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1. 38 File system Conversion ODptUOGDS 5 1 coo t EIE eoe coi cuoc Suo ehe abes cope bE Te eb eve a Aera a e p eED oe ES Lb caeno cuo c Eos eb eius 38 Operation Dependency OD UODS ooo ceti eue teu odio dota e eto eoo neta oe UE Ce HP E oeque e ete s eU C tUe qab ees ei epe dae aea iiaa 40 CD DY DRecording Opus 2 ecucudc idv eup po aec ee eaae RS a e eH e Uoc EP aeo po ae Due Noa ees Ch eee cusa dd a sup R Pee RTEA ETAST 40 Backup Image Op ons P M 41 Password Protection O lon s weaiecsccvecssstecsnsescccdccssoruacscscctucssccecsesdscstdececosuasacscctwessssedseddscsucececasuacseecstocssenedenides 42 Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 3 User Manual Getting Information about Disks and their Images eee ecce eee eee e eee eene 44 bcp d Proper mc eee Ea ea o ea e EE EAEE kees a a eii 44 Views Image Propertie e Lm 45 Partition Management RR 48 Basic Partitionin OD6LFaclOlls icoiecoo oo eed at aye sa asa eo ebore a YER De PEE PECORA NS EN eR PERS CXV YEP Ee Cv R E sva dA 48 Advanced Partitioning lode utm 55 Chanoine Partition AttriDuteS ee 68 Hard DISK Manabsemelit uidesecovulo desse leoi ona Cebu e es agatur eed a vade valv vei eda voo dva lo ea veuve Nus 73 npud je 73 Convert 10 BASIC e
2. 73 Chance Primary SI0E uuinduesiamepiioin i dun iae ede cn bae dida berto eic idc 74 Data B ck p and uil 76 Creatine Dackup Imn3965o dien iii buste eon odi cin Uo cuiii ei beUi dodi obere DE eio Eie a Oas 76 Restorime System and Data noire cuero io ctore eie coe Eee so cecus eee esos e ceces eo eio ves Pao ceca pese divus 82 DininBiscendzdadllc Dec ORES ESS 90 eu ndwii cv 92 Copy Hard DISK uni een pre Ehe nmt ih inm hi ei 92 C ODVPATFUCOOD idt didi raten dente dibattito ed ob eet iios 94 Tir Md EIE IIl 977 Creatine Dual Boot Sy Stems 23 eite eene diee eE a Den esee ioco etii enero Eaa 98 Scheduling Operations x55 roo iiv ED OD did onis Ps 107 vriTEuNIMicIldm Tr M Hn 109 viu diiit aai 110 0s qug UC CO MANIC ec SH r 112 View Partition Hard Disk Properties 6 cetacean rerit eoe eu eae aote eet e eeu n eU pea ea eese Ee va eee oaaae dasen 112 Volume E XDIOEGE i99 0162 oo eost Io Tage EE esu Pa Dae Eoo ao Do NE CU DUE Deae Ses D Duo e io E DUE Dea aO ENS DE TAE dE E 112 Bile Transfer Wizard o C 113 Mount Partito Misses sertas M 115 Partition Deira einem cid eet A a 117 MET Prage aC AC O m et E Eaa aa eaan ar EEEa 118 Compact MET
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4. Change Serial Number of a Partition FAT16 FAT32 HPFS and NTFS file systems include the Serial Number parameter The partition s Serial Number is saved in the boot sector its value is generated while formatting a partition The program enables to modify the partition s Serial Number on formatted FAT16 FAT32 HPFS and NTFS partitions without re formatting In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 71 User Manual 2 Call the Change Partition Serial Number dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Serial Number a Onthe Explorer bar click on the current serial number 3 Define the parameter value with the Change Partition Serial Number dialog Are you sure pou want to change the serial number of volume E Your compuler may no langer boot or work comecth Please enter the new senal number m bexadecimal lomat 023 35 FIT New serial number The user can enter the new Serial Number value in this textual field The Serial Number should contain 8 hexadecimal figures 0 9 or A F The operation cannot be accomplished until the user enters all 8 symbols 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Change Boot Size Major file system
5. D Dive F B F Local Dick G Bachive Fia Detad Comment My Hdd 2 Content type Hard Disk Duree Creabec 15 03 2005 16 17 44 Password probecied Alo Veron 131088 To select obyect s to esoe ckck Next The next page refers to Browse for Archive Here you can select an image on your disk in the browser like window The section below 1 e Archive File Details displays a short description of the selected image including information on a type of the archive contents whether it contains the entire disk or just a partition whether the archive 1s compressed or not whether the archive is password protected or not the date when the archive was created Ooo wv Hi Restore Wizard Whal to restore Plesse celect an aichive iiem io restore Please select one of the object s to restore Mame Type File tychem Size Used Basic Heed Dek 1 Unknown Modell Bacc Had Dek Creve 3 5 GE i lLogea Disk Pray FAT32 286GB EMB 3 sExterided Partition Extended D Bytes T Logical Disk Logical NTFS 2 4 G 15 1 M Ls Logical Disk Logical Linker E3 1408 57MB E Logcal Disk m Logical Linux swap 6353 ME SEB Agehre Delak Hai Logical Disk Volume labet APPLICATION Fie spem NTFS Toa me 24H Usedspace 151 MB Free space 24 5B To select vene lo restore the selected obpect cick Next The next page i e What to restore displays detailed information about the contents of the archive It includes a full descri
6. BACK UP E Name Hig a lmg Q C pbi 83 User Manual x X Size Date I E AU PLES Ue LIGE 27 12 2004 18 25 13 Img D pbl FIKB 15 032005 17 19 07 gi S 0V0 CD Rw Drive F Archive File Details Hane Logical Disk U Comment My System Partition NTFS Windows lt P SPT Volume laba System Fide system NTFS Taasze 122GB Used space 35GB Free space 87 GB File E lma 0 C ph Moreover on this page the user has the possibility to create new folders or delete existing files folders by clicking the appropriate buttons An item of the selected archive to be restored The program allows the user to restore not only an entire archive but also separate items of the archive It is very convenient in case of restoring separate partitions from the entire disk archive Pleace select one of the object s to restare Type File system Size Used Basic Hard Disk Onve 35 GB Logical Disk Primary FAT32 29GB 6MB gt Extended Partition Extended 0 Bytes GP Logical Disk Logical NTFS 24GB 151 MB CS Logica Disk Logical Linux Ext 14GB 57 MB E Logcal Disk Logical LnuxSwap 635 3MB 5KB a A place to restore the archive to Selecting the destination please note all contents on the disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation Please select a place vou would ke to restore the archive to Note that if you select an existing hard disk o partition its cont
7. Basic Hard Disk 1 ST3150815A5 a ia ID 18 63 4 GB NTFS 66 GB NTFS a Partition properties On the next page of the wizard the user can set a number of additional parameters Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 64 User Manual Yes want bo Format the partition Parion bve STEEN Assign the following dive keter Mone Sulece best level Monmnal Partition type From the pull down list select the desired file system type In fact the program displays only file systems that can be correctly placed to the selected partition taking its capacity into account Drive letter assignment The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the newly formatted partition Surface test level Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata a OS Label Enter a label for the selected partition in the textual field It will later be used for drive identification OS Labels wil be displayed m the Boot Manager s startup menu to help pou boot the regured operating system OS labet Wirepa Results After the operation is completed the wizard offers to restart the computer and launch installation of a new operating system Move amp Resize Partition The Move amp Resize Partition function allows the user to modify the si
8. The user can also set a Temporary drive This option defines a partition by default C for the Hot Processing temporary file The temporary file will be deleted when the hot backup copy is performed which may require a large amount of disk space Should there not be enough space on drive C then another drive needs to be selected Partitioning Options Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 36 ENTE General option Copy and backup options Hot processing ophors Parbboning options E mad oplionis Virtual mode options File system conversion options Operation dependency ophlions T Partitioning Options Enable 64 KB clusters for FATTE Choose this option to enable 64 KB clusters for FAT T6 partitions With thes eating vou wall be able to create FAT 15 partibons vath a capacity of up to 4 GE Please note that only Windows HT Family systems vall be able bo access such partitions User Manual CD DVD recording options Lonfimations Backup image options Ask for the volume label before partition delete Password protection Ask for confimation when converting from FAT 15 ta FAT 32 Surface best levels Hone Do not test the disk surface dunng resd vnte operabons This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations The user can activate the following modes a 64 KB cluster size for FAT16 partition
9. Ee At rus D 10 Install Windows XP on the newly created partition We won t go into details as for its installation as you can find all the necessary information in documentation that comes with the product However to avoid any problems we consider it necessary to draw your attention on the following issues You need a bootable distributive CD of Windows XP to install it To automatically start your computer from this CD make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD first or press F12 during startup to select a bootable device Do not forget to select the newly created partition as destination Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 103 User Manual 11 Launch the Boot Manager Setup wizard As your Windows Vista is non bootable any more you need to install Partition Manager 9 0 once again but this time in Windows XP to activate Boot Manager 12 To launch the Boot Manager Setup wizard please click the Boot Manager Wizard item of the Wizards menu i See ee t Back up al the data this h Restor im Warning This operation you have chosen You ma Backup Restoe Tasks Cone the entice had Create a copy of the entire All the partitions on this dis 7 Basic Hard Disk 0 5T 3400144 GPLogical Disk C Ge Extended Partition GF Logical Disk D GFL ogical Disk E ES Basc Hard Dis
10. Disk 1 pastition 4 Pri J E LI A a Object s of operation Choose files directories you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the Add button To delete a file directory from the Clipboard select it in the Clipboard pane and press the Remove button You can also create a new folder rename or irreversibly delete existing files directories of the left pane by pressing the appropriate buttons Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 115 User Manual Clipboard Source Name Source Path Look in E Local Disk D v AKPP jpg D AKPP ipg l C Projects D Procts Name zi F Local Disk D E3123 LO ABBYY Lingvo 10 Multilegual Dichorary s over amp LL cygwin feast RECYCLER C RoboHELP Office E System Volume Information GO VMWare alid zip BAKPP pg a Destination to store the object s The File Transfer Wizard allows copying data to local or network drives to physical partitions without drive letters assigned or burning them to CD DVDs Choose the way the data will be stored There are zeveral ways Ihe Wizard can store your data Flese select how would you lke to save the data 3 Save data bo physical partitions Bum the data to CD or DYD Q Revision of changes The Operation Summary page provides structurally divided information on all the actions made in the wizard Check the changes and come bac
11. including the No compression variant a Whether the archive will be split 1f this is the case the user can set the maximum size for the archive files a Whether the archive will be protected by password a Whether the selected disk or the selected partition will be copied in the sector to sector mode including unused sectors as well a Whether the OS auxiliary files pagefile sys hyberfil sys will be included in the backup image Recording speed when the user wants to burn the backup image onto CD DVDs a ISO image folder where the archive that is to be recorded on a disc is placed E Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 79 User Manual a Whether the operation will be performed without rebooting the system The program needs to reboot the system in order to have exclusive access to processing data In a Windows environment this 1s difficult to achieve because even when all the other applications are closed the system service programs are still running However there is a way to avoid rebooting The mode of processing the backup operation without rebooting is named Hot Processing The user is also able to define specific parameters for the Hot Processing mode Results After the backup operation is completed the user receives an image of the selected disk or the selected partition This image 1s placed into the specified destination a local mounted unmounted
12. more than four Primary partitions If there is an Extended partition on the disk only three primary partitions are allowed That is why if a dynamic disk contains several simple volumes the program allows the user to choose the number of primary partitions The rest of them if any will automatically be converted to logical disks within the Extended partition Change Primary Slot Operating systems use the following partitions enumeration In Linux In Linux every partition has a special symbolic name that encodes a hard disk containing a partition and a partition itself Partitions are addressed and accessed by using their symbolic names Symbolic names are automatically generated by Linux in accordance with the order of hard disks in BIOS and the order of partition records in the Partition Table The modification of primary partitions enumeration can lead to the changing of paths to some important resources In DOS The last versions of MS DOS use a rather sophisticated algorithm for drive letters assignment A drive letter which is assigned to a partition depends on the order of records in the Partition Table The modification of primary partitions enumeration affects the drive letters assignment In early versions of MS DOS it can even lead to the unavailability of a partition In any case the user may want to change the enumeration of primary partitions The program provides the ability to change the enumeration of primary partiti
13. 185GB 12468 E Logical Disk D pls io i b34GB 55GB News and Documentation fe Ef Logcal Dusk E Fi Eb 38 88 BB Backup Tasks Copy Tasks S4 Parton Manager Help oF Batic Hard Disk 1 ST3T6 815A5 About Partibon M anaget m n amp Co Seip Manual a Q WB G6 GB NTFS FATE LO UnuxER Lram Ext 3 E Reivers as Mo changes 1 Main Menu 2 Tool Bar 3 Virtual Operations Bar 4 Common Tasks Bar 5 Explorer Bar Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 24 User Manual 6 List of Partitions 7 Disk Map 8 Legend Bar 9 Status Bar Some of the panels have similar functionality with a synchronized layout The program enables the user to conceal some of the panels to simplify the interface management All panels are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders allowing the user to customize the screen layout Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program The available functions are as listed below MENU ITEM FUNCTIONALITY Tools Generate Script Generate a script for the task Save to Scheduler Schedule pending operations send Log Files Compress and send the log to the Paragon Support Team Boot Manager Manage several operating systems on one computer Restore th t hen the current operating system cannot boot Recovery Media Builder sissies id p 8 Sy anymore Settings Edi
14. Boot Manager Setup Wizard is completed the program updates the original record in the MBR to get control of the booting process and to be able to display the boot menu Creating Dual Boot Systems Release of Windows Vista has given a new impetus to the problem of establishing a dual boot system In this connection we decided to consider two the most frequently used situations a rank and file user may face i e Windows Vista Windows XP and Windows XP Windows Vista Please note that for reasons of Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 99 User Manual better security and system independence these operating systems will be installed on different partitions That 1s why we need to hide the first system partition before installation of the second OS Windows Vista Windows XP Suppose you have got Windows Vista coming with your brand new computer Everything is great except one thing your favorite applications simply reject to work correctly on it Software updates are expected to release in the near future but you cannot wait any more Thus the best way out is to leave Windows Vista intact and install the time proved Windows XP Most likely you have only one hard disk with only one partition the only partition 1s always system To install the second operating system you need to repartition your drive first as it requires a separate primary partition If this case the foll
15. FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2 Ext3 Linux Swap v 2 HPFS Starting Wizard There are several ways to start the Format Partition Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Format Partition a Onthe Common Tasks bar click the Format Partition item of the Wizards menu Q Inthe Toolbar click the Format Partition button Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 32 User Manual After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed M Format Partition Wizard Welcome to the Format Partition Wizard This wizard helps pou format a partibion To continue click Next Starting Dialog In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Format Partition dialog to define appropriate settings a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Format Partition Settings Despite different work algorithms both the Format Partition Wizard and the Format Partition dialog provide the same level of functionality thus let us just take as an example the dialog version of the operation Define parameters of the formatting operation with the Format Partition dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters I
16. If the system has crashed during the operation in the fail safe mode insert the bootable Recovery CD and restart the computer The program will automatically detect the journal of the interrupted operation and complete the operation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 34 User Manual Q Try to access non BIOS disk cylinders The option works only under Windows 95 98 ME When activated the program performs a special procedure to define the disk capacity and does not use the value that is returned by BIOS a Enable Initial Backup reminders If this option is marked the program will automatically offer the user to make a backup before accomplishing any critical partitioning operation thus minimizing the risk of data loss General Copy and Backup Options dit settings General options Copy and backup option Hot processing ophonz P artibioning options Hdd raw processing Emad options Copp Backup an entire hard disk sector by sector without taking into account Virtual mode options ite pation shucture File gidem Conversion ophont Operation dependency options Partition raw processing CD DVD recording options Copi Backup each partition sector by sector All sectors vall be processed Backup image oplions one by one even unused sectors Requires more lime to complete the Password protection ae C Perform incremental copy This option is intended for copying only changes o
17. Next button to continue 5 Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page 6 Choose files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button 7 Choose the way the data will be stored Select the Save data to local drives or physical partitions item Click the Next button to continue 8 Onthe Select Destination Path page select a hard disk to copy the data to by pressing the Browse button Click the Next button to accomplish the operation 9 After the operation is completed exit the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 10 Eject the CD 11 Turn off the computer Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD DVD To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and burn it to CD DVD when the system fails to boot simply do the following 1 Insert Paragon WinPE or Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Launch the File Transfer Wizard Click the Next button to continue Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 88 User Manual 4 Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page 5 Choose files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button 6 Estimate the resulted data size by pressing the Calc but
18. On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Click the Next button On the Backup Destination page select the Burn the data to CD or DVD option Click the Next button Select a recordable device on the list and edit the archive name if necessary Click the Next button Add comments to the backup describing its contents Click the Next button On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process Backup to the Backup Capsule To place backup images into the backup capsule with the Backup Wizard please do the following l Click the Backup hard disk or selected partitions item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here to call the Backup Wizard On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Click the Next button On the Backup Destination page select the Save data to the Backup Capsule option Click the Next button Edit the archive name if necessary and click the Next button Add comments to your backup describing its contents Click the Next button On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation a
19. Wizard News and Documentation il About Partition Manager UG Partition Manager Help ms Script Manual 28 User Manual starting the Merge Partitions Wizard The Merge Partitions Wizard allows merging adjacent partitions of NTFS FAT FAT32 file systems starting the Redistribute Free Space Wizard that enables to redistribute available disk space of existed partitions Starting the Undelete Partitions Wizard that helps to recover accidentally deleted partitions starting the Install New OS Wizard that assists the user to install a new operating system Starting the Backup Wizard The Backup Wizard assists the user with the backup of the hard disk s data Starting the Restore Wizard The Restore Wizard helps to restore data from a previously made backup image starting the Copy Hard Disk Wizard that helps to make an exact copy of a hard disk starting the Copy Partition Wizard that helps to make an exact copy of a partition starting the Boot Manager Setup Wizard that enables to easily manage several operating systems on one computer starting the File Transfer Wizard The File Transfer Wizard allows copying of separate files directories or burning of them to CD DVD Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files Opening the page which contains information about the program This page will be displayed in the Explorer bar Launching the H
20. appropriate wizard will be started All default values for the operation parameters will correspond to the disk s settings The list of wizards contains a detailed description of tasks that can be performed by the wizard This nullifies the possibility of selecting the wrong wizard Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 45 User Manual Logical Disk C Volume letter C 5Senal number EC3B8C 1A Volume label System Partition ID 7 NTFS Type Primary Total size 135GB File system HTF Used space 12 4 GB Root entres 65560 Free space 7 1 GB Sectors per boot Activity Tes Sectors per cluster Hidden state No ove Hesize Partition Fiesze or Move partilion Format Partiti This wizard helps pou to Format the selected partition Warning Formatting wall erase all the date on the pation copy the selected partition Create a copy of the partition A new partibon wall be created and all the data vell be copied there You can create an exact copy of copy oni the area that is occupied by data When the user selects a small sized bar 1 e corresponding to a logical disk the Explorer bar will display information on it as well The page title will contain a drive letter which 1s assigned to the disk The disk layout graph will be colored in accordance with the volume ratio of the used space to the free space the light colored sector The table on the right w
21. disk the user has the possibility to include into the image such disk elements as the Master Boot Record MBR and the first track of the hard disk This can be very helpful for serious disk recovery procedures E E My Computer My Computer m Basic Hard Disk 0 ST34000 44 Basic Hard Disk Drive 37 26 3 m m Fret Hard Disk Track First Track O Byte Master Boot Record MBA 0 Byte v GF Logical Disk C Primary NTFS 12 26 Es Extended Paatition Extended 26 G O GA Logical Dick D Logical NTFS 1476 O Logical Disk E Logical NTFS 10 2 G a 0O Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF31O02AT Basic Hard Dick Drive 956 a Backup destination The Backup Wizard allows saving backup archives to local or network drives to physical partitions without drive letters assigned the Backup Capsule or burning them to CD DVDs The user needs to select a destination taking the estimated archive size and available space on the backup destination into account There are peveral ways Ihe Wizard can store your dala Please select how you would Ike lo save the Vie Save data to loca network drives O Save data lo physical partitions Bum the data to CD or DVD a Name and location of the resulted image Provide a file name for the new image and its exact location The program automatically offers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation which can anyway be modified Copyright 1994 2008 Para
22. do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Defragment MFT a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Defragment MFT z Defragment the volume s MFT The MFT Defiagmerntation may improve performance of your system For locked volumes this operabon gures 4 reboot 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Compact MFT The program enables to re write MFT Master File Table in a more compact way that will also increase access speed to files on NTFS partitions In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select an NTFS partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Compact MFT dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Compact MFT a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Compact MFT 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Compact MFT dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 119 User Manual You are about to compact the Master File Table MFT on volume F Are you sure Please specily the oper
