks on a partition;
•
Install a new
operating system
(or swap file) on a partition.
Create partition wizard lets you create a partition of any type (
Active
,
Pri-
mary
or
Logical
), select a file system, label, assign a letter, etc.
If you need to create a new partition:
1.
Run the create partition wizard by selecting
Wizards
Æ
Create partition
or similar
Wizards
list item on the sidebar, or by clicking
Create a
new partition
on the toolbar.
2.
The wizard will analyze computer disks and partitions.
If the wizard finds
unallocated space
, you will see the
Action Selection
wizard page.
It will ask you to select how to create a new partition:
(1) using
disk
unallocated space
,
(2) using existing partitions
free space
.
Unallocated space is the space not used by any existing partitions. In contrast
to this, partition free space is the space free from any data.
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