Introduction
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Chapter 1.
Introduction
1.1
What is Acronis Disk Director Server?
Acronis Disk Director Server is a complex program that includes partition manager and
hard disk data editing tools. With it, you can:
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Create hard disk partitions
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Resize, move, split and merge partitions without data loss or destruction
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Convert partitions to other file systems without data loss
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Copy (move) partition contents
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Delete partitions
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Create, delete and resize hard disk partitions using the command-line mode
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Recover hard disk partitions that were accidentally deleted or damaged due to a
hardware or software error
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Format, label, assign letters, hide and unhide partitions, set active partitions and
perform additional disk management operations
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Recover boot records, files and folders structure, find lost clusters, remove viruses,
etc.
Some terms of this guide might be unfamiliar. Chapter 7 «Hard Disk And File Systems» and
Appendix B «Glossary» provide descriptions of some hard disk data storage components and
used terms.
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What’s new in Acronis Disk Director Server 10.0?
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Splitting/merging partitions
You can split a partition in two, moving the selected folders to the new partition and
leaving the rest of the data on the old one. This operation can also be used for
creating an empty partition from another partition’s free space. You can merge two
partitions, as well, even if their file systems are different. All data will stay intact and
reside on the resulting partition.
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Exploring and managing partitions contents
You can explore or manage partition contents before configuring operations on that
partition directly from Acronis Disk Director Server. It enables you to copy, paste,
rename and delete files and folders, create folders on the selected partition, and
even edit text files.\
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Working in the command-line mode
An administrator might need a console interface to create, delete and resize the
partitions. Acronis Disk Director Server supports this mode with