23. enables to convert the following file system types FATI6 NTFS FAT32 FAT32 NTFS FATI6 NTFS gt FAT16 FAT32 Ext2 gt Ext3 In order to convert file system of a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Convert file system of partition dialog to define appropriate settings Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Convert file system a On the Explorer bar click on the current file system type Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Convert File System 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Convert file system of partition dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases the user may just press the Convert button to confirm the operation Are you sure you want to convert the volume E rou ane about ta convert the Ele system on volume E New Volume NTFS Your computer may no longer boot o work comectly Please select new file system FAT Select new cluster sie Select surface test level v cover Wo Q Current file system The dialog allows the user to get information on the selected partition a New file system The pull down list contains file systems to convert to The program only displays available variants taking into account current parameters of
24. enines 512 Restore del aults a Use OS built in routine Mark the option to restrict the available values according to the used OS Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 S1 User Manual a Whether the surface test will be performed Mark the option to make the program perform the surface test on the formatted partition In this case the program will find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata a The amount of sectors per boot This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control a The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FATI6 partition a The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control Results After the operation 1s completed the user receives a fully functional partition Format Partition Any partition should contain some file system to be used for keeping data The process of installing a file system is commonly known as formatting A huge variety of file systems have been developed these days The program provides the ability to format existing or newly created partitions of the following file systems FATI2 amp
25. hard disk Paragon Partition Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please Irun select the drive and one of its partitions or its simple Restore Wizard free space Then activate the Partition pull down menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations ai Boot Corrector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Command line Reboot the computer Power off the computer t e ZZ Q G3 4 In the main window of Partition Manager select your non bootable Windows partition on the Disk Map Basic Disk 0 VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive 250 Gb C NTFS Vista Model VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive Size 250 Gb NM Volume Type Size Used Fre Volume label Basic Disk 0 Size 250 Gb 0 C Primary NTFS 200 Gb 1 7 Gb 199 Gb Vista 1 D Primary FAT 32 49 7 Gb 49 Mb 49 6 Gb No label 5 Unhide the partition by calling the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and then selecting Unhide Create an image of partition Burn an image of partition io CD DVD m Restore partition fram image Alt R __ vine m Copy parition Al C rin vin 49 6Gb No label C pe ae Alt A Format mej active Wipe partition Clear free space Convert Sy label Resize Move Limon Change cluster size Modify Change root s
26. of disk space a Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the available range of disk space In addition there 1s the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page The following options become available Partition move options Verify write operation Sector to sector move Please select surface lest level None Ww a Verify write operation Define whether the Writing Verification test will be accomplished during the operation or not Q Sector to sector move Activate the sector to sector mode allows to process any file system even unknown one a Surface test level Select from the pull down list the level of the surface test 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Convert File System Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 66 User Manual The program provides the ability to change the file system type without destroying data While performing the operation the program first checks for consistency the current file system and then verifies whether the on partition data meet the requirements of the desired file system or not After having passed the testing the program re organizes the file system metadata and user files The program
27. of the product Key Features Let us list some of the key features n n User friendly interface Easily understood icons accompany all functions of the program Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual operations Basic functions for initializing partitioning and formatting hard disks Instead of the standard Windows disk tools the program supports all file systems Carrying out advanced partitioning operations such as redistribution of available disk space or merging of adjacent partitions of NTFS FAT or FAT32 file systems with the help of easy to use wizards Boot Manager Setup Wizard to easily manage several operating systems on one computer Hot Resize NTFS upward allows the user to enlarge NTFS partitions system locked without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work Conversion of FAT and NTFS file systems without reformatting Install New OS Wizard to make your system ready to install a new operating system Effective tools for file system optimization Defragmentation of FAT and NTFS file systems will help improve the hard disk performance while working with these systems Copy Partition Hard Disk Wizards that enable to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system s working capability Back up a partition hard disk including service data of the fi
28. on the properties of disks and peculiarities of existing backup images Viewing Disk Properties The user 1s able to view in depth information on the properties of hard disks The main tools to extract this information are the Disk Map and the List of Partitions The two represent the actual state of the computer s hard disks Generally the hard disks are represented on the map by rectangular bars which also contain small sized bars The small sized bars represent logical disks partitions When the user selects a large sized bar the Explorer bar displays information about the disk in a bright graphical form Basic Hard Disk 1 51316081543 Type Base Hard Disk Dive Total size 145 GE Sectors per kack 53 Heads 255 Cylinders 13457 Copy the entire hard disk Create a copy of the entire hard disk f Al the parhtions on this disk wall be copied on the specied target disk The model and serial number of the disk serve as the title of the browsed page The disk layout 1s shown in form of a circular graph where the color of a sector corresponds to a file system of an appropriate partition On the right the user may see a table which contains the following information a Type of hard disk basic or dynamic a Total size in GB a Information on geometry of the disk amount of sectors per track heads and cylinders Below there is a list of wizards available for the user If the user clicks a corresponding record the
29. partition on the Disk Map 2 There are several ways to Mark Partition Active Inactive a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Mark Partition Active Inactive a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Mark Partition Active Inactive Are you sure you want to sel the volume as active You ane about to set the volume No label FATTE as actree IE you already have active volumes this action might render pour system unbootable 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Hide Unhide Partition The program allows the user to Hide Unhide primary and logical partitions The operating system does not mount hidden partitions thus preventing access to their contents Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 69 User Manual In order to Hide Unhide a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 There are several ways to Hide Unhide partitions a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Hide Unhide Partition a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Hide Unhide Partition 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Set Label of a Partition The Partitio
30. speed Our program supports both offline and online methods of image creation As far as online backup 1s concerned it offers its own hot processing algorithm together with the possibility to use snapshot technologies provided by the Microsoft VSS framework Paragon Hot Processing Technology Paragon Hot Processing is an online backup technology for Windows NT family operating systems Developed back in 2001 nowadays it 1s integrated with all backup solutions offered by the company Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 20 User Manual Paragon Hot Processing 1s not exactly a snapshot technology though it has much in common with it During an online backup the program uses the kernel mode driver ZOTCORE SYS to intercept and control disk write activity of applications and the operating system The hotcore driver as an integral part of the program is installed during the setup procedure that s why the system reboot is required to complete the setup procedure For the most part the driver is in the idle mode until it 1s activated with the program While in this mode it bypasses any calls having no effect on the overall system performance but a few kilobytes of the system memory Paragon Hot Processing technology offers copy backup of locked partitions and hard disks under Windows NT family operating systems providing both high operating efficiency as well as low hardware requireme
31. supplementary functionality available in the program View Partition Hard Disk Properties The program enables to obtain in depth information on the properties of hard disks partitions Besides the general information such as capacity used space or file system type it provides the possibility to get info on a hard disk geometry cluster size exact partition location etc In order to view properties of a partition hard disk the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Properties General File Sustem Iria Advanced Logical Disk C Volume label System File system NTFS Type Pray Capacity 12268 13 152 130 454 Bytes zb BB 872 Sectors 3 The provided information 1s grouped according to its properties thus select the required tab and get the information you need Volume Explorer Volume Explorer 1s a special tool providing the ability to browse and export contents of the local mounted unmounted volumes formatted to FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2FS Ext3FS ReiserFS file systems Besides it allows the user to access Paragon backups as regular folders to explorer their contents or to retrieve certain files To launch the Volume Explorer the user should click Disk View tab in the Explorer Bar and then choose Volume Expl
32. the Delete Partition Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Delete Partition a On the Common Tasks bar click the Delete Partition item of the Wizards menu a Inthe Toolbar click the Delete Partition button After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed Delete Partition Wizard 2 x a Welcome to the Delete Partition Wizard This wizard helps you delete paithiorrs XT Uu i kr E 7 LLL T LA Ex i rs C Ta continue click Next Starting Dialog In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Delete Partition dialog to define appropriate settings a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Delete Partition Settings Despite different work algorithms both the Delete Partition Wizard and the Delete Partition dialog provide the same level of functionality thus let us just take as an example the dialog version of the operation Define parameters of the delete operation with the Delete Partition dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 55 User Manual nz Are you sure you want to delete volume You ate about t delete volume No label FATT5 You computer may no lange
33. the selected partition and the file system limitations a Convert options New cluster size Define the Cluster Size for the partition to convert Surface test level Select from the pull down list the surface test level 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 67 User Manual Change Cluster Size Cluster Size 1s one of the important parameters of any file system The Cluster Size value affects implicitly the performance of the files input output activity since it defines the size of the file system metadata Besides the so called waste space factor also depends on the Cluster Size value The program provides the ability to change the Cluster Size to any available value without destroying data In order to change the cluster size of a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Cluster Size dialog to define appropriate settings a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Cluster Size a Onthe Explorer bar click on the current sectors per cluster value 3 Define a new value with the Change Cluster Size dialog Are you sure you want to change cluster size for partition E The current cluster size i B sectors 4 KB 4 096 Bytes Smale clusters may provide more elfectree usage of dick space Please enter ne
34. 100p 003 15GB 18122007 121617 jac 1861207031158701 _0100p 004 za 5 MB 18122007 121634 arc 181207091 158701_ 0100p pie S49KB 18 12 2007 12 16 33 jac 181207091158701 0101 p 000 15368 18122007 1217 35 3 Call the popup menu right click of the mouse button for a file folder you need and then select the Export item Disk View Help Mame oie Modifies O Partition 13 5668 E E Extend 24 11 Oa 1510 E nel uw 12 10 PELET Raf 05 06 amp E Program Files 28 11 RECYCLER 03 11 Ce E System Volume Information 14 115 amp ETheBat 14 11 s ETWINDOWS 0512 SAdtiDel 25KB 2411 BadClus OBvtes 2411 4 Select a place on the disk where the file folder will be extracted to Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 90 User Manual Look ic E System C xs E Addess C Documents and Sellings Disk Drives Name Dal 7 System C e Documents and Sethings 15 Ene i 12 E Program Files 2B x E The Bal 14 ES wINDOWS DE a E Applications D F Other Stuff E E Local Disk F DVD Dive G DVD RAM Diree H 5 Click the OK button to accomplish the operation Build Recovery Media The program provides the possibility to prepare a set of recovery tools on external media CD DVD or floppy disks The tool set can be of assistance in case of operating system corruption which means that the user i
35. 5 User Manual 8 Copying Files The Setup Status page shows the overall progress of the installation Click the Cancel button to abort the setup 9 Finishing the Installation The Final page reports the end of the setup process Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery CD The Linux DOS Recovery CD can be used to boot your computer into PTS DOS or Linux to get access to the hard disk without use of the failed operating system You also have an option to boot in the PTS DOS safe mode The reboot of the computer from the Recovery CD in the safe mode may be of great use in a number of non standard situations such as interfering hardware settings or serious problems on the hardware level In this case only basic files and drivers such as hard disk drivers a monitor driver and a keyboard driver will be loaded Boot Menu After you have inserted the Recovery CD into CD DVD drive and restarted the computer the Boot menu appears k Normal Mode Hain recovery d Safe Mode environment A Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk amp Hard disk B MBER amp Find OSes on your hard disks The Boot menu contains the following commands a Normal Mode Boot into the Linux normal mode This mode uses the full set of drivers recommended a Safe Mode Boot into the PTS DOS mode This mode can be used as an alternative of the Linux normal mode if it fails to work properly a Low Graphics Safe mode Boot into the PTS DOS safe mode In this
36. A5629 42F 32 EEB43 87 32D Content ol inqui The quick brown fox jumpe over the lazy dog By clicking the Send button the built in mail client will generate a template request with attached compressed log files and then send it to the Paragon Support Team Log Files Log files are simple textual files that can be opened by any text editor There are several log files automatically generated by the program Contains in depth information on parameters and PDA OE performance of all operations carried out by the program Pwloa txt Besides brief overview on operations it also contains d detailed information about the state of all hard disks Contains low level information on the CD DVD devices Cdb log used in the system BioNTlog txt It is an OS dependent supplementary log file derived from or Bioxx dll It may contain valuable information on Windows Bio95log txt family operating systems Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 124 User Manual Glossary Active partition is a partition from which an x86 based computer starts up The active partition must be a primary partition on a basic disk If you use Windows exclusively the active partition can be the same as the system volume In the DOS partitioning scheme only Primary Partitions can be active due to limitations of the standard bootstrap Backup Image is an archive of the disk which includes all the on disk file
37. D Maxtor 7Y25000 2o0 fish TFS a Copy parameters The Copy Hard Disk Wizard allows the user to specify the following options Choose the copy options that suit best your needs Copy ophons HOO raw copy C Partition raw copy C Perform incremental copy Resize oplions Remove tee blocks belween partitions Copy data and resize partitions proportionally Verification options Perform suiace test Verniy waiting This option alloves you to copy an entre hard disk sector by sector vathout taking inta account ts pahhon sinuchure Copy options HDD raw copy to copy a hard disk in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems Partition raw copy to copy a partition in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems Perform incremental copy to make the program perform the exact bit wise comparison of the previous data saved in the parental copy with the current data that 1s actually the hard disk itself After that only most recent information will be processed It considerably decreases the amount of data written Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 94 User Manual Resize options Remove free blocks between partitions If this option 1s activated the program does not keep blocks of free space between partitions on the targeted hard disk Copy data and resize partitions propo
38. D 5 volumes a fault tolerant volume the data of which is striped across an array of three or more disks With dynamic storage you can perform disk and volume management without the need to restart Windows Limitations a Dynamic disks are not supported on portable computers a Dynamic disks are not supported on Windows XP Home Edition based computers a You cannot create mirrored volumes or RAID 5 volumes on Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional or Windows XP 64 Bit Edition based computers Thus the dynamic disk is a new way of looking at hard disk configuration Dynamic disks offer you more management flexibility without the partition limitation of basic disks Dynamic disks can contain an unlimited number of volumes but they cannot contain partitions or logical drives Dynamic storage can be particularly beneficial for large scale businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup 64 bit Support The bulk of software today 1s written for a 32 bit processor It can meet the requirements of almost any end user However that 1s not the case when dealing with servers processing large amounts of data with complex calculations of very large numbers That is where 64 bit architecture comes into play It can boast improved scalability for business applications that enables to support more customer databases and more simultaneous users on each server Besides a 64 bit kernel can access more system resourc
39. DODDO Installing the Program As we have already mentioned only Windows components of the product require installation So to install Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 under Windows please do the following 1 Run Setup Application From the folder where the setup files are kept run the SETUP EXE file This application will guide the user through the process of the program installation The setup utility is compiled with the InstallShield SDK hence it contains the standard user interface and set of installation steps 2 Starting Setup The Welcome page informs that the application is being installed Click the Next button to continue 3 Confirm License Agreement The License Agreement page displays the Paragon License Agreement Read the agreement and then click the Yes button to accept If the user does not agree with any conditions stated there the installation process will be interrupted 4 Select an Installation Folder The Destination Location page allows the user to choose the folder where the program will be installed By default the installation folder will be created as Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 14 User Manual C Program Files Paragon Software Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 To select another folder click the Browse button After you have selected the required folder click the Next button to continue 5 Select Components to Install The Sel
40. Hard Disk Drive 95 GB Unallocated Free space 517 7 MB S v E Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor TYZ80P Basic Hard Disk Drive 2337 GB Unallocated Free space 101 4 GB The summary size of fragment s to analyze is 101 3 GB a Manual setting of search criteria Activate the advance mode 7 Ewan to choose the fle system hter and search criteria Mote This option rs recommended for advanced users only to manually specify A particular file system to look for Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 61 User Manual Chome one or more file systems hor look For All known fle systems C FAT and FAT 32 fle systems NTFS file zystem C Linux Ext and Ext3 file spstems Other unlisted fle system Look lor 05 2 HPFS lile system Required search criteria C Scan all sectors Choose one cr more search criteria Use all available critesia w Check boot secto Fe Check boot sector copies v Check Master File T able Other search rules Detect deleted partitions by checking boot sector copies Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional partition Installing a New Operating System Getting your computer ready to install a new operating system especially when it is going to be an additional OS in the system is a rather complicated task that implies quite a number of operations from allocating space to create a
41. Most useful operations require the targeted partition to have a valid file system to be processed In order to start the system integrity check the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions 2 Call the Check File System Integrity dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Check File System Integrity Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Check File System Integrity 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Edit View Sectors With the built in Edit View Sectors tool the program enables to view edit sectors on existing partitions hard disks providing the possibility to directly access and modify sectors save and restore sectors from specified files navigate through the system metadata etc In order to start the Edit View Sectors operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a hard disk partition on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions 2 Call the Edit View Sectors dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 122 User Manual a Click the Disk View tab and then choose Disk Editor a Select in the Main menu Partition H
42. Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 32 User Manual Status Bar This is the bottom part of the main window The status bar displays menu hints for each item the cursor points to The user can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main menu item View gt Status bar Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 33 User Manual Settings Overview The Settings dialog is available from the Main menu Tools gt Settings All the settings are grouped into several sections of which the functions are described in the following paragraphs The list of sections 1s placed on the left side of the dialog By selecting a section from the list the user opens a set of options General Options ENTE General oplions at aues Copy and backup options 2S General options Hot processing ophonsz Partiioning ophons Veni data written E med options This option forces the wizard to verily data being written every sitaaa Virtual mode options action is Followed by le naadhandrcompane chon This feature assures thal File system conversion opbons the backup being writen i not comupted dunng the operation but may Operation dependency options sxgruhicantiy slow down the overall performance CD DVD recording options 7 Enable data loss protection Backup mage ophions Choose this option to ensure that no data wall be lost f the system Password protecti
43. Partition Manager 9 0 User Manual Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 2 User Manual CONTENTS PN EPOGUCUION em 4 Partition Marnabser EdIUOIS uei detto oes eet peer ned eate Eee a dun Ceu p abre ers dou EE 5 Product ompo oHDe Es 5 222020903529 0356 029a 9 CER IQU PEE aa a 139100900 Qus as a Ld UP RES e Rar euo ERR R HR AVE a ia aeeai 7 Features OV6GEVI W 25 002800 sudo cav Eu sue bU LE Te RV o Cub ue Eu Ida V eU duu o ab eR LU du bo Cd EE TOME Rau cb VES ud 8 Kev Features ees c c E 8 Supported Technologies iot tiit eo a tiet io i sonde esee d Pee eve escis dusuue 8 Supported File DI TEE T I UD 9 Supported MOdId oio ira eto Hn DU SEXE tese E HIS aUe tame dmm mute sd DE 9 radit nigro eer E aaa 10 DISC DUO eec 10 Contacting Paragon Technology GmbH ieediciiceseiees eene iiic eiue ele eua Eo cog tee eee eio c o baee o eee eo cosas ee Hear eo ce dade 12 System REGUITEMICIIUS ee 12 Installing the Pro EJ i etc 13 Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery CD cc eee ecce ee eee eee eee eene ee teet teet eee eee ee eee eese esses sss e ee eoe 15 Basie Swim E EE E E 18 Drive Parauonilp 25 eio A A E ENS 18 Backup Operation e M M 18 Paragon Hot Processing amp Volume Shadow Copy Service
