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The program enables to set an active/inactive flag for primary partitions of a hard disk. By default, an

operating system will boot only if its partition is active or bootable.

In order to mark a partition active/inactive you should take the following steps:

1. Select a primary partition on the Disk Map.

2. Call the Mark Partition Active/Inactive dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it:

 Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Mark Partition as Active/Inactive.

 Call the popup menu for the selected partition (right click of the mouse button) on the Disk Map,

then select the menu item: Mark Partition as Active/Inactive.

3. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation.

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There can only be one active partition on a hard disk, otherwise your operating system

will fail to boot.

HIDE/UNHIDE PARTITION

The program allows you to hide/unhide primary and logical partitions. By default, an operating system does not

mount hidden partitions, thus preventing access to their contents.

In order to hide/unhide a partition you should take the following steps:

1. Select a partition on the Disk Map.

2. Call the Hide/Unhide Partition Dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it:

 Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Hide/Unhide Partition.

 Call the popup menu for the selected partition (right click of the mouse button) on the Disk Map,

then select the menu item: Hide/Unhide Partition.

3. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation.

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It is strongly recommended not to hide the system partition. Otherwise your operating

system will fail to boot.

SET LABEL OF A PARTITION