User Guide

Manual Partition Operations

Chapter 5. Manual Partition

Operations

Unlike the «Automatic partition operations» mode (see 3.1), the «Manual partition

operations» mode is intended for experienced users only, and offers much wider operation

lists. Manual operation parameters are entered in the dialog boxes.

To switch to the «Manual partition operations» mode, select View -> Manual mode.

5.1 Main Partition Operations

Main hard disk partition operations include the typical, most frequently used operations of

partition creation (selecting a type, file system, formatting, etc.), assigning label and

letter partition, resizing, relocating, clearing, deletion, etc.

5.1.1 Creating partitions

If there is unallocated space on a disk, you can create a partition using manual disk

operations.

Note that the Create partition wizard mentioned above can create a partition using both

unallocated disk space and the space of existing partitions (see 4.1 «

Creating A New

Partition»). It will enable you to create a partition on unallocated space only. If there is no

such space, it should be provided by resizing and moving existing partitions.

If you need to create a disk partition:

1. Select hard disk and unallocated space in the Acronis Disk Director Server main

window. The Create partition button will become available on the toolbar, and the

Create Partition operation on the sidebar and in the context menu.

Selecting unallocated disk space

2. Select Disk  Create partition or a similar item in the Operations sidebar list, or click

Create partition on the toolbar.