44. Partition function only for blocks of free space The operation can be accomplished with the Undelete Partition Wizard Starting There are several ways to start the Undelete Partition Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Undelete Partitions a Onthe Common Tasks bar click the Undelete Partition item of the Wizards menu a Selecta disk on the Disk map and click the Recover Lost Partitions item on the page that appears in the Explorer bar Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 60 User Manual After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed Undelete Partition Wizard Welcome to the Undelete Partition Wizard This vazad helps you restore partitions thal have been deleted ona hard disk To continue cick Next Settings The Undelete Partition Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining Q Free blocks to scan for lost partitions Choose a free block from a tree like list of available disks and their partitions Chek the check box next bo any hard disk dave oc free block you want bo examine Name Type Size E hiy Computer My Computer a D Basic Hard Disk 0 ST34001 44 Basic Hard Disk Drive 37 2 GB A No free blocks were found E Eee D E ae Pesce IBasic
45. Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT Windows NT Server Family Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional 64 bit Windows 2000 Server Family Windows Storage Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 Web Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Personal No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Professional No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Server No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Only the Enterprise Server edition enables to schedule tasks for later execution Only the Enterprise Server edition offers an advanced backup functionality Only the Enterprise Server edition allows the user to restore a partition hard disk directly under Only the Enterprise Server edition provides support of the Microsoft VSS Volume Shadow Copy Enterprise Server No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 6 User Manual Windows Server 2003 Standard 64 bit No No Yes Yes Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64 bit Itanium No No Yes Yes Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64 bit Itanium No No Yes Yes Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard No No Yes Yes Premium Windows Vista Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows Vista 64 bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 7 User Manual Product Components In orde
46. Wizard 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 80 User Manual 3 On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Click the Next button 4 Onthe Backup Destination page select a local disk Click the Next button 5 Edit the archive name if necessary and click the Next button 6 On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process Backup to a Network Drive Backup Wizard To save a backup archive on a network drive with the Backup Wizard please do the following l Click the Backup hard disk or selected partitions item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here to call the Backup Wizard On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Click the Next button On the Backup Destination page select the Save data to local network drives option Click the Next button Select a network disk it must be mounted and be available in the system by a drive letter 6 Edit the archive name if necessary and click the Next button 7 Add comments to your backup descri
47. ack again Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files Starting To start the File Transfer Wizard the user needs to select the File Transfer Wizard item of the Wizards menu on the Common Tasks bar Then the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 114 User Manual t File Transfer Wizard f led Welcome to the File Transfer Wizard This vmd helps pou eanky copy Iles and cane pou data ou can nave data tiated on kcal deve of stored viban deve archive preevinusly cheated by Backup lmage software To continue click Ned Settings The File Transfer Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining a Place to look for files directories Select a source disk from the pull down list in the left pane of the page The program enables to process both mounted and unmounted without drive letter assigned partitions Besides it is possible to map a network drive Source Lookin E Loca Disk D v mx O Ej Local Did ID s Fa E E Local Disk E _ 7I CD Drive Fy 5 Local Disk G 2 CD Drive H 3 E Local Disk 9 CD Drive ie E Local Disk K I Physical partitions Mo label
48. age a Comments referring to the task a The option of enabling disabling the task The Schedule tab contains the timetable of the task which the user can modify In order to apply the changes the user needs to click the Apply button at the foot of the dialog Save to Scheduler Besides automating backup copy operations the program provides the ability to schedule any virtual operation placed on the List of Pending Operations The automation of the program s operations is particularly effective when the user has to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis For instance you are to restore the system every evening so as to get it back on track again That 1s where this feature can help you out It enables to execute certain routine operations without the user being involved Moreover it allows an optimization of your computer s work load In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Call the Save to Scheduler dialog in the Main menu Tools gt Save to Scheduler 2 Specify the time for the execution of operations on the List of Pending Operations Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 110 User Manual Scripting The program actions can also be represented in form of a script The script describes the appropriate operation with macro language commands There is an interpreter utility SCRIPTS exe which is included in the program in
49. al technologies that make its products unique and attractive for customers a Paragon Hot Backup technology to back up locked partitions and hard disks under Windows NT family operating systems providing both high operating efficiency as well as low hardware requirements a Paragon Power Shield technology to provide data consistency in case of a hardware malfunction power outages or an operating system failure a Paragon UFSD technology to browse partitions of any file system including hidden and unmounted modify and copy files and folders etc a Paragon Hot Resize technology to enlarge NTFS partitions system locked without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work a Paragon Restore with Shrink technology to restore a backup image to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image a Paragon Smart Partition technology to securely perform hard disk partitioning operations of any complexity a Paragon BTE technology to set tasks for execution in the Windows blue screen mode thus saving from the need to use a bootable media when modifying system partitions a Paragon Shutdown After Apply technology to set the computer to automatically switch off on the successful accomplishment of any operation Q Microsoft Dynamic Disk simple spanned striped mirrored RAID 5 to offer more management flexibility without the partition limitation of basic disks Dynamic storage can b
50. al software The system of wizards that 1s implemented into the program is designed to work with the backup capsule Thus by storing disk images in the backup capsule the user obtains a reliable level of data protection Paragon Hot Processing amp Volume Shadow Copy Service Offline versus Online Backup In the course of time there have been developed various methods of backing up data Despite different work concept all of them can be divided into two principal groups offline cold and online hot backup techniques As the name infers offline backup can only be accomplished when the data is in consistent state the operating system and all the applications are completely shut down Actually it is the most preferable way of 1mage creation since backup software obtains an exclusive right to process data that guaranties high level of operating efficiency However an offline backup is absolutely out of question when dealing with 24 7 production environments In contrast online backup enables to create a consistent snapshot even as the data 1s currently modified Online backups are particularly useful for systems with high availability requirements but they won t be accomplished until all active transactions are complete The point is to provide a coherent state of all open files and databases involved in a backup taking into account that applications may still keep writing to disks As a result an online backup cannot boast high operating
51. ard Disk gt Edit View Sectors a Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Edit View Sectors Edit the sectors on Basic Hard Disk 0 ST3160811A5 Curent sector s D of 312 581 807 Please elect sector ruber 0 x BHBBaA amp v SE BOB OxO000000000 eb 0 00 00 OO OD OD OO OO OO OO OO OO BL OxD000000010 d 00 00 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OxO000000020 00 00 00 OO OO OO OO 00 OO OO OD Tee eee ee Ox0000000030 00 i c Be d 8e d bc OO Fe b 30 O8 EIB 5 BB 50 OxO000000040 Be bf e e e ld 00 b9 03 OO 32 6 ERE p EB B 2B 0x0000000050 bg 28 02 2e Ba 16 32 7c bb OO 01 50 ed 13 72 03 B 2 Pb5 r x 00O0O06 amp 58 ea 1 30 08 60 bS 03 33 db 66 65 XE E 0 EB bie OxO000000070 7 83 c3 U4 ez 3 b4 02 32 f 33 B 5b Bbb ZB3 x OO0ODOUOSSO d b4 af t ed 32 f dl e3 O3 d bb ab b bb2bbb b OxO000000090 a 65 B9 17 46 83 c3 O2 eb fl 61 Bt F E BBs OxO0000000A0 c3 bf be OO 4c bf 61 54 69 be 67 bParagon Loading OxO0000000B0 Ze i id 42 52 20 52 65 76 69 73 69 amp f MBR Revisio OxO0000000C0 e fe ff ef ee fe Ef ef fe ff n O BBERBEBEBEES OxD0000000D0 ef fe ft ef te ff ef ee te t SBEBBBBEBBEBBBEBBEBE OxO0000000E0 ef Fe f ef em fe f ef ee fe fi BBBBBBBBBBBBBBER OxD0000000F0 ef fe ft etf fe fft ef ee fe tt BBbbbbBbbBbbbbb5b x O00O0100 ef
52. ation parameters 7 Compact records move records to the beginning of the table a Compact records Mark the option to re write MFT records and shift them to the head of the table a Truncate MFT after compacting Mark the option to remove table rows emptied during the operation 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Downgrade NTFS Version The program provides the ability to decrease version of existed NTFS partitions This feature can be particularly useful when for instance dealing with different versions of the Windows NT family operating systems In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions 2 Call the Downgrade NTFS Version dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Downgrade NTFS Version a On the Explorer bar click on the current NTFS version a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Downgrade NTFS Version 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Downgrade NTFS Version dialog Are you sure pou want to downgrade the NTFS version for volume F The current NTFS verson is 3 01 Windows lt P Select new NTFS verior BRIFERUD eo ah Select new NTFS version The program enables to se
53. ber which consists of 32 bits and 1s represented by an 8 figure hexadecimal value The hard disk s Serial Number is stored in the MBR Its value 1s assigned when the MBR sector is initialized by standard disk managing tools from Microsoft such as Windows Disk Administrator and FDISK utility In fact the hard disk s Serial Number is not important for most operating systems and software It is known that Windows NT 2000 and XP store hard disks Serial Number values in the database of assigned drive letters A partition s Serial Number is stored in its Boot Sector in FAT16 FAT32 and NFTS file systems Its value is assigned when the partition 1s formatted In fact the partition s Serial Number does not play an important role for most operating systems and software Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
54. bing its contents Click the Next button 8 Onthe Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process Simple Backup Wizard To save a backup archive on a network drive with the Simple Backup Wizard please do the following l Click the Simple Backup item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here to call the Simple Backup Wizard On the Backup Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Click the Next button On the Backup Destination page select a network disk it must be mounted and be available in the system by a drive letter Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 81 User Manual 5 Edit the archive name if necessary and click the Next button to accomplish the operation 6 On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process Backup to External Media CD DVD To store backup images on CD DVD with the Backup Wizard please do the following l Click the Backup hard disk or selected partitions item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here to call the Backup Wizard
55. c Starting There are several ways to start the Backup Wizard Simple Backup Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Back Up Disk or Partition Simple Backup a Onthe Common Tasks bar click the Back up hard disks or selected partitions Simple Backup item of the Wizards menu After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard 1s displayed DSimple Backup Wizard tg Welcome to the Simple Backup Wizard This wizard helps pou to back up your hard disk data bo local disks in just a few checks We recommend to create backup images to extemal hard dines In addition the Frolessional and Server edbons also allow vou to create backup mages bo network storage devices P a ll vou reed mone options and settings pou can ty Paragon Dre Tacont nue cick Nest Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 77 User Manual Settings Since the work algorithm of both wizards is the same but the Backup Wizard is richer in the provided functionality let us just take it as an example The Backup Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the backup operation defining a The object to back up The user can backup either an entire disk or separate partitions of the disk primary extended or logical In case of backing up an entire
56. can work with any kinds of archives created by the program For example it can browse the Backup Capsule which is hidden from any standard Windows program Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 48 User Manual Partition Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry out partitioning operations supported by the program Basic Partitioning Operations Here you can learn how to accomplish basic partitioning operations create format delete supported by the program To meet the requirements of any user these operations can be accomplished either with the help of easy to use wizards or through the corresponding dialogs Create Partition The program provides the ability to create new partitions by using the DOS partitioning scheme Restrictions 1 Do not use the Create Partition function in order to undelete the last deleted partition 2 The program cannot create new partitions on Dynamic Disks The current version of the program supports only hard disks that use the DOS partitioning scheme 1n Windows 2000 and XP these disks are named Basic Disks 3 According to the rules of the DOS partitioning scheme the following combinations of partitions cannot be created a Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk a Five or more Primary partitions on one hard disk a If there is an Extended Partition on the disk only three Primary partitions are a
57. case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu No partitions mounted a Floppy Disk Reboot the computer from a system floppy disk Hard Disk 0 Boot from the primary hard disk a Find OS s on your hard disks The program will scan hard disks of your computer to find any bootable operating system LJ To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 16 User Manual Normal Mode When the Normal mode is selected the Linux launch menu appears You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partition Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the stan please select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Partition pull down menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Simple Restore Wizard Boot Corrector Metwork Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Command line Reboot the computer Power off the computer a Paragon Partition Manager enables to carry out partitioning operations of any complexity copy and back up separate partitions or entire hard disks defragment FAT and NTFS volumes etc a Simple Restore Wizard allows restoring hard disks and partitions a File Transf
58. ccess to the volume by using the dere letter assigned The atsignment ic not recommended if Ihe volume contara Ele system nol supported by your operating system Assign the folowing deve letter CBE we Lys Jl Assign the following drive letter The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the selected partition Assign a drive letter to a non mounted partition or change the existed drive letter for already mounted partition 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Remove Drive Letter In order to unmount a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Remove Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Remove Drive Letter a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Remove Drive Letter Are you sure pou want to remove the dive letter 1 You aie about to remove the dene letter from the volume l No label FATTE Your computer may no longer boot or work comectly Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 117 User Manual 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Partition Defragmentation Defragmentation is the process of
59. center of the main window which emphasizes its importance The bar displays reference information including a User Manual Q Information about the program consisting of the product s name the version of the program and a list of helpful links a Detailed information about disks selected on the Disk Map a List of scheduled operations a Volume Explorer utility a Disk Editor utility According to these categories the Explorer bar has several tabs a Disk View which offers the user the following options Disk Editor to view edit sectors of the selected partition hard disk Volume Explorer to browse and export contents of the selected partition hard disk Properties to view detailed information on the selected partition hard disk in the bright graphical form a Scheduled Tasks which gives the user the possibility of browsing and editing scheduled operations Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 30 User Manual a Help System which contains the User Manual and information about the program The user is able to access the desired information by clicking on the appropriate tab The Explorer Bar is a fully functional embedded HTML browser which enables the user to address for example our company s website to look through important technical notes or download the latest updates without having to close the program The Help System of the program is HTML oriented The use
60. d disc 1s not empty the Wizard suggests the user erasing its contents When the user confirms the operation the program deletes the re writable disc s contents and begins the recording process Results The Recovery Media Wizard starts the operation after completing the settings mentioned above As a result the user receives recovery media which can be used in most emergencies When purchasing the program online Recovery Media 1s available as ISO 1mage files The Recovery Media Builder can then write these files onto physical CD DVDs Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 92 User Manual Copy Tasks This chapter lists various scenarios of copy operations which may be accomplished by the program Copy Hard Disk The program provides the ability to clone hard disks of any file system During the hard disk copying process the program moves controlling records of used partitioning scheme the bootstrap code and on disk partitions This operation cannot be substituted by simply copying all on disk partitions The operation can be accomplished with the Copy Hard Disk Wizard The wizard 1s so well designed that the user simply needs to follow its easy instructions to make an exact copy of the disk Starting There are several ways to start the Copy Hard Disk Wizard In the Main menu select Wizards gt Copy Hard Disk On the Common Tasks bar click the Copy Hard Disk item
61. d out Commit alter each operation Tum this option on l ensure the changes vall be committed alter each operation Check for enos after each operaban Turn this aplion on lo make scnpt interpreter lo check the result of each operator Discard all operations on close Turn this option on to discard all the pending operations alter generating the script Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 111 User Manual a Interaction with the user Mark the option to pause the script interpreter during the execution to prompt the user s confirmation or other input Otherwise the program will not stop using default values for parameters if needed a Commit after each operation Mark the option to commit changes after each operation a Check for errors after each operation Mark the option to insert a special code in script which checks the status of the last executed operation and stops the script processing 1f there are errors of any kind a Discard all operations on close Mark the option to empty the List of Pending Operations after generating the script Results After the operation is completed the user receives a new script file It is placed into the specified destination its features defined in the dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 112 User Manual Extra Functionality This chapter describes the
62. disc or on a floppy disk CD DVD The Recovery Meda wil be created on CD DVD This option is recommended because ihe size of the disc allows vou to make all the recovery teabes available C Floppy Disk The Recover Meda wil be created on a floppy disk A number of available recovery feahures vall be significantly limited a Contents of the recovery set The recovery tools can include the standard Recovery Media image included in the installation package or software defined by the user In the last case the user can record a prepared image by setting the path to the image file on the disk Typical Use the standard Recovery Media image supplied wath the program O Advanced You can add some ies or Folders to the standard Recover Media image supplied vath the program C5 User specified CD DVD image iso file Use CD DVD image from specific locaton i Mei 2 di sa a fe D L Ld p ECC HE p J ri SL it 1a Cea f a A recording device The appropriate external media CD DVD or a floppy disk needs to be inserted into the selected device Q CD DVD writing parameters in case the user selects this kind of media Writing parameters include writing speed maximum or minimum and the ability of ejecting the recorded disc after completing the operation wiking speed ESIGN C Eject the disc after writing The program supports CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW and also DVD R DVD R double layer discs If the inserte
63. dows XP intact and install Windows Vista for studying purposes As this very situation 1s very close to the previous one please use the Windows Vista Windows XP scenario but taking into consideration a number of peculiarities 1 Besides hiding of the system partition before installation of the second OS you need to make it inactive as well To do that please call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and launch the corresponding dialog Click the Yes button to continue File system Aue you sure pou want to tet the volume az inactive You ate about bo set the volume WinXP NTFS a mace Tou compute may no longer boot comecily 5 5 Mot lormalted 5 2 1 NTFS U 184 8 GB HTFS o Linux Ext3 B urrs BH raro B rare M Linux Ext Reviving the System Partition In case you are not able or not willing to complete the mentioned above scenarios but have already reached the point when all changes are applied and everything is ready to install the second OS simply do the following to make your system bootable once again 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Select the Partition Manager 9 0 item of the main menu Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 105 User Manual A You can create delete and format
64. e 2000 MB 4 This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the creating backup images and restoring disks from them The user can activate the following modes Q Controlling archive integrity a Automatic setting file names in case of complex archives a Splitting images to several files a Compressing a backup image The user can also define the compression level Password Protection Options Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 43 User Manual Edit settings General optar Copy and backup options Hot processing options Parbboning options Protect archive vith password E mad oplions Virtual mode oplions File system conversion options peration dependency options Please conhrm the parswodd CD DVD recording options Backup image oplions Password protection Password protection options Please enter archive password a Protect archive with password In this section the user can choose whether to automatically password protect all backup images created with the program or not Just mark the option to enable password protection and type in the required password in the opened field Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 44 User Manual Getting Information about Disks and their Images The program provides some helpful tools to get information
65. e Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 101 User Manual Are you sure you want lo creale a new partition on disk 27 You are about to create new partibion man Unallocated 48 8 GB sea Please select size position and the he sysbem of the new partibion Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7r 250P0 wel 48 8 GB NTFS Primary partition wv Create Ihe new partilon as a Please specily the new partition size 50054 7 MB 50 054 MB Please specily size of free space before the pattiion 0 OMB 50046 MB Used Please specily sae of ree space ater the pasion U MB 50 046 MB C Please select file system foc new partition NTFS i 658GB 0 Byte Fleace enter new volume kabet net R Please specily dive lelber x Mons opliont 6 Define parameters of the future partition By all means it has to be primary and since we are going to install Windows XP the most preferable file systems are NTFS and FAT32 Click the Yes button to continue Create the new parliton as a Primary partition a Please specily the new partition size 20054 7 MB 50 054 MB Please specily ae of ree space before the parbibore 0 OMB 50 046 MB Please specily coe of free space after the pasion U OMB 50 046 MB Please select file system for new partitions FAT32 v Please enter neve volume labet Please specily drive letter Hore w 7 As a result of the operation we have got a newly created FAT32 partition just eno
