3. In
the
Create Partition
window enter a partition label, select a file sys-
tem and partition type (
Primary
—
Logical
) from the list; you can also
enter partition size and location using mouse or by direct input to
Parti-
tion 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 se-
lected.
Created partition parameters window
4. By
clicking
OK
, you add the pending operation of new partition creation.
The new partition structure will be graphically represented in Acronis
PartitionExpert main window.
Creating a partition in unallocated disk space in Windows 95/98/Me can change the
order of letters, assigned to other partitions. As a result, some shortcuts might stop
working. The detailed discussion of partition letter assignment rules for various oper-
ating systems are described 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.
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