66. e IBM OS 2 Boot Manager Operating systems do not mount hidden partitions which prevents access to their contents Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 125 User Manual A method of hiding partitions consists in changing the Partition ID value that 1s saved in an appropriate entry of the Partition Table This is achieved by XOR ing the Partition ID with the 0x10 hexadecimal value This method only works when the set of usable Partition ID values is very limited since large sets of usable Partition IDs can lead to confusing file system types for example Ext2 partitions are marked with the 0x83 Partition ID value A hidden Ext2 partition would be marked with the 0x93 Partition ID value which 1s identical with the Amoeba File system Partition ID Master File Table MFT is a relational database that consists of rows of file records and columns of file attributes It contains at least one entry for every file on an NTFS volume including the MFT itself MFT is similar to a FAT table in a FAT file system MBR amp 1st track of the hard disk is the Oth sector of the disk MBR Master Boot Record contains important information about the disk layout The partitioning scheme The starting records of the Partition Table The standard bootstrap code or the initial code of boot managers disk overlay software or boot viruses Generally the Oth sector is used for similar purpose
67. e Next button 4 The What to Restore page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive It includes a full description of properties about the archived disks or partitions In case you have a complex archive select the required item to restore 5 Onthe Where to Restore page select a place you would like to restore the archive to 6 On the Restore Results page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the restore process Restoring from External Media CD DVD OS is still bootable To restore a hard disk partition from the backup image located on CD DVD with the Restore Wizard please do the following 1 Insert a CD DVD disk containing the previously prepared backup image into a CD DVD drive 2 Click the Restore disk or partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here to call the Restore Wizard 3 On the Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 4 Onthe Browse for Archive page select the required archive in the browser like window The Archive File Details section displays a short description of the selected image Click the Next button 5 The What to Restore page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive It includes a full description of properties about the archived disks or partitions In case you have a complex archive select the required item to restore 6 On the Wh
68. e Redistribute Free Space Wizard This wizaid helps you redetibube free space among patbhors To continue cick Next Settings The Redistribute Free Space Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining Q Partition to enlarge Select a partition the size of which will be increased at the expense of other partitions Blocks of free space if any will be automatically added to the target partition Choose a volume to expand Basic Hard Disk 0 ST31560811A5 Boe Q Unallocated 20 MI 40GB NTFS E M a Capacity of the volume C 9 9 GB The ward can expand this volume up to 102 8 BB at the expence of the unallocated space and the other volumes a Partition to donate Choose any partition s not only adjacent to donate free space if available Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 59 User Manual Select the volumes to lake space from Free space from those volumes wall be used to enlange the volume pou have selected on the previous page Flesysem Tope Capacity Usedspace Freespace 4 Fres _ NTFS Prmay 20GB 75GB 124GB E3 NTFS Primary 40 GB 3 amp b GE 1 3 GB 4 FATIG Piria 1 GE 161 5 KB 1 GE 100 a Capacity of Ihe volume C is 9 3 GB The vazacd can expand the volume up to 88 GB at the expence of th
69. e Select Destination Path page select the required system disk to copy the data to by pressing the Browse button Click the Next button to accomplish the operation 8 After the operation is completed exit the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 9 Eject the CD 10 Turn off the computer Restoring Separate Files and Folders from a Backup To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with the Volume Explorer simply do the following Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 89 User Manual 1 Click the Disk View tab and then choose Volume Explorer w NS VRAIN Help Mame Sie Modified a G Had Disks amp 0 Maxtor 7Y250P0 233 7 BB amp GRO Prima NTFS F 2337 GB El 7 1 5T3160815A5 143 GB amp GPO Primary NTFS C 185GB amp fee Primary NTFS D 534GB amp GR2 Primary NTFS E 66 GB 2 Browse for the required archive and then open it by double click of the left mouse button Disk View Help Size Modfed H arc 171207090309904 17 12 2007 123321 E Eae 171207132655633 17 12 2007 16 28 59 B Eac 181207091 158701 18 12 2007 12 21 32 181207081158701 PBF amp 3KB 181220071221 33 E O Pasty 145GB 1 Fation 63 4 GB 2 Pathan bb GE B Dan 181207031158701 _0100p 000 19GB 18 12 2007 121333 ac 181207091158701 _0100p 001 1368 181722007 1214 32 ac 181207091158701 _0100p 002 19GB 18122007121522 ac_181207031158701 _0
70. e on the Disk Map 2 Call the Create Partition dialog to define appropriate settings Q Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Create Partition Settings Despite different work algorithms both the Create Partition Wizard and the Create Partition dialog provide the same level of functionality thus let us just take as an example the dialog version of the operation Define the future partition parameters with the Create Partition dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases the user can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 50 User Manual lt i Are you sure you want lo creale a new partition on disk 17 You ane about to create new partiion m an nallocated 1 6 GBarea Please the select size position and the he system of the new partibion Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPESTUZAT i amp Ul 1 6 GB FAT16 Create tne mew partilon ac a Primary partition bl Please specily the new partition size 1686 7 MB 1 686 MB Please specily sze of ree space before the patiare 0 OMB 1 670 MB Please specify soe of ree space after the patito OMB 1 678 MB Please select fle system for new partion FATTE Please enter new volume labet Please speci
71. e particularly beneficial for large scale businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup Supported File Systems Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 provides support of major file systems presented on the market today a Full read write access to Ext2FS Ext3FS partitions under all versions of Windows DOS 5 0 and later Q Full read write access to NTFS Basic and all five types of Dynamic Disks under Windows 95 98 ME Linux and PTS DOS Compressed NTFS files are also supported Q Basic partitioning operations create format delete for Linux Swap Supported Media D Large hard disks up to 1 5 TB tested 2 TB limit in theory IDE SCSI and SATA hard disks CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW and also DVD R DVD R double layer discs FireWire 1 e IEEE1394 USB 1 0 USB 2 0 hard disks ZIP and Jazz disks MBR Flash Cards PC card storage devices MBR flash memory etc OO Oo Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 10 User Manual Getting Started In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to get the product ready to use Distribution Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 1s distributed in two ways a Boxed package from Paragon Technology GmbH and resellers a Downloadable package over the Internet at the company s web site Distributive CD The boxed package includes a distributive CD that 1s in fact a bootable Recover
72. e unallocated space and up to 102 8 GB at the expence of the unallocated space and some other volumes Please cick the check box next bo ang volume vou wash to take hee space From a Partition size By default the program leaves 50 of the unused space on a partition and removes another 50 to add it to the target partition However the size to take can be customized by moving the slider at the bottom of the page or manually entering the exact value Your disk after the changes Basic Hard Disk 0 5T 21560811A5 H wu Unallocated ae a 4 41 3 3B 40 GE Select new size es The volume EE qu 6 GB Results After the operation is completed free space of the specified partition will be increased by using unallocated space of the hard disk and or at the expense of unused space of the other partitions Undelete Partition When deleting a partition disk management software only removes references to it in the Partition Table so that a previously deleted partition can still be recovered in case of valid restoration of the record in the Partition Table The program provides the ability to find and recover these partitions This function minimizes the hazard of occasional partitions deletion and is usually known as undelete A restored partition will be fully functional as long as other partitions were not created moved or exceeded the disk space occupied by the partition That 1s why the program enables the Undelete
73. e while using the program Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Partition Manager Editions User Manual The product is being released in several editions Personal Professional Server and Enterprise Server which vary in price and provided functionality Personal Edition Peculiarities a The Personal edition does not support dynamic disks It cannot perform any operations on dynamic disks but entire deletion It cannot convert dynamic disks back to basic However it can recognize the layout of dynamic disks D edition Q There is no File Transfer Wizard in the Personal edition a Change Cluster Size Change Root Size FATI6 Change Boot Size FATI6 FAT32 Downgrade NTFS Version Defragment MFT Compact MFT Change Primary Slots Change Serial Number Change Partition ID Change SID Convert to Basic program s dialogs are unavailable in the Personal edition Backup to a Network Drive and Perform Incremental Copy functions are unavailable in the Personal a There is no possibility to send notifications by e mail on the carried out operations in the Personal edition Enterprise Server Edition Peculiarities a Only the Enterprise Server edition supports scripting 1 e it provides the possibility to perform batch tasks in the unattended mode Ooo Windows L Service technology Supported Operating Systems OS Windows 95
74. ect Components page enables the user to choose what components are to be installed Select Components Choose the components Setup wall metal Select the components you wart to install and clear the components you do nol want to install o Parton Manager 3 0 Professional Descuphon wi Dive Backup 851 Professional Trial Installs Core components of Partition Manager 3 0 Professional Space Requiedon E 76976 K Space Avadable on C gg Kk Back Cancel Besides Partition Manager 9 0 the user can also install a trial version of Drive Backup M 8 5 as a bonus from Paragon Technology GmbH So choose the required component s by marking a checkbox opposite its title A brief description to the selected feature on the right will help make no mistake Click the Next button to continue 6 Select a Program Group The Program Folder page enables the user to select the application s program group for the Start Menu By default it will be the program group Start gt Programs gt Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Click the Next button to continue 7 Verify Setup Settings The Start Copying page allows the user to verify settings which have already been made and correct them if necessary Press the Back button to return to the previous page and modify the installation settings Click the Next button to complete the installation process Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 1
75. ed during the operation or not Tour hard disk alter the changes Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7Y7250PTJ aa ccn amem Hmiilmiir iim a Unallocated Nh a i gp eet Hard Disk Restore Options In this mode the Wizard changes the size of partitions in the ame proportion wth keeping intact thei relalrve onder This option can be uselul in resting an image of hard disk to a larger one Perform surface test Set this option f you want the Wizard bo perform the surface best on the target hard dek In the case df the program finde bad and unrelisble sectors it yall mark them as unusable ones Results The wizard will restore a disk or partition that has been archived and make it available to use in the operating system Restoring from the Backup Capsule Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 85 User Manual OS is still bootable To restore a hard disk partition from the backup image contained in the Backup Capsule with the Restore Wizard please do the following 1 Click the Restore disk or partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here to call the Restore Wizard 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page select the required archive in the browser like window The Archive File Details section displays a short description of the selected image Click th
76. ed on the top of the main window or at the bottom Choose Columns Select properties to display on the List of partitions Help Help Open the Help system About Open the dialog with information about the program Tool Bar The Toolbar provides fast access to the most frequently used operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Create a partition Copy a partition Copy a hard disk Format a partition Mb Su Delete a partition Open the Help system Virtual Operations Bar Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 27 User Manual The program supports previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual mode of execution In fact when the virtual mode is enabled the program does not accomplish operations immediately but places them on the List of Pending Operations for later accomplishment The Virtual Operations Bar enables to manage pending operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY iy Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations OTA Display the List of Pending Operations Launch the real execution of virtual operations Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations X OU There are unsaved changes Please use the t Apply command to commit Ihe changes and ihe 9 Discard command Lo permanently
77. egistered products with a new registration form Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 12 User Manual 6 Select Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 from the list of products 7 Type in your product serial number in the Serial Number field Click the Submit button That 1s all You will receive a confirmation by E mail How to Download Updates Upgrades Downloading of updates upgrades can be fulfilled in the following way 1 Enter the Paragon Software web service 2 In the menu click the Download Update to see what updates are available for you 3 Select the desired update and click the Download button Contacting Paragon Technology GmbH If you have any questions about the company products please do not hesitate to contact Paragon Technology GmbH Service Contact Visit Paragon GmbH web www paragon software com s te Registration amp updates kb paragon software com web service Knowl B owledge ase amp kb paragon software com Technical Support Pre sale information sales paragon software com System Requirements Windows based set of utilities To use the Windows utilities you should install them first But before that make sure your computer meets the following minimum system requirements Operating systems Windows 98 NT 2000 XP Vista Server 2000 2003 and XP Vista Server 2000 2003 64 bit Q Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher a Intel Pentium CPU or its equivale
78. eiie ien En Een Inn mei 118 Downerade NTFS GESIOD ie d peo E ape dE Rae ever pio Ea ELE eo ea COE ea ey uoo da ee EUROPE ELE Den Io PUE Die qe ua Er 119 Change 5ID indito itt etate A Copied a Fea eoe eo eae eu Eee ca de to pes Ue Fea eo Dee Doa sa eee ve de ee aeuo ed 120 iE a a E E PEA ENAN OE EE 120 augddwWulrdvimuilliusiam ian 121 FG da doc me 121 Send BLU 1 pee PT 122 ur yag M M M PN 124 Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 4 User Manual Introduction Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 is an integrated set of powerful tools that is specially designed to tackle most of the problems the user might face while using PC A highly intelligent program engine together with built in advanced recovery facilities make it possible to securely carry out partitioning operations of any complexity optimize performance of NTFS and FAT file systems migrate the system to another hard disk etc without fear to lose precious data The key features of the program are listed in the special chapter Setting up major operations 1s accomplished by using practical wizards Each step of the wizard includes in depth information in order to allow the user to make the right choice Graphical representations of the data help the user to gain a better understanding In this manual you will find the answers to many of the technical questions which might aris
79. elp system Opening a brief review on the Paragon Scripting Language Disk Map Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 29 User Manual The Disk Map is displayed in the Explorer bar when the Disk View tab is selected It is located either at the top or at the bottom of the window depending on the state of the Disk Map Location option Main menu View gt Disk Map Location The user can change the current location of the map with this option As the name infers the Disk Map displays the layout of physical and logical disks Physical disks are represented with rectangle bars that contain small sized bars These small sized bars represent logical disks Their color depends on the file system of the appropriate partition Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT g 6 p 22GB FAT32 V3 GB Unus 1 6 GB N 36 GB NTFS Large sized bars display the following information about physical disks a Manufacturer a Model Small sized bars display the following information about logical disks Q Serial number a Drive letter a Total size a File system Furthermore it is possible to estimate the used disk space by looking at the size of the bar s shaded area Disk Map is synchronized with the Explorer bar When the user selects a disk on the Disk Map the Explorer bar displays detailed information of the selected disk Explorer Bar The Explorer Bar is located in the
80. ent will be deleted and replaced with the one from the archive Basic Hand Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3TUZAT Eri ERIEIN Y Iz xi Xr i9 5 amp 8 GB FAT32 Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor Y250PU ta K w Unallocated 117 1 GB NTFS 11 amp 5 GB To help the user get a clear cut picture of the operation outcome the program allows inspecting the resulted disk layout Logcal Dick Restore Dphonz Please specilu the size ol the restored partition 15MB 119365 MB OMB 119350 MB OMB 113350 MB 25333 Please specify sze of free space before the paibion s Please specily size of ree space after the partion 34032 m Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 84 User Manual Restoring Partition a Sizeofthe restored volume and free space before and after it on the disk Your hard disk alter the changes Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3TUZAT a Driveletter assignment after restore The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the restored partition Assign the folowing dive letter G v Restoring Hard Disk a Copy data and resize partitions proportionally If this option is activated the program proportionally changes the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact The option can be useful when restoring to a larger hard disk Q Perform surface test Define whether the surface test will be accomplish
81. er Wizard allows coping files folders to another disk or a partition as well as recording them to CD DVD a Boot Corrector helps to correct the Windows System Registry without Windows being loaded a Network Configurator starts the Network Configuration Wizard a Log Saver helps to collect and send the necessary log files to the Technical Support a View the mounted partitions the list of all mounted partitions will be displayed a Command Line allows experienced users to execute any operation a Reboot the computer a Power off the computer To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 17 User Manual Safe Mode When the Safe mode is selected the PTS DOS launch menu appears It has nearly the same functionality as for the Normal mode except the Network Configurator and Log Saver commands Besides due to certain limitations of the PTS DOS environment there 1s no possibility to burn CD DVD disks Low Graphics Safe Mode When the Low Graphics mode is selected the PTS DOS launch menu appears It has the same functionality and looks similar to the Safe mode but graphically simpler Partition Manager 9 4 You can create delete and 5h Sinple Restore Hizard format hard disk partitions WE File Transfer Hizard using this program which EE Boot Corrector will start now View the mounted partiti
82. er writing 4 Insert a blank disk into the recording CD DVD drive and click the Next button to start the operation Registration Paragon Technology GmbH provides a wide range of online services through its web service KB Knowledge Base a Registration of new users a Registration of purchased products for registered users a Available around the clock downloading center where registered users can get product updates upgrades as well as all the necessary documentation a Downloadable free demo versions and open documentation for all users To enter the Knowledge Base please visit the web site http kb paragon software com To Register as a New User To register as a new user simply do the following Run the Internet browser and visit the page http kb paragon software com Select Registration in the menu On the renewed page select your country and language Fill out the registration form peu To Register a New Product If you are a registered user and would like to register Partition Manager 9 0 simply do the following 1 Click Login in the menu On the Login page in the User Name field enter an E mail which you have used for registration 3 In the Password field enter the password you received with registration confirmation Click the Submit button 4 Ifthe user name and password are valid you will enter the system 5 In the opened menu click the Product Registration item to see a list of all r
83. ere to Restore page select a place you would like to restore the archive to 7 On the Restore Results page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the restore process OS is not bootable due to some failure To restore a hard disk partition from the backup image located on CD DVD when the current OS is down please do the following Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 86 User Manual 1 Insert a CD DVD disk containing the previously prepared backup image into a CD DVD drive the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 The Simple Restore Wizard will be started automatically Click the Next button on the Welcome page 4 Onthe What to Restore page either type the full path to the backup image of the disk which you are going to restore or click the standard browse button to find it Click the Next button 5 On the Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image viewing the provided information about the archive When the archive has been chosen click the Next button 6 On the disk layout map select a disk to be restored Click the Next button 7 Setthe size of the partition The user can compress or expand it at the expense of available unused space Click the Next button 8 Click the Finish button to initiate the restoring pr
84. es such as memory allocation per user A 64 bit processor can handle over 4 billion times more memory addresses than a 32 bit processor With these resources even a very large database can be cached in memory Although many business applications run without problems on 32 bit systems others have grown so complex that they use up the 4 GB memory limitation of a 32 bit address space With this large amount of data fewer memory resources are available to meet memory needs On a 64 bit server most queries are able to perform in the buffers available to the database Some 32 bit applications make the transition to the 64 bit environment seamlessly others do not For instance system level utilities and programs that provide direct hardware access are likely to fail Our program offers a full fledged support of the 64 bit architecture providing fault tolerant work for such system dependent modules as Hot Processing Copy Operations Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 22 User Manual Hard drive duplication nowadays is becoming highly popular among PC users That is due to some definite advantages it can offer First of all many people clone hard disks just to back up data for security reasons The present day copy utilities enable to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system
85. es by recovering it from a backup image located on the other partition of the hard drive But that 1s not all drive partitioning may be used for If you are willing to play games in Windows while browsing the Internet in Linux 100 percent sure that no virus will attack your PC drive partitioning is a necessity In order to run several OSs on a single hard drive you are to create a corresponding number of partitions to effectively delineate the boundaries of each OS All of the above mentioned partitioning applications are implemented in the program And all the necessary actions are performed by using the system of convenient wizards This means that the user simply has to follow easy step by step instructions to make the appropriate settings Backup Operations Since the advent of the computer age the best way to protect valuable information was to store it in form of archives on external media In case of hard disk malfunction its contents could be restored from the archive Then backup soon became a common term to mean making duplications of data for protection purposes Nowadays backup has become an essential routine operation for any serious information work A modern backup archive uses the so called image a snapshot of the whole disk system or its separate partitions It not only includes the contents of all user made files but additionally contains the exact structure of directories information about file allocation file attributes a
86. et partition This parbbon wall be merged to the one you have selected on the previous page The content of the second partikon vall be placed in a folder meide the resulting Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3TU2ZAT a Fe 68GB FAT32 Specily a folder name to keep Ihe content of the selected partiban Folder Name merged partition coner Results After the operation is completed the disk space of the two adjacent partitions will be consolidated Redistributing Unused Space between Partitions The Redistribute Free Space Wizard helps to increase free space on one partition at the expense of unused space on others By default the wizard adds to the target partition the 50 of unused space of other partitions which have been selected to donate space The user can manually control what part of unused space will be left on a partition The wizard automatically recalculates the positions of the partitions and moves their contents to new locations Starting There are several ways to start the Redistribute Free Space Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Redistribute Free Space a Onthe Common Tasks bar click the Redistribute Free Space item of the Wizards menu After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard 1s displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 58 User Manual P Hedistribute Free Space Wizard kt Welcome to th
87. fe ff ef fe ff etf fe ff BEBEEBEEEEBEBEES OxO0U00000110 ef fe ff ef ee fe ff ef ee fe Ff BBBBBBBBEbBBEbbbBb OxO000000120 ef fe ff ef fe ff ef ee fe Ef BEBBBBEBBBEEBEBE OxO000000130 ef fe ff ef ce fe Ef ef fe ff BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEB D x OOODOOT40 eft fe ft ef fe ft ef ee te tt BBbbbbbbbbbbbbbb OxO000000150 ef fe ff ef ee fe f ef ee fe ff BBBBBBEBRBBBEBBEBE DxO0ODOODOUl6U ef x 0000170 ef fe ff ef em fe f ef ee fe ff EEEEEEEBEEEEEEEE fm ff mf fe ff ef fm ff BEEEBERBEEEEBEEBEB 1233222222232 1222232322222 Send Log Files The program allows the user to simplify the procedure of sending support requests to the Paragon Support Team In case of having difficulties with handling the program the user with the help of this very function can address the company support engineers and provide them with all the information they need such as disk layout performed operations etc in order to tackle the encountered problem Information of that kind 1s stored in Log files In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Call the Send Log Files dialog in the Main menu Tools gt Send Log Files 2 Give a detailed description on the encountered problem Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 123 User Manual Send log files Please enter short descnption of your problem and send log files to support Customer Mame John Smith Senal Number PCS0
88. fy dive letter None w x More ophonz a Define whether the partition will be Primary Extended or Logical Select the desired type of the new partition from this pull down list As a matter of fact the available alternatives fundamentally depend on the type of the selected block of free space within the Logical free space only Logical partitions can be created Within the Primary free space both Primary partitions or the Extended Partition can be created a Partition Size Define the size in MB of the new partition a Free space before Define the position in MB of the new partition relative to the beginning of the block of free space a Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the new partition a File system for new partition From the pull down list select a file system the newly created partition will be formatted to otherwise the partition will remain unformatted so that it will not be ready to use In addition there 1s the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the file system the following options become available Use OS bust n format routine Please tebeci surface test level Mone Flaase select number of sectors per cluster G v Please select number of sectors per boot Please select number ol root
89. ge Cluster Size Change Boot Size Change Root Size Change Volume Label Change Serial Number Change Partition ID Downgrade NTFS Version Compact MFT Change SID Make Partition Primary Make Partition Logical Defragment Partition Defragment MFT Test Surface Check File System 25 User Manual Merge adjacent partitions of NTFS FAT or FAT32 file systems Redistribute available disk space of existed partitions Recover any of accidentally deleted partition Make your system ready to install a new operating system Update MBR Master Boot Record of the selected hard disk Modify the primary partitions enumeration for the selected hard disk Convert a dynamic disk containing simple volume s into basic Change SID Security Identifier value of any found Windows installation View edit sectors of the selected hard disk Get in depth information on the properties of selected hard disk Create a partition of any file system with the Create Partition dialog Format a partition of any file system Format Partition dialog Delete a partition of any file system Delete Partition dialog Move Resize the selected partition Convert file system of the selected partition Assign drive letter to the selected partition Remove drive letter for the selected partition Make the selected partition unavailable for the operating system Make the selected partition available for the operating system Make the selected part
90. ge for fle names Operation dependency options Engish CP 850 CD DVD recording options E Backup image options This language will be used to spect nalional sembols in file names Password protection C Confirm settings before NTFS lt gt FAT FAT32 conversion Choose this option to enable the program bo allow pou to customize Ihese settings each hme when converting He systems 2S File system conversion options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account while converting file systems By default the program takes locale regional settings from the system However the user can customize default locale settings such as time zone and language of file names These parameters affect the conversion of file systems FATxx gt NTFS and NTFS gt FATxx The problem lies in the use of different standards for file names and file time stamps Created Modified and Last access time of NTFS and FATxx file systems Initially the program displays the default locale settings which may be changed a Time zone Specify the time zone to use during a file system conversion NTFS keeps file timestamps in GMT Greenwich Mean Time while FAT uses the unadjusted local date and time The program takes proper account of the difference between internal formats of file timestamps and enables to use the time zone information to adjust the timestamp values a Language for file names Choose the correct code page value NTFS store
91. gon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 78 User Manual Select a folder where Ihe archive should be placed and spec y the ache name The archree name v used as a subtler where backup data files will be stored Archive locatiory E anc_ 150507091454218 gt X IN ame My Computer amp System IC F Applications D BACK UP E FAT324LINUS G E F Local Disk I E Local Disk K a LI Network spe L uche detak Archive name ac 150507091454218 Estimated ache size 2 ME Space available on backup destinaton 748 2 MB Q Archive Comment The user can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others Please enter a short comment to descnbe the archie Fa Ry Ho comment In addition there 1s the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to mark the appropriate option on the second page of the wizard 1 e the What to back up page The checkbox is to be found at the foot of the page Change backup settings Note This ophon is recommended for advanced users onb When it is marked the next page allows the user to define Q Whether the archive integrity will be controlled Q Whether image file names will be set automatically in complex archives a Compression level for the backup image
92. he Explorer bar DODO Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 95 User Manual After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed amp Copy Partition Wizard x Welcome to the Copy Partition Wizard This wizard helps you copy a partition JD The wizard has found a hard disk it cannot work with Please note that this dick val not be available in the wizard Why the vizad c r wathi ij Ta eortinue cick Next Settings The Copy Partition Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining a The partition to copy Select a partition you want to copy On this page you can choose a volume bo copy Basic Hard Drek O Maxtor 7r 25UPT i e r t a Unallocated 75 7 GB NTFS Wl 15 3GB Basic Hard Disk 1 ST 31508155 soo Bee 634 GB NTFS 66 GB NTFS a Destination disk Select a hard disk with enough unallocated space to perform the operation The wizard will create copy of Logical Disk C fiom Basic Hard Disk 1 5T3160815AS The copy wil be created on Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7Y250PU Please select where lo create a cope Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7 250P0 fo f GE NITES 34 3 G Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Part
93. he found SIDs by automatically generated random values The user can specify some definite directories for search in addition to ones set in BOOT INI files or inhibit analyzing BOOT INI files at all It is also possible to set a SID value manually Test Surface The program allows performing additional surface tests on existing partitions and blocks of free space In order to start the surface test the user should take the following steps Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 121 User Manual 1 Select a partition or a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Test Surface dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Test Surface a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Test Surface Test the surface of volume F Testing the volume surface vall help bo find bad blocks and other probleme Please select 6 surlace best bevel te Surface test level Choose the level of the test procedure 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Check File System Integrity The program can check the file system integrity on existing partitions This function can be used for detecting file system errors before performing operations on a partition
94. he user can get in depth information including The task name The full path to the generated script of the task Scheduled time of launch Statistics on the last launch Scheduled time of the next launch Used account information Comments to the task DOODO ODDO To easily manage tasks the program enables to arrange them according to a certain characteristic just by clicking on the required property It is also possible to enable disable rename delete refresh or modify additional properties of the selected task To modify additional properties of the selected task with the Task Editor the user should select the Properties item of the context menu which can be called by a right click on the appropriate task fS Task Properties Backup of MBR of hard disk O General Schedule Program les Paragon Software XP arilion Manager 8 5 Enterpise Server Edition Program scnpls exe a Scnpt oliware Partition Manager 8 5 Enterprise Server Edlionscripts scr O31007070358500 pl Comments Backup has been scheduled 03 10 2007 11 08 58 The dialog window has two tabs General and Schedule The General tab contains Q The full path to the program interpreter of the macro commands which describes the scheduled task Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 109 User Manual a The line of parameters for starting the interpreter 1 e the task described in macro langu
95. ill contain the following information Volume label if available Type of the logical disk File system represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar Total size used space and free space in GB or MB DODO Below there is a list of wizards which may be called for this disk All default values of parameters will correspond to the disk settings Viewing Image Properties Before restoring a disk from an image it is necessary to be sure that it is the image you need To obtain general information about an image you can use the Restore wizard It is very convenient to use because it provides the possibility to cancel the operation at any step There are several ways to launch the Restore Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Restore Disk or Partition a In Common Tasks bar click the Restore item of the Wizards menu At first the wizard displays the Welcome page simply click the Next button at the foot of the dialog window Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 46 User Manual Hi Restore Wizard Browse for Archie Plesse celect an eichovre bo resio Lookin E Loca Disk IE E Name Size Date a E L meode Table 02 12 2004 15 38 08 E E video 18 01 2006 15 50 24 E E wolody 22 01 2006 14 07 39 Evavo 2212 2005 17 45 45 D work 7 D7 2005 11 42 05 Img 0 C pbl 1568 27 12 2004 17 26 13 LIED NENNEN 7 3 6 1502200569 amp
96. ion Table it 1s used to quickly detect partitions of supported types By manually changing the Partition ID value it is possible to manipulate the accessibility of partitions In order to change a Partition ID the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Partition ID dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Partition ID a Onthe Explorer bar click on the current partition ID a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Change Partition ID 3 Define the ID of the partition with the Change Partition ID dialog Are you ture pou want to change the system ID of the partition E The current system ID ts x07 NTFS Changmg the system ID maght prevent some operating systems from working wath the partibion Please select a predefined ID from the list 0x07 NTFS C Please enter the ID manually a Predefined ID Select from the pull down list ID values for various file systems a Enter ID manually The textual field contains a hexadecimal presentation of the Partition ID Generally the Partition ID should be presented as 1 2 digits hexadecimal number only hexadecimal digits 0 9 A F are allowed to be used 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation
97. is an automatic mode when the program will set the most appropriate speed for every CD DVD a Folder where the ISO image is to be placed When the user decides not to physically burn a CD DVD but create an ISO image file this very folder will be used to contain these images a Data buffer size Allocating the RAM memory for buffering data will make the process of recording more reliable a Verify media after burn Mark this option to be sure the backup data has been recorded without any mistakes Backup Image Options Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 42 User Manual amp Edit settings General options A Copy and backup options a Hot processing options Partitioning options Control archive integnty E mad options Choose this option to allow wating of specific dats that wall later be used Virhual mode options during restore to check the ache integnty It can slow down the backup File system conversion opbions operation Operation dependency options v Set image file names automatically M m g opona Choose this option to automatically name files in a complex archie E ackup mage oplions Password protection Compression level Fast compression Sight compression Provides good speed wath the significant image size Backup image options image spit Enable image splitting Choasa the ophon to enable splitting the archive into several ies Maximum spit siz
98. ition Manager 9 0 96 User Manual a Copy parameters The Copy Partition Wizard allows the user to specify the following options Tour hard disk after the changes Batic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7r 250PTU a ae rone NTFS Where lo place a copy Specily the size of the new partition sod MB 161 771 MB Specily the size of free space before the partiiorr 0 OMB 150 962 MB Specily the size of free space after the pastition 117043 2 0 MB 150 962 MB acated Partition size Define the size in Mb of the copied partition Free space before Define the position in Mb of the copied partition relative to the beginning of the available range of disk space Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space 1n Mb at the end of the available range of disk space Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional duplicate of the existing partition Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 97 User Manual Boot Management Our program enables to easily manage several operating systems on one computer with the help of the Boot Manager Setup Wizard Among the key features of the wizard the following should be mentioned Up to 16 operating systems on one PC Secure adding removing of the Boot Manager startup record to from the MBR Auto Boot option to automatically start up the previously chosen OS after a certain ti
99. ition bootable by default Make the selected partition non bootable by default Change cluster size of the selected partition Change boot size of the selected partition Change root size of the selected partition Change volume label of the selected partition Change serial number of the selected partition Change identifier of the selected partition Decrease version of the selected NTFS partition Shrink MFT of the selected NTFS partition Change SID Security Identifier value of any found Windows installation Make the selected partition Primary Make the selected partition Logical Defragment data on the selected partition Defragment MFT Master File Table of the selected NTFS partition Test surface of the selected partition block of free space Check the selected partition for possible file system errors Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 26 User Manual Integrity Edit View Sectors View edit sectors of the selected partition Properties Get in depth information on the properties of selected partition View Toolbar Manage the Tool Bar representation show hide standard and navigation buttons text labels and large icons Status Bar Display the Status bar Common Tasks Bar Display the Common tasks bar Disk Map Legend Display the Disk map legend Properties and Commands Display the Explorer bar Disk Map Location Select whether the Disk map will be locat
100. ive you format it and assign it a drive letter An MBR disk can have up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions one extended partition and multiple logical drives File system metadata The servicing structures of a file system which contain information about allocating files and directories security information etc are named file system metadata File system metadata are invisible for users and ordinary applications because accidental modifications of the metadata usually make a partition unusable Hard disk geometry Traditionally the usable space of a hard disk is logically divided into Cylinders Cylinders are divided into Tracks or Heads and Tracks are divided into Sectors The triad of values Sectors per Track Tracks per Cylinder Amount of Cylinders is usually named Hard Disk Geometry or C H S geometry Tracks and Cylinders are enumerated from 0 while Sectors are enumerated beginning with 1 These disk parameters play an essential role in the DOS Partitioning scheme The alignment of partitions takes the parameters of the hard disk geometry into consideration Modern hardware uses an advanced scheme for the linear addressing of Sectors which assumes that all on disk sectors are continuously enumerated from 0 To allow backward compatibility with older standards modern hard disks can additionally emulate C H S geometry Hidden partitions The concept of hidden partitions was introduced in th
101. ive high capacity hard drives thus opening up numerous possibilities for PC users such as editing video archiving music backing up CD images etc Huge increase in space 1s great but it poses a number of problems most important of which are effective data organization and speed Large drives are always going to take longer to search than smaller volumes and an operating system is going to have its work cut out both finding and organizing files It is for this reason that many people decide to invest in multiple hard drives but there 1s an easy solution drive partitioning Partitioning lets you divide a single physical drive into a number of logical drives each of which servers as a container with its own drive letter and volume label thus enabling the operating system to process data more efficiently Besides partitioning makes it possible to organize data so that it is easy to find and manage You can set aside for instance 40 GB of a 160 GB hard drive for the OS 70 GB for storing video and another 50 GB for your favorite music collections to provide transparent data storage It is also worth mentioning to that with a hard drive properly partitioned such routine operations as files de fragmentation or consistency check will not be that annoying and time consuming any more By detaching the OS from the rest of the data you can tackle one more crucial issue in case of a system malfunction you can get the system back on track in minut
102. ize Change boot size Retest surface Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 106 User Manual 6 Only for the Windows XP Windows Vista scenario you need to make the system partition active as well by calling the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and then selecting Set Active NTFS Ho label Create an image of partition AIn B Burn an image of partition to CD DVD B ard Drive Size 40 0 Gb wc Restore partition from image AHR I c Copy partition Alt C 18Gb 126b MEM l 5 4 Mb 37 0 Gb Create AH H F BE uid Unhide Delete Wipe partition Clear free space Convert Set label Resize Move m Umumi Change cluster size 7 You will be notified after the operations are completed Operations list Suboperation progress 1 Set partition flags BRBRRRRRARRRRRARBRRRRBARRRRRRBRABRRBARARAI Operation progress T Time elapsed 00 00 26 Time w finish Overall progress LLEEETE TTT Rebuilding partitions info All operations have been finished 8 Restart the computer As aresult your Windows becomes bootable once again Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 107 User Manual scheduling Operations The program allows the user to automate the backup copy operations The utility for this pu
103. ize dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Root Size Q On the Explorer bar click on the current root entries value 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Change Root Size dialog 5 Are you sure you want to change the root directory size for partition I The current root directory sie n 512 sectors 256 KB 262 144 Bytes Please specify a new size ol the partilion root directory m sectors 512 Root entries Specify a new Root Directory Size value 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 73 User Manual Hard Disk Management This chapter lists various scenarios of hard disk operations which may be accomplished by the program Update MBR The program allows the user to overwrite the current bootable code in the MBR Master Boot Record by the standard bootstrap code This feature can repair corrupted bootable code on a hard disk as a result of boot virus attacks or malfunction in the boot managing software In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 There are several ways to run the operation a Select in the Main menu Hard Disk gt Update MBR a Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mo
104. k 1 FUJITSU MPF3102 Logical Disk F Gi Boom CF Fie Tanie Wizaid News and Documentation 3 Nd Partition Manager Help Basic Hard Disk 0 ST3400144 13 Set up the Boot Manager wizard The most relevant option here is the possibility to hide other primary partitions except the one selected to boot and it 1s by all means should be activated to make Windows Vista and Windows XP unaware of each other The rest of the parameters offered by default will do in our case so just complete the wizard and it will automatically find the two operating systems and update the MBR Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 104 User Manual Hide the other primary partitions Choga this option bo Fade the other piman parhbons except the one that vall be selected for booting up the computer This wall allow you to incapsulate multiple Operating Systems Boot menu oplig Normal mode Timeout for booting the last used configuration 15 seconds 3 Hidden mode Time to depla the Boot Manager startup message 15 second Choose a hot key for starting up the Boot Manager F7 14 Now restart the computer to make sure you have got a dual boot system Windows XP Windows Vista If you ve got Windows XP and are willing to try the latest Windows Vista but not sure your favorite applications will flawlessly work on it the best way out 1s to leave the time proved Win
105. k to any of the steps of the wizard to correct them if necessary by following the required hyperlink Please review the transfer options You can retum bo the comesponding page and change the options by Object s selected 1 Total data size 4 1 MB 4 321 496 Bytes Tiagi li Destination path C Program Fies Space available on destination 1 7 GB 1555 575 872 Bytes Results The File Transfer Wizard starts the operation after completing the settings mentioned above Mount Partition The program allows the user to assign or remove drive letters of existing formatted partitions Assign Drive Letter Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 116 User Manual In order to mount a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Add Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Assign Drive Letter a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Assign Drive Letter 3 Define a drive letter for the selected partition with the Add Drive Letter dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent value for this parameter So the user may just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Assign a drive letter This allows a
106. le system The program supports all five types of dynamic volumes simple spanned striped mirrored RAID 5 Restore an entire disk or separate files from the disk archive 1mage Restore with Shrink function provides the possibility to restore a backup image to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image Recovering of any accidentally deleted partition by using the Undelete Partitions Wizard Schedule the operation The user can set a convenient time for the program to perform the operation automatically File Transfer Wizard assists the user with copying of separate files directories or burning of them to CD DVD Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files Shutdown After Apply function enables to set the computer to automatically switch off on the successful accomplishment of any operation Volume Explorer utility allows the user to browse and export contents of the local mounted unmounted volumes of any file system as well as Paragon backups Build external recovery media that help the user to restore the system even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore supported Technologies Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 9 User Manual Along with using innovative technologies from outside Paragon has developed a number of its own origin
107. lect the required NTFS version from the pull down list of available versions 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 120 User Manual Change SID SID Security IDentifier the binary structure that is associated with some object in the system is used to distinguish between user access privileges in workgroup local networks By default the SID Changer searches Windows installations and then changes SIDs in the found Windows instances to automatically generated random SID values The program provides the ability to change SIDs 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change SID dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Hard Disk gt Change SID Q Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change SID Are you sure you want to change the SIDs for the Windows Instances on volume F SID changer options Generate the SID based on the BDOT INI file information C Additionally search the direchones listed below O Search only the directores Ested below 3 Generate SID based on BOOT INI files information By default the utility searches for BOOT INI files on all partitions to extract information on Windows installations and then performs modifying of t
108. lity to create logical drives within the extended partition Such types of disks are called basic Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista follow the same strategy You can have a maximum of four primary partitions one of which can be an extended partition with logical drives However these operating systems also introduce a new disk configuration type dynamic disk which must be understood to effectively configure and manage hard disks Dynamic disk is a physical disk that doesn t use partitions or logical drives Instead it contains only dynamic volumes Regardless of what format you use for the file system only Win2K computers can access dynamic volumes directly However computers that aren t running Win2K can access the dynamic volumes remotely when connected to the shared folders over the network Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 21 User Manual Dynamic disks can co exist on a system with basic disks The only limitation 1s that you cannot mix Basic and Dynamic disks on the same hard drive There are five types of dynamic volumes simple uses free space from a single disk spanned created from free disk space that is linked together from multiple disks striped a volume the data of which is interleaved across two or more physical disks mirrored a fault tolerant volume the data of which is duplicated on two physical disks and RAJ
109. llowed 4 The program allows creating new partitions only within blocks of unpartitioned space It cannot convert a free space on an existing partition to a new partition Starting Wizard There are several ways to start the Create Partition Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Create Partition a Onthe Common Tasks bar click the Create Partition item of the Wizards menu a Inthe Toolbar click the Create Partition button After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard 1s displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 49 User Manual d Create Mew Partition Wizard Welcome to the Create New Partition Wizard This wizaid helps you create and formal new patilion Advanced Mode lt recommended to creabe new patbhon as Ehe last piman partition or as the last logical dove vathin an extended partilion If you are an expenenced user m hard disk partkioning and mob satisfied with ese bwo aplions vou can hy to create the partition in other places To permit this please select the Advanced Mode option Please pay attention that in the Advanced Mode the wizard does not control the possible boot problems you may encounter later f you create the parhhon for example before the system parition Starting Dialog In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free spac
110. me period Hiding of any primary partition except selected at the moment Dood ww The wizard is so well designed that the user simply needs to follow its easy instructions to properly configure the startup process Starting There are several ways to start the Boot Manager Setup Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Tools gt Boot Manager a Onthe Common Tasks bar click the Boot Manager Wizard item of the Wizards menu After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard 1s displayed 9 BootManager Setup Wizard Welcome to the BootManager Setup Wizard This wizard helps you to actvate deactreabe and conhiguie Booth anager To continue chck Next Settings The Boot Manager Setup Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user should set the following parameters Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 98 User Manual a Hiding other primary partitions By marking this option the program will automatically assign the hidden flag to all primary partitions of the hard disk s except the one selected to boot This will help to avoid any problems when dealing with different operating systems or different versions of one and the same OS as they will be unaware of each other Hide other primary partitions Choose this option to hide other pimay parbtion
111. messages are first sent to the SMTP server which in its turn delivers them to the required recipients The address may be represented as a traditional Internet host name e g mail com or as an IP numeric address e g XXX XXX XXX XX a User e mail address Specify an e mail address that has been assigned by the Internet Service Provider or organization s e mail administrator a My outgoing server requires authentication Activate the option to allow the program to make authentication on the server before sending messages User name Enter the name that will be used to log in to the e mail account Password Enter the password that will be used to access the mail server a Send e mail notification on apply Specify an e mail to send notifications on the carried out operations Send mail in HTML format Activate the option to create messages in the HTML format instead of plain text Send complete report after applying operations Activate the option to create an in depth report on the carried out operations and send it after performing the last operation Send graphical view of the disk sub system before and after apply Activate the option to allow the program to attach two pictures of the disk layout made before and after the operation is completed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 38 User Manual Virtual Mode Options Edit settings General options
112. mputer Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 87 User Manual Set up a network connection by selecting the Network Configurator item of the main menu Launch the Simple Restore Wizard Click the Next button on the Welcome page 5 Onthe What to Restore page either type the full path to the backup image of the disk which you are going to restore or click the standard browse button to find it Click the Next button 6 On the Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image viewing the provided information about the archive When the archive has been chosen click the Next button 7 On the disk layout map select a disk to be restored Click the Next button 8 Set the size of the partition The user can compress or expand it at the expense of available unused space Click the Next button 9 Click the Finish button to initiate the restoring process 10 After completing the operation reboot the computer Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and copy it to another hard disk when the system fails to boot simply do the following 1 Connect the second hard disk to the computer Insert Paragon WinPE or Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 3 Restart the computer 4 Launch the File Transfer Wizard Click the
113. n Label is a small textual field up to 11 characters that 1s located in the partition s boot sector This value is detectable by any partitioning tool it is used for notification purposes only In order to change a partition label the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Volume Label dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Volume Label a Onthe Explorer bar click on the current volume label a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Change Volume Label 3 Define the label of the partition with the Change Volume Label dialog Are you sure you want to change the label on volume E Please spect volume label lor eaer recognition of pour volume Please enter mew volume labet mum New volume label Enter the new value of the Partition Label The length of the Label 1s limited to 11 characters The dialog also displays the current partition label 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Change Partition ID Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 70 User Manual Partition ID 1s an identifier of a file system that is placed in the partition Partition ID 1s saved in the Partit
114. n most cases the user can just press the Format button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 53 User Manual gt Are you sure you want to formal not formatted volume on disk 17 Please select new hle cyctem LEEI wv Please enter new volume label a File system Select the desired file system type from this pull down list In fact the program displays only file systems that can be correctly placed to the selected partition taking the capacity of the selected partition into account a Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field The Volume label is an irrelevant parameter of a logical drive that can be used for drive identification In addition there 1s the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the file system the following options become available Use 0S buit in format routine Please select surface best level Mone Please select number of sectors per cluster amp 4 y Please select rumba of sectors per boot L Please select number of root enbmes Festo defaults a Use OS built in routine Mark the option to restrict the available values according to the used OS a Whether the surface test will be performed Mark the op
115. n the hard disk since previous copy operation The program performs a comparison bebween a previous copy of the hard disk amd its curent state Orii sectors that are different val be written to a new copy Skip 0S auar hies Choose this option to skip 05S ausdliary fles like pagelie spe hiberil zyz etc This will reduce operation lire and backup image size This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup operations The user can switch between the following modes a HDD raw processing Activate the option to copy a hard disk in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation a Partition raw processing Activate the option to copy a partition in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation a Perform incremental copy Once the complete copy of a hard disk is created it can be used as a base for the incremental copy Mark the option to make the program perform the exact bit wise comparison of the previous data saved in the parental copy with the current data that 1s actually the hard disk itself After that only most recent information will be processed It con
116. nd modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 82 User Manual Restoring System and Data The program includes a convenient and reliable restore wizard It provides easy to understand instructions which allow the user to configure and perform all the necessary settings Starting There are several ways to start the Restore Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Restore Disk or Partition a On the Common Tasks bar click the Restore item of the Wizards menu After any of the mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard will be displayed Restore Wizard AE Welcome to the Restore Wizard This wand Palpe pau to petere an image of hand dakle or partibiond t To continuus cick Hes Settings The Restore Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters In our case we set the following parameters of the restore operation a A backup image to be restored The Browse for archive page enables to browse disks for an appropriate backup image The user can find the required image in the browser like window The section below 1 e Archive File Details displays a short description of the selected image Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Look in
117. nd other related data 4 backup image can be copied or moved like any ordinary file Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 19 User Manual The user can store backup images on external media CD DVDs This guarantees a high level of data protection as long as the backup media is kept secure It is possible to store backup images on a local network drive as well Special server side software enables to secure and store backup images for the entire network For this purpose computers named backup servers are used Such a backup server provides nearly the same level of protection as external media However should the user not have a local network and or it is inconvenient to record data onto external media then the backup images can be stored in a specially secured place on the hard disk This place 1s referred to as the backup capsule which has an independent system layout e g a separate partition that will stay operable should the active file system be damaged To avoid an accidental removing or unauthorized access of the backup data this partition 1s hidden and thus cannot be mounted in the operating system A single hard disk may contain only one backup capsule However the user can attach another hard disk with an existing backup capsule to the computer and restore from that as well without any problems It is only possible to browse the contents of the backup capsule by using speci
118. new partition resize redistribution of free space to formatting of the newly created partition to a particular file system and checking its surface for bad sectors to avoid possible data loss Operating systems today are being supplied with basic tools of partitioning that only provide the ability to create a partition in case there is enough unallocated space on the disk and then format it to the specified file system type To tackle this issue our program offers a handy nstall New OS Wizard with the help of which the user can easily carry out all the necessary operations to install a new operating system Starting There are several ways to start the nstall New OS Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Install New OS a On the Common Tasks bar click the nstall New OS item of the Wizards menu After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard 1s displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 62 User Manual 7 Install New OS Wizard EJ Welcome to the Install New OS Wizard This wizard iz intended for an easy inctallabon of a new operating system on your computer It wall guide you through all the necessam steps bo install a new DS After the vazad has performed the required operations your computer wall be automatically rebooted to launch the ristallaton process Note please prepace a bootable disinbultree CD DVD of the ne
119. nt with 300 MHz processor clock speed a 128 MB of RAM a Hard disk drive with 40 MB of available space a a D SVGA video adapter and monitor Mouse Linux DOS based Recovery CD Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 13 User Manual To use the Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system is installed make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements IBM AT compatible computer with 1486 or higher CPU 256 MB of RAM SVGA compatible monitor Mouse recommended On board BIOS supports booting from CD first DOODO There may be additional requirements if you want to use advanced features a Network card is required to send partition hard disk backups to a network computer or to retrieve previously made backups a Recordable CD DVD drive is needed to burn data to compact disks a To save copy or backup of a hard disk or partition removable USB disks can be used The program supports USB Drives 1 0 2 0 WinPE based Recovery CD To use the WinPE based Recovery CD on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system 1s installed make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements Intel Pentium CPU or its equivalent with 300 MHz processor clock speed At least 384 MB of RAM 512 is recommended Hard disk drive with 40 MB of available space SVGA video adapter and monitor Mouse
120. nts Volume Shadow Copy Service Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS is designed to provide the backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows XP Server 2003 operating systems It offers a reliable mechanism to create consistent point in time copies of data known as shadow copies Developed by Microsoft in close cooperation with the leading backup solution vendors on the market it is based on a snapshot technology concept Initiated by a VSS aware backup utility VSS creates snapshots for the selected volumes and represents them as virtual read only devices called volume shadow copies Once the shadow copies are created the backup utility starts processing the data while applications keep writing to original volumes Unlike Paragon Hot Processing the VSS technology provides a unique possibility to make a synchronous snapshot of multiple volumes This very feature can be particularly beneficial when backing up active SOL Server 2003 Exchange 2003 or Oracle databases located on multiple volumes the way it is recommended by Microsoft to improve the level of database performance and reliability thus providing 100 percent data consistency Dynamic Disks One of the key features of our program 1s the possibility to process dynamic disks As you probably know MS DOS Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista support four primary partitions per physical hard disk one of which can be extended Certainly there 1s the possibi
121. o label G Hazic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor YZ25UPII p e G 2337 GB NTFS Used AG DIS E B amp 353h Volume size 239 366 901 MB 67 423 MB 233 366 MB 3B nb ER8I Free space before 0 Bytes w bytes 171 937 83 MB Free space alter 0 Bytes bytes 171 930 01 MB 233 7 GB NTFS BH urs E FATG2 WE FATO D LeuxEx2 D LewxExX3 BE Reisen 3 In the opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the left by the drag and drop technique While doing this free space from the partition will be released displayed in aqua green You can also do it manually by entering the exact size of free space Click the Yes button to continue Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor PY 25Ptl Are pou sure you want to move resize volume 5 You are about to move resize the NTFS volume No label G w OLOS 184 8 GB NTFS 48 8 GB Volume size 189 304 373MB 57429 MB 239 355 MB Free space before 0 Bytes O betes 171 337 83 MB Free space ater 50061 33MB Z Obes 171 S30 01 MB T1 7a 4 Now the user has a block of free space sufficient in size to hold a new partition Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7r 250P0 C Unallocated 184 8 GB NTFS 48 8 GB 5 Create a new partition to install Windows XP To do that please call the context menu for a newly created block of free space right click of the mouse button and launch the Create Partition dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Softwar
122. o lose the valuable data it should be possible to simplify certain routine operations Certain operations really need to be automated to facilitate the task of multiple executions and setting a precise time for its completion Another aspect of any automation process is that it runs automatically without the user having to be present The program is able to execute operations without the user being involved In addition it allows an optimization of your computer s work load This is especially important when operations require a considerable amount of computer resources processor time memory and more A number of operations which can decrease the performance can be run during the night or whenever the computer has the least work load to perform The program has a special tool for scheduling The user can set out a timetable for various operations For example some operations may be performed daily others weekly and so on The scheduled operation starts at a specified time without interrupting the user s current activity Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 23 User Manual Interface Overview This chapter introduces the graphical interface of the program to the user The design of the interface precludes any mistake being made on the part of the user Most operations are performed through the system of wizards Buttons and menus are accompanied by easy understandable ic
123. ocess 9 After completing the operation reboot the computer Restoring from a Network Drive To restore a hard disk partition from the backup image located on a network drive please do the following WinPE Recovery CD 1 Insert Paragon WinPE Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Launch the Restore Wizard by clicking the Backup and Rescue button of the Express Launcher and then selecting the Restore Simple Restore item 4 Onthe Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 Onthe Browse for Archive page select the required archive in the browser like window The Archive File Details section displays a short description of the selected image Click the Next button 6 The What to Restore page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive It includes a full description of properties about the archived disks or partitions In case you have a complex archive select the required item to restore 7 Onthe Where to Restore page select a place you would like to restore the archive to 8 Onthe Restore Results page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the restore process 9 After completing the operation reboot the computer Linux DOS Recovery CD 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the co
124. of the Wizards menu In the Toolbar click the Copy Hard Disk button Select a disk on the Disk map and click the Copy Hard Disk item on the page that appears in the Explorer bar DODO After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed ia Copy Hard Disk Wizard idles Welcome to the Copy Hard Disk Wizard This wizard helps pou to create a copy of a had disk vi To continue cick Neat Settings Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 93 User Manual The Copy Hard Disk Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining a The hard disk to copy Select a hard disk you want to copy On this page vou can choose a hard disk you would ike to copy Al parhhons from thes hard disk wall be copied to the destination vou will choose on the next page Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7Y250PUJ a F B cene Basic Hard Disk 1 5 inus ge B9 o gemere TO R3 fo LUTE 13 b3 be Mirs rm a The target hard disk Select a hard disk if several where all data of the source disk will be copied to Select a target hard disk All data from the source hard disk wil be copied there During the copy operation the laret dsk content val be deleted Basic Hard Disk niin adus gno Basic Hard Dick
125. on unexpected goes down power Fadure etc Ty to Access Hon BIOS Disk Cylinders This option gees you the possibility to bypass the 8 GE boundanes limitation on cd hardware under Windows 3 Choose His option i some disk areas cannot be read under Windows Sx Enable irasal Backup reminders Choose this option to enable Inibial Backup reminders Intial Backup reminder rennand you bo back up all on desk information including standard bootstrap code and other system samice structures before performing ang critical pariiioning ope ation This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during all the operations carried out with the program The user can switch between the following modes a Verify data written If this option is marked every write to disk action is followed by the read and compare action This feature may be helpful in case of running an unstable hard disk however it will negatively affect the overall performance a Enable data loss protection Activate the option to force the program to work in the fail safe mode also referred to as data loss protection mode which ensures more safety for operations by maintaining the special journal of operations progress In case of hardware malfunction power outages or operating system failure the modified partition may become corrupted and non operable However the program will be able to complete the interrupted operation thus reviving the partition
126. ons Nevertheless any problems that might occur while managing the program can be tackled by reading this very chapter General Layout When the user starts the program the first component that 1s displayed 1s called the Launcher It enables the user to run wizards and utilities to specify program settings to visualize the operating environment and the hard disk configuration The Launcher s window can be conditionally subdivided into several sections that differ in their purpose and functionality Welcome ta Paragon Partition Manager d rwer Edition Tools Changes Witerds HadDek Patr n Vies cols BU i X f Disk View Sched Basic Partitioning T asks e Creale Partition KC Serial number ECSBECTA ef Format Partition Partition ID 407 NTFS i Total size 135 6E Used space 124GB Fiee space 7 1 GE beris s Lara m Delete Pati Common Tasks Bar Explorer Bar es Merge Folion pe Redeinbute Free Space Format Partition This wezted helps you to format the selscted partition o Undelete Partibons iei Foaming wil arneo al the dala on the partition n i perpe nere EPA e a avd ais dota wm es cae Py Install new OS wizard cd reside Of copy only the mea thal is occupead by dala Volume label Type File sprem Size Urad 5 Basic Hard Disk 0 Mato 71 250P0 Basic Hard Disk Drive 2317 GB GF Logical Disk F wea 2337GB 7856B E Basic Hard Disk 1 ST316081545 assecuti Ed 143 GB Ge Logcal Disk C Pim Ze
127. ons This feature allows the user to fix problems concerning the inappropriate order of partitions In order to modify the enumeration of partitions the user should take the following steps 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 75 User Manual 2 Call the Change Primary Slot dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Hard Disk gt Change Primary Slot Q Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Primary Slot Are you sure pou want to change the primary slots onder You ate about to change the primary slots order on Basic Hard Disk 0 ST3160811A5 You computer may no longer boot corectly Slot No Object type File System Primary M ame Logical Disk C Volume label Ho Label Total size 3 5 GB File system NTFS Used space 84 GE Free space 1 5 GB Stan seclor 53 End sector 209684624 3 The dialog displays the actual enumeration of Primary Partitions in the Partition Table 1t exhibits the order of appropriate records which refer to primary partitions in the primary part of the Partition Table referencing records The top part of the dialog displays the enumeration order of partitions with the parameters that can help to distinguish partitions Slot Volume Partition t
128. ons Upon the start please select the drive and one of m Start the command line its partitions or its free Reboot the computer space Then activate the Partition pull down menu and select one of the partitioning operat ions Running Commands To launch the required command you should take the following steps 1 Insert Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive 2 Reboot the computer 3 Select one of the boot modes Normal Safe Low Graphics in the Boot menu 4 Choose a command by using the arrow keys of the computer keyboard to move within the menu 5 Launch the command by pressing the Enter button 6 After it has been launched consult the help system by pressing ALT F1 to know more on the subject Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 18 User Manual Basic Concepts This chapter explains terms and ideas that show how the program works To understand these helps to obtain a general notion of the operation performance and makes it easier for the user to operate the program Drive Partitioning As you probably know a hard drive is to be split into one or more partitions since it cannot hold data until it is carved up and space is set aside for the operating system Until recently most PCs used to have just one partition which filled the entire hard disk and contained the OS The situation has changed however thanks to new cost effect
129. operations the user can choose whether to receive an e mail notification after the particular operation is completed or not However the user will not be notified by e mail in case operations if any require the system reboot CD DVD Recording Options Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 41 User Manual Edit settings General options gt Copy and backup opor CD DVD recording options Hot processing options Partitioning options Reconding speed inge ade Select speed automatically bd d plons i i File system conversion option Pu i speed Choose this option to allow the recorder to choose the Operation dependency options CD DVD recording options Backup image options em aen Password protection E Please select a folder to place 50 images to when CD or DVD ISO maker is used Data bulfer size Set up the se of RAH buffer that wall be used durmg recording process Thes buffer makes burn process mone rekable 8 MB Veny media after bum Choose Ihi option to be sure that disk was recorded successfully Right alter the burn process the disk wil be re read to check if the recording has succeeded This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the CD DVD burning operation The user can define a Recording speed The user may define how fast a CD DVD will be recorded minimum normal and maximum Besides there
130. or network disk the Backup Capsule or a CD DVD disc its features defined by the wizard Backup to a Local Partition Backup Wizard To save a backup archive on a local mounted unmounted without drive letter assigned drive with the Backup Wizard please do the following 1 Click the Backup hard disk or selected partitions item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here to call the Backup Wizard 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Click the Next button 4 Onthe Backup Destination page select the Save data to local network drives or Save data to physical partitions option Click the Next button 5 Depending on the choice select a local mounted unmounted disk as a backup destination 6 Edit the archive name if necessary and click the Next button 7 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Click the Next button 8 Onthe Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to accomplish the operation Simple Backup Wizard To save a backup archive on a local mounted drive with the Simple Backup Wizard please do the following 1 Click the Simple Backup item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here to call the Simple Backup
131. orer Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 113 User Manual Disk View Scheduled Tasks Help mm Size Modified BH CD DVD Dives amp SCD DVD Drive H amp S CD DVD Drive K Gl Had Disks 7 0 ST3400144 37 2 GB 1 FLUITSU MPF3IQZAT 3 5 GB 5 G0 Primary FAT32 F EGGE Han n 25 08 2006 3 35 04 Soya roae Lnd ormation 06 06 2007 3 08 00 HS WirkP SP1 Eng 20 02 2007 11 17 36 Hack ipb am 181 2MB 12 07 2005 23 43 58 E E Primary FAT 16 415 7 MB E Primary FATTE 1 1 GB x A Primary FATTE I 535 3 MB 2 Maxtor PY 250P0 233 7 GB Call the popup menu for the selected file folder right click of the mouse button to export it to some other location local or network drive etc Hrowse For Folder Select Directory Desktop G fey Documents E M My Computer Ji 3 5 Floppy As Se System CO S Apolications D Se BACK UP E Se Local Disk G1 a DVO Drive H E O Shared Documents I Andrey s Documents ES wd My Network Places p rx 4 DVD CD RW Drive FD E o j ew j File Transfer Wizard File Transfer Wizard is designed to make such operations as copying of separate files directories or burning of them to CD DVD as easy and convenient as possible It may be of particular use in case of a system malfunction caused either by a virus attack or files corruption in order to get the system back on tr
132. owing scenario 1s just what you need 1 In the main window of Partition Manager select your hard disk on the Disk Map to make a block of free space on it Logical Disk G Volume letter G Senal number BCEABARB Volume label No label Partibon ID 0x07 NTFS Type Prnary NTFS version 3 01 File system NTFS Total size 7337 GE Root enines 861 Used space 558GB Sectors per book 8 Free space 167 9 GB Sectors per cluster E Acivity No Hidden state No Ch Resize ot Move partion UT maman Auom nom mom B om amm T Name Volume label Type Fie system ope Used on UP ah eg ra a FEE space Ji ME SIT EP Logical Disk l Ho Label Primam Not formatted b333MB B353 Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor Y 250P0 Basic Hand Disk Drive 2337 GB G5 Logical Disk G No label Primary NTFS 2347 GE 65SEC s Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7Y 250PT B G 2313 7 BB NTFS B urrs B rar B FATI6 D LDnux Ext o LDnux Ext E Reiser 2 Release some free space not less than 10 GB to install Windows XP from the partition To do that please call the context menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button and launch the Move Resize dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 100 User Manual Fue systeme nra IOLAM Se ziir 5 led E Q Are pou sure you want to move resize volume 5 You are about to move resize the NTFS volume N
133. ption of properties about the archived disks or partitions If you want to restore the contents of the image click the Next button In order to cancel click the Cancel Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 47 User Manual button Viewing Image Contents The user may browse contents of the archives with a special utility called Volume Explorer To launch the Volume Explorer the user should click the Disk View tab in the Explorer Bar and then choose Volume Explorer Disk View Scheduled Tasks Help Marne Size Modified Ima 0 C pim 23868 27122004 17 26 19 img Or 00 100 479668 15032005 15 17 43 lr C100 pon FFF ERB 158032005 15 17 47 leg Oi DO ple VL2kB 15032005 16 17 49 Img 102 I0 13MB 15103 4005 16 18 18 Ima O102 pln 4268 15032005 15 18 18 leg 0103 10 5MB 154032005 16 15 07 Img O103 pim b3KB 15032005 16 19 07 FIRB 15032005 16 19 07 kart jpg B58KB 20122005 14 48 45 New Text Document be 590 Bytes 07 08 2007 14 56 59 paragon usd esd eniso 325 MB 07 11 2005 12 16 54 PSAWINPE iso 2815MB 18 11 2004 14 45 26 Thurnbs db BEB 21 082007 11 49 43 g 7 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT 356GB a 71 2 Maxtor 7Y 250P0 23317 GB In order to view contents of an archive open it by double click of the left mouse button Volume Explorer also provides the possibility to extract separate files and folders from archives without restoring the whole archive Volume Explorer
134. r Manual Partition type Primary Extended Logical File system type Size Amount of used and unused free space Start End cylinder Start End head Start End sector Free size in sectors bytes Active Inactive attribute Hidden Unhidden attribute The user may customize the outlook of the List of Partitions with the appropriate Main menu item View gt Choose Columns Q Pleare select properties to display Please select properties vou would kke bo display m the Disks and Partitions view Name v Fite system v Used Start sector Sart cylinder v Start head e Size iv Volumelabel End cylinder C End head End secta Free size in sectors Free size in bytes Actives Inactive Hidden Irihidden Start in sector C End n sector By marking checkboxes the user can choose whether the required item will be displayed or not Furthermore the List of Partitions 1s synchronized with the Explorer bar and the Disk Map Legend Bar The Legend Bar explains the color scheme used for disk and partition presentation The user can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main menu item View gt Disk Map Legend When it 1s activated it can be found at the bottom of the Explorer bar The program distinguishes between the following types of known file systems FAT16 32 NTFS Linux Ext2 3 Linux ReiserFS Copyright 1994 2008
135. r boot or work conectly Q Enter the volume label to confirm deleting To confirm the deletion of the selected partition enter its Volume Label The actual Volume Label value is displayed above a Do not ask volume label next time Mark the option to inhibit confirmation of the partition deletion Results The deletion of a partition takes only a fraction of a second However the program waits until Windows completes the modification of the disk layout Advanced Partitioning Operations Here you can learn how to accomplish advanced partitioning operations merge redistribute free space undelete etc supported by the program Merge Partitions The Merge Partitions Wizard enables to consolidate the disk space which originally belongs to two adjacent partitions into a single larger partition The order in which two partitions have been chosen is important since the contents of the second selected partition will be placed in the folder of the first selected partition The program provides the ability to merge only NTFS FAT16 or FAT32 partitions Starting There are several ways to start the Merge Partitions Wizard a Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Merge Partitions a Onthe Common Tasks bar click the Merge Partitions item of the Wizards menu After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard 1s displayed Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Par
136. r can read the user manual and follow external links from to get additional information Disk View Scheduled Tasks Help x e Y raragori Paraso Partition Manz SOFTWARE GROUP Version information Paragon Partition Manager version 9 0 build 4385 18 02 08 Enterprise Server Edition Components versions Paragon Base Services Library verzion 1 1 build 4385 18 02 08 hdmi dil version 38 8 release 895 build 755 biont dll version 8 8 release 89 build 5785 biont sys version 3 8 release 69 build 5735 Support links To easily navigate through browsed pages the program provides the following functionality BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Return to the previously browsed page Open the next browsed page Stop loading the current page Jog Refresh the contents of the current page List of Partitions The List of Partitions is another helpful tool that enables the user to get a clear cut picture of the current state of the system hard disks partitions Partitions are sorted according to their starting position For every item of the list there 1s the possibility to call the context sensitive popup menu with available operations Besides the program provides detailed information on all hard disks partitions found in the system including the following properties Name Volume label if exists Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 31 Use
137. r to cope with different tasks the product contains several components a Windows based set of utilities is the crucial part of the product With the help of an easy to use launcher the user may find and run tasks in the field of hard disk partitioning and optimization data and system backup hard disk partition cloning etc a Linux DOS based Recovery CD is a multi platform bootable media that enables to run utilities under Linux or PTS DOS and that way to get access to the hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes Both platforms have their strong sides for instance Linux can boast support of FireWire 1 e IEEE1394 or USB devices It enables to burn CD DVD disks However there can be some difficulties with detecting new hardware DOS in its turn has no problems of that kind but is limited in features The Linux DOS Recovery CD requires no installation and can be of great help when the system fails to boot Besides it offers a Windows XP like environment a WinPE based Recovery CD Especially for keen followers of Windows our product also offers a WinPE based bootable media Unlike Linux DOS Recovery CD it can boast an excellent hardware support and the same interface as for the Windows version However its system requirements are much tougher Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 8 User Manual Features Overview This chapter dwells upon key benefits and technical highlights
138. rewriting parts of a file to contiguous sectors on a hard disk to increase the speed of access and retrieval When files are updated the computer tends to save these updates on the largest continuous space on the hard disk which is often on a different sector than the other parts of the file When files are thus fragmented the computer must search the hard disk each time the file is opened to find all of the file s parts which slows down response time The program provides the necessary tool for the defragmentation of NTFS and FAT partitions In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Defragment Partition dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Defragment Partition a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Defragment Partition 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Defragment Partition dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases the user may just press the OK button to confirm the operation 2 Defragment volume F The defragmentahon may improve your syshem perhormance For locked volumes this operasion wall require a reboot Directory placement Put directones Sort ophions Sort by size Do no
139. rmation of the partitions that are located on the hard disk There are several partitioning schemes which can be used The most popular partitioning scheme 1s the so called DOS partitioning scheme It was introduced by IBM and Microsoft to use multiple partitions in the disk subsystems on IBM PC compatible computers Another popular partitioning scheme 1s the so called LDM Logical Disks Model that originates from UNIX mainframe systems The Veritas Executive accommodates the simplified version of LDM to the Windows 2000 operating system Windows 2000 and XP support two quite different partitioning schemes the old DOS partitioning scheme and the new Dynamic Disk Management DDM The problem is that older versions of Windows do not support DDM In addition most hard disk utilities do not support it as well Recovery Media is a CD or DVD or even a floppy disk from which the user can boot and recover the system Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 126 User Manual Root Directory is the top level directory of a formatted logical drive The Root Directory includes other files and directories In modern file systems e g Ext2 Ext3 FNTFS and even FAT32 the Root Directory does not differ from other directories in properties This is not the case for old FAT12 and FAT16 file systems Serial Number In the DOS partitioning scheme every hard disk and every partition has a Serial Num
140. rpose 1s referred to as the embedded Scheduler which is used to specify the time for the execution of the backup copy operation There are two categories for time settings these correspond to appropriate items in the Schedule type menu a Initiating the backup copy operation by an event One time only 1 e the Once item When system starts 1 e the At System Startup item When the user logs on 1 e the At Logon item a Initiating the backup copy operation periodically 1 e Daily Weekly Monthly The user just needs to select one of the variants Depending on the choice the scheduler will display a form that enables to set the schedule Y Backup Wizard chredules This page allows vou to schedule backup process Please speciv how and when would you Ke to pelari the task Shutdown iystem on complete Run the Tack or 13122006 S a 0000 Even 1 Day of tre month C Do net run the task after NL ee 2 4 1 14 i All scheduled tasks are placed in a separate list which can be retrieved by clicking the Scheduled Tasks tab in the Explorer bar Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 108 User Manual Disk View Scheduled Tasks Help Scheduled Tasks gt Ik Hame Senpi When to Run Next Run Time LastRunTime La v Backup of MBH of hard disk O scr O3T00707099 35 00 p21 Ar CEOCEOD on day 1 of every 01 11 2007 CEDOCDD On every task t
141. rtionally If this option 1s activated the program proportionally changes the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact The option can be useful when upgrading the hard disk to a larger one Verification options This section allows the user to define whether the Surface and or the Writing verification tests will be accomplished during the operation Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional duplicate of the existing hard disk Copy Partition The copying of partitions can be used either for cloning sample partitions or for making backup copies of working partitions The user can duplicate partitions to protect oneself from downtime in case of a system malfunction The partition can be copied back to the original place within a few minutes or can be used simply for copying separate files The program duplicates all usable partition data including files the exact structure of directories and file system metadata location of files security information access quotas and so on The program allows to copy partitions only to blocks of free space Starting There are several ways to start the Copy Partition Wizard In the Main menu select Wizards gt Copy Partition On the Common Tasks bar click the Copy Partition item of the Wizards menu In the Toolbar click the Copy Partition button Select a disk on the Disk map and click the Copy Partition item on the page that appears in t
142. s Copy and backup options t Virtual mode options Hot processing ophonz Partitioning options Operations mode Emad oplions l Allow virtual mode Virtual mode options Set this option to cary out all the operations virtually With this enabled File system Conversion ophors you vell be able to commit the changes discard all changes c discard Operation dependency options only the last change If you swatch the option off the operations will be CD DVD recording options canned out immediately Backup image options Password protection Close the progress dialog automaticaly Set this option to automalicaliy clase the progress dialog after commiting the changes Q Allow virtual mode In this section the user can choose whether to allow operations to carry out immediately or to place them on the List of Pending Operations for later execution Just mark the option to enable virtual operations a Close progress dialog automatically Mark the option to automatically close the progress dialog when the required operation s 1s completed File System Conversion Options Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 39 User Manual Edit settings General option Copy and backup options Hot processing options Partitioning options Select a lime zone Emad options GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh London Lisbon Virtual mode opliong S File system conversion option Select langua
143. s Only Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP 2003 support 64 KB clusters a Request confirmation before partition deletion a Request confirmation when converting FAT16 to FAT32 during such partitioning operations as copy disk partition restore disk partition a Surface test level The option affects the following operations format partition copy partition restore partition retest the surface While performing the surface test the program detects corrupted sectors and marks them as unusable E Mail Options Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 37 User Manual Edit settings General opions 7 Copy and backup options gt A E mail options Hot processing ophonz P artiboning ophons Specify your e mail account options inode adin utgong mal server SMTP File system conversion options User emal address Operation dependency ophlions CD DVD recording options Backup image options Password proleclion My outgoing server requires authentication Specily e mail notificalion options _ Send E Mail notification on apply This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the Send log files and Send e mail notification operations The user can define a Outgoing mail server SMTP To send messages by using the built in mail client it is necessary to have access to a computer running an SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server All outgoing
144. s able to boot the computer even when the operating system is not able to do so Creation of such recovery tools is performed with the Recovery Media Wizard Starting To start the Recovery Media Wizard the user needs to select the Recovery Media Builder item of the Wizards menu on the Common Tasks bar Then the Welcome page of the wizard 1s displayed fs Recovery Media Builder EJ Welcome to the Recovery Media Builder eo aa Recover Media Bulder help you create the Recovery Media whieh you can 1 use lo boot your compute from m case your operating system cannot bool any more The Recover Heda comtans the main components ol the product and allows you bo perilom most of its recovery operatione E Please note that Recovery Media crested with this Recovery Heda Bulder is based on DOS and contam just basic lunctionalty For advanced lunctionalty ncluding Network support extemal Frene or USB deks support please use standalone Recover CDs that available alter purchase To continue chick Newt Settings The Recovery Media Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters In our case we set the parameters of the future recovery tool by defining Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 91 User Manual a Type of the recovery media the user is creating The recovery tools can be placed either on a CD DVD
145. s and service information on the disk layout To restore disks from such an archive means retrieving all informational components of the disk e g a hard disk image consists of its partitions the Partition Table and even bootstrap code Bootable Archives are created by adding a special bootable section when the user 1s backing up the data to CD DVDs The user is able to restore the data from these archives without having to run the program but by simply booting from these CD DVDs Cluster is the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file All file systems used by Windows organize hard disks based on clusters which consist of one or more contiguous sectors The smaller the cluster size the more efficiently a disk stores information If no cluster size 1s specified during formatting Windows picks defaults based on the size of the volume These defaults are selected to reduce the amount of space that is lost and the amount of fragmentation on the volume A cluster is also called an allocation unit Extended Partition is a type of partition that you can create only on basic master boot record MBR disks Extended partitions are useful if you want to create more than four volumes on a basic MBR disk Unlike primary partitions you do not format an extended partition with a file system and then assign a drive letter to 1t Instead you create one or more logical drives within the extended partition After you create a logical dr
146. s except one that vall be selected lor booting up This vall allow to incapsulabe diferent Operating Systems Q Boot menu options In this section the user can switch between the following modes Normal mode Choose this mode to display the boot menu every time the computer starts up and define a timeout on the expiry of which the program will automatically select the previously chosen item of the menu Hidden mode Choose this mode not to display the boot menu until pressing a hot key For this mode the user should define a hot key used to enable the Boot Manager and a time period in seconds the startup message will be displayed Bool menu options Normal mode Timeout for booting last used conhgurationr 15 seconds C3 Hidden mode Time to display the BootManager sLartup message E send Choose a hot key hor startup BoorM anger a Deactivating Configuring the Boot Manager These two options will only be available once the wizard has been completed and launched again Select the Deactivate option to remove the Boot Manager from the MBR Master Boot Record or Configure to modify the previously set parameters of the startup process Configure Choose this option lo enter Settling page Tou vall be able to conhigure BootdManager appearances and Boot Menu aptions po m 5 Deactivate Choose this ophon to deactivate BoolManager This vall remove Boot snager and restore boot process t its pews state Results After the
147. s file names in Unicode while FAT FAT32 file systems use ANSI encoding for saving short filenames also called DOS aliases The code page information is required for correct conversion of non English filenames from Unicode to ANSI and vice versa Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 40 User Manual a Request confirmation of settings before NTFS gt FAT FAT32 conversion Mark the option to automatically display the dialog of the locale settings confirmation every time the Convert file system operation is performed Operation Dependency Options S Edit settings General option Copy and backup options Hot processing ophons Partitioning options Please select a task to be camied out when one or more of the followng Emal options operabons ane committed Vital mode options Perform the task Send e mail notification File lem conversion ophonz Operation dependency options Operation CD DVD recording options v Backup partition on disk Backup image options Boot record comecbon Password protection Change NTFS version Change SID v Check fle system Compact MFT Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Copy partition C Conect BCD fles C Conect boot ini iles Create partion IIO P Operation dependency options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when the Send e mail notification on apply function is enabled By marking the appropriate
148. s in all existing partitioning schemes The capacity of the MBR is not sufficient to place sophisticated boot programs This means that the on boot software uses the entire Oth track of the hard disk in addition to the Oth sector because it is not included in any partition For example boot managing utilities such as LILO GRUB and Paragon Boot Manager are located 1n the Oth track Partition ID or File system ID 1s the identifier of a file system that is placed in the partition The partition ID 1s used to quickly detect partitions of supported types Some of the operating systems rely completely on the Partition ID when distinguishing supported partitions while others again do not The partition ID is saved in appropriate entries of the Partition Table It takes up only 1 byte of space Partition Label sometimes also referred to as Volume Label 1s a small textual field up to 11 characters that 1s located in the partition s boot sector This value is used for notification purposes only It is detectable by any partitioning tool including DOS FDISK utility Modern operating systems use other methods to save the Volume Label within the file system e g as a special hidden file The Volume Label is able to contain a relatively large amount of text in multiple languages In general the Volume Label and the Partition Label are rather different Partitioning scheme is a set of rules constraints and the format of on disk structures that keep info
149. s use initial sectors of a partition to store the bootable code of an operating system This area of a partition is generally known as the Bootable Area or the Boot Sector actually it takes up several sectors The program provides the ability to modify the Bootable Area size of the FAT formatted partitions without destroying data In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a FAT partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Boot Size dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Boot Size a On the Explorer bar click on the current sectors per boot value 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Change Boot Size dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 72 User Manual 2 Are you sure you want to change boot area size for partition I Current boot area size ic 6 sectors 3 KB 3 072 Bytes a Please enter new boot ama size in sectors 6 Sectors per boot Specify a new Boot Size value 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Change Root Size The maximum capacity of the Root Directory is an essential parameter of old FAT12 and FAT16 file systems In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a FAT partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Root S
150. s working capability In case of a system malfunction the user can get the system back on track in minutes No additional configuration is required what is very convenient The second possible application is the upgrade of a hard disk to a new one The capacity of a modern hard drive doubles every two years thus opening up new possibilities for software developers As a result programs become more complicated and require considerable amount of free space One day the user realizes that there is no more free space left on the hard disk and the only way out is to upgrade Usually that means that besides purchasing a new hard disk the user is to face a large re installation procedure spanning several days of tedious work But all of this can be avoided just by copying the contents of the old hard disk to a new one proportionally resizing the partitions And the last but not least is the copying of hard disks for cloning purposes It may be of great use when setting up similar computers There is no need for a system administrator to install an operating system from scratch on every one of them It is enough just to configure one and then clone it to the others Scheduling The automation of the program s operations 1s particularly effective when the user has to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis For example when a specific project is being developed on a computer on a day to day basis and a backup copy is made every evening so as not t
151. siderably decreases the amount of data written a Skipping OS auxiliary files during backup operation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 35 User Manual Hot Processing Options Edit settings General options nina nn Copy and backup options C Hot processing options H ol processing ophons Partiboning opiionz Enable hot processing E mail options Hot processing techna Virtual mode options Lt hai a File system conversion options F aragon Hot Processing Operation dependency options Paragon Hot Processing technology provides a fast backup copy of locked CD DVD recording options partitions and hard disks under ang Windows NT Family 05 Windows Backup mage ophons HT C000 A000 It does not reque a considerable amount hardeae Password protection Ie OU CET Additional option O Always use hot processing Use hot processing only when partition i locked Hol processing lemporany dive C This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account in case the Hot Processing mode is enabled The Hot Processing mode 1s a part of the backup copy operation that allows the program to process a disk without restarting the computer The program forces the system to restart to obtain exclusive access to the processing data The Hot Processing mode may be used to process locked partitions or any backup copy operation The user defines the method in this section
152. sk if any and unused space of existing partitions to create a new partition Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 63 User Manual Dn thes page vou can chooss a hard desk if several where pou would like to create a new pimay partition Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor ZYT25 UPD aT 190 9 G0 HPS Izd FGE Up Basic Hard Disk 1 5T 316081545 u goin E 13 534GB NTFS BB GE NTFS And its size If there are blocks of free space on the disk the wizard merges them all and allocates the resulted space for a new partition in the first place If not it takes 50 of unused space of an adjacent partition However the size to take can be customized by moving the slider at the bottom of the page You can select ether block of unallocated space from the dsk or an existing partition for which the unused space wall be used to create new parhhon Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7r 250P0 j ar 51 6 GE Net New volume cument size i 51 6 GB Min Volume Size O Bytes E Max Volume Size 156 5 GB n case the second option has been marked the wizard enables to choose an existing primary partition to install a new operating system Qin thi page you can choose an esashing primary parton where you would like to install new operaling system Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7r 250PT E i au 163 3 GB NTFS
153. stallation package This utility works in the unattended mode which allows the user to automate operations Starting The user may not write a script since the program has a convenient interface for such a task In order to generate a script on the base of the entered parameters of the required operation the user should take the following steps a Select in the Main menu Tools gt Generate Script Settings Define script generation options with the Generate script dialog PIK Ce Generale zcnpt All virtus opershons you have made val be vallen to the senp Mo operations wil be apphed Please specify a name for the task scnpt fie senpi 280807 105130203 pal Add to Task List x More options Q Script file destination The program allows saving script files to local drives Press the Browse button to define destination and a filename for a new script file The default file extension that is reserved for scripting files is psl However a script can be saved under any filename In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page The following options become available Please select sonpl generation options C Allow to interact with the user Turn this opbon off you do not want bo get confimabion dialogs when the scnpt is berig caime
154. t sod Sort by modification time Cho nol sod System Hle oplions Do not save content of pagefile sys and or hiberfil sys Pagelle sys and Hibeifle sys ace OS temporam fles and are only used for the current Windows session Thus excluding them from processing wall reduce the re required ta complete the operaban Directories Placement From the pull down list select the way how to sort directories Sort by size Sort files according to their size Sort by time Sort files according to the last time of update Skip auxiliary files Mark the option to ignore contents of the PAGEFILE SYS and HIBERFIL SYS system files These files are used temporarily in the operating system D D UL 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 118 User Manual MFT Defragmentation The MFT Master File Table is an NTFS system file that contains in depth information on files including size time and date stamps permissions and data contents In the course of time the MFT file can also be fragmented thus slowing down the speed at which data is accessed The program offers its users a special tool to defragment the MFT file In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select an NTFS partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Defragment MFT dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to
155. t the general settings of the program Exit Exit the program Changes vind bue iva Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations opera hus asp Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations View Changes Display the List of Pending Operations Apply Changes Launch the real execution of virtual operations Discard All Changes Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations Reload Disk Info Refresh the current information about disks Wizards Create Partition Create a partition of any file system Format Partition Format a partition of any file system Delete Partition Delete a partition of any file system ncm a Create a new backup archive Restore Disk or Partition Restore a disk from the backup image Copy Hard Disk Create a hard disk copy Copy Partition Create a partition copy Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Merge Partitions Redistribute Free Space Undelete Partitions Install New OS Hard Disk Update MBR Change Primary Slots Convert to Basic Change SID Edit View Sectors Properties Partition Create Partition Format Partition Delete Partition Move Resize Convert File System Assign Drive Letter Remove Drive Letter Hide Partition Unhide Partition Mark Partition as Active Mark Partition as Inactive Chan
156. tion to make the program perform the surface test on the formatted partition In this case the program will find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata a The amount of sectors per boot This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control a The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FATI16 partition a The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional partition formatted to the file system specified Delete Partition The program allows the user to delete partitions on hard disks partitioned with the DOS partitioning scheme The program removes references to the partition from the Partition Table so that the information from the deleted partition becomes inaccessible The resulted disk space can be used to create new partitions Contents of the deleted partition do not disappear from the disk but merely are unavailable for the operating system Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 S4 User Manual Starting Wizard There are several ways to start
157. tition Manager 9 0 S6 User Manual Merge Partitions Wizard Welcome to the Merge Partitions Wizard This wizaid helps pou lo merge two adacent NTFS FAT or FAT S2 parhtorns To continue cick Nest Settings The Merge Partitions Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining Q The partition to expand Select a partition that will be expanded to take contents of an adjacent partition On this page you can choose a partition that wall be expanded to include an adacent parton Please note that it is possible to select only FAT FATS2 of NTFS partibons ou wall not be able to proceed further d no adjacent pastibons of these ypes ane present on the disk Basic Hard Disk 0 5T 3400144 c ID E zz ES MI 147 centers 102 GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3TU2AT a F amp 8 GB FAT32 a The partition to merge with Choose the second partition for the merge operation the contents of which will be placed in the folder of the first selected partition By default the program automatically offers a folder name to store files of the second partition which however can be customized by the user Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 57 User Manual Select an adjacent partition to merge wath the targ
158. ton Click the Next button to continue 7 Choose the way the data will be stored Select the Burn data to CD DVD item Click the Next button to continue 8 Onthe Choose a recorder page select a recorder from the list and then set a volume label by typing it in the appropriate field Click the Next button to continue 9 Insert a blank CD DVD In case the inserted disc is not empty the program suggests the user erasing its contents Click the Next button to accomplish the operation 10 After the operation is completed exit the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 11 Eject the CD 12 Turn off the computer Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition The system fails to boot since some files are damaged If you have a backup of the system partition you can recopy these files to make the system be operable again 1 Insert Paragon WinPE or Linux DOS Recovery CD the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device 2 Restart the computer 3 Launch the File Transfer Wizard Click the Next button to continue 4 Select a disk where the system backup is stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page 5 Open the required backup choose files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button 6 Choose the way the data will be stored Select the Save data to local drives or physical partitions item Click the Next button to continue 7 Onth
159. ugh in size to comfortably work with Windows XP Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7Y 250PU U 184 8 GB NTFS 48 8 GB FAT 32 8 Hide the Windows Vista partition to avoid writing any data on it during the Windows XP installation as it 1s the best way to provide system independence To do that please call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and launch the Hide Partition dialog Click the Yes button to continue Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 102 User Manual Fie system Hot formatted A Are you sure you want to hide the partition You are about to hide partition 7 Vista NTFS Hiding the pathan may cause dine NTFS letters to be changed 184 8 GB NTFS 9 Apply all introduced changes By default Partition Manager works in the virtual mode of execution so you have to confirm all operations to let the program accomplish them To do that just click the Apply button on the Virtual Operations Bar X O0 5 Basic Partitioning Disk View Help aa Create Parbhon Apply the pending changes et Format Partition al size r track 3 S rt om nenaon m Delete Partition To perform the pending operations the program will need to restart the system into a special mode of execution STOP cO0007la Fatal System Error The initial session process or system process terminated unexpectedly with a sta
160. unda th changes fou can vie the changes history via the View Changes command and temporary undo or redo Ehe operation by means of the A Undo and C Redo commands Common Tasks Bar The Common Tasks Bar is located on the left side of the main window It 1s intended for easy access to the program s wizards that provide all the functionality needed to manage copy operations The bar contains several tabs named Basic Partitioning Tasks Advanced Partitioning Tasks Backup Tasks Copy Tasks Tools and News and Documentation Each of these contains a separate button bar which can be folded by clicking it Basic Partitioning Tasks a starting the Create Partition Wizard The Create Partition Wizard assists the user FinseionMen to create partitions of any file system et Starting the Format Partition Wizard The Format Partition Wizard allows D dd formatting existing partitions to one of the file systems supported by the program iz x starting the Delete Partition Wizard that enables to delete partitions of any file BE Delete Partition system Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 Advanced Partitioning Tasks Am Merge Partitions p Fiedistribute Free Space Undelete Partitians iP Install New OS Backup Tasks E Back Up Ux Restore Copy Tasks Copy Hard Disk em Copy Partition Tools si Boot Manager Wizard F File Transfer
161. use button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Update MBR Are you sure pou want to update the master boot record The curent HBA contents for hard dick number vell be lost altes tras operation Your computer may no longer boot comecily 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Convert to Basic The program provides a unique possibility to convert a dynamic disk containing simple volume s into basic keeping its contents intact In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a dynamic disk containing simple volume s on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions 2 Call the Convert to Basic dialog selecting in the Main menu Hard Disk gt Convert to Basic 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Convert to Basic dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 74 User Manual 2 Convert the dynamic hard disk to a basic hard disk IF the disk has mone than four simple volumes the fret three of them wil become pimay perhhons and the rest vall be converted bo logical ones The hard deck alter corent Basic Hard Disk 1 S ESBUHT AS B 5 Nl 7A5GRNTFS The resuling base hard disk can have no more than 1 primary partons Please select how many pimay parhhons te base dk should have Number of primary partitions According to the DOS partitioning scheme a hard disk can only have no
162. w 5 Teeconlinue cick Next T1 Settings The Install New OS Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining a Partition to install a new operating system The program offers two ways of installing a new OS i e to create a new primary partition for it or use an existing one Where would you like to install an operating system amp want lo create a new primary partition lo install an OS A new paibibon wall be created by wang unallocated space of your hand disk of unused space of existing partitions It is the most preferable way while no system of user data val be affected dung the metalation process CO want t use an existing primary partition bo install an OS In case the creation of a new primary partition i not possible there ane already four primary partitions on the disk or t is not desirable you are free bo select any of the existing piman pattone Please note that all data on the selected parhhon vell be deleted you choose lo Format it Later in thes wazand In addition make sure no other operating system has already been installed on that partibon n case the first option has been marked the wizard enables to specify A hard disk if several where a new partition will be created Thanks to an advanced program engine it is possible to use unallocated space of the di
163. w cluster size in sectors v Sectors per cluster Select a new cluster size value from the pull down list Make Logical Make Primary The program provides the ability to include a Primary Partition in the Extended Partition or exclude a Logical Partition from the Extended Partition without partition duplication In order to change a partition type the user should take the following steps 1 Select a primary or logical partition on the Disk Map 2 There are several ways to Make Partition Logical Primary Q Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Make Partition Logical Primary a On the Explorer bar click on the current partition type Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 68 User Manual Are pou sure you want to make the partition logical You an about to make the partition 1 No label FAT16 logical 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Changing Partition Attributes This chapter explains how the user can change partition attributes Active flag Hidden flag Partition ID Volume Label etc Mark Partition Active Inactive The program enables to set Active Inactive flag for primary partitions of the hard disk By default the operating system will boot from the active bootable partition at startup In order to mark partition Active Inactive the user should take the following steps 1 Select a primary
164. y CD with auto run of the Windows installation thus it can be used as a ready made solution see Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery CD Thus in order to run the Windows components you need to install them first see Installing the Program If you want to download an update upgrade of the product it will be in form of the downloadable installation package as described in Online Distribution Online Distribution Partition Manager 9 0 purchased over the Internet contains two downloadable files a Self extracting file for Windows components installation a Recovery CD ISO image file with a built in tool for CD DVD burning These files can be downloaded individually as found necessary To burn an ISO image of the Recovery CD simply do the following 1 Launch the Unpack amp Burn Wizard by clicking on the downloaded executable file 2 On the Destination page of the wizard select the CD DVD option to write directly to a CD DVD disk CDJDVD CO File 3 Onthe CD DVD Writing Parameters page choose the required recording device from the list of all available devices then define the writing options speed and whether to eject the recorded disc after completing the operation or not Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 11 User Manual Select a writing device Drive Supported Formats DOE LEER NM IE CD RIRW Writing Speed Fastest w Eject the disc aft
165. ype File system Partition size Volume label There are two buttons on the right of the list of primary partitions which allow the user to move the selected partition up and down within the primary part of the Partition Table 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 76 User Manual Data Backup and Rescue In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to establish a reliable data protection system Creating Backup Images We have already mentioned that the most prevalent way to protect valuable data 1s to create backup copies backup images in terms of the program of it This operation can be accomplished with a handy wizard Backup Wizard for the Enterprise Server edition and Simple Backup Wizard for the other editions The two wizards have much in common except the following features a Only the Backup Wizard provides the possibility to store backup images on Local unmounted without drive letter assigned partitions External media CD DVD to guarantee a high level of data protection as long as the backup media is kept secure A special secured place on the hard disk called the Backup Capsule a Only the Backup Wizard enables to set a number of additional parameters compression level image splitting password protection recording speed OS auxiliary files skipping et
166. ze and position of partitions on the hard disk keeping all on disk information intact In order to move resize a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Move Resize Partition dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Move Resize Partition a On the Explorer bar click on the current total size value a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions then select the menu item Move Resize Partition 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Move Resize Partition dialog Copyright 1994 2008 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Paragon Partition Manager 9 0 65 User Manual 2 Are you sure you want lo move resize volume E You ane about to move resize the NTFS volume New Volume E Basic Hard Disk 0 ST316081145 i Unallocated fo GE Volume size 4096261MB w 39589MB 121 907 MB Free space before 0 Bytes O byes 82 317 44 MB Free space after G0 944 69MB w O bytes 82 317 44 MB a Partition preview The disk map displays the resulting disk layout after the move resize operation 1s completed a Partition size Define the size in Mb of the modified partition a Free space before Define the position in Mb of the partition relative to the beginning of the available range

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