Partition Magic - Partition Manager Software
Extend partition with one step
Resize/Move partition without data loss.
Create, delete and format partion with simple steps. Copy partition and disk to transfer data with ease. Support disk and partition size larger than 2 TB. Keep your data safe even in case of power outages or hardware failure.
Resize/Move partition without data loss.
Create, delete and format partion with simple steps. Copy partition and disk to transfer data with ease. Support disk and partition size larger than 2 TB. Keep your data safe even in case of power outages or hardware failure.
To check a partition for errors
- 1. Select a disk and a partition.
2. Click Partition > Check for Errors.
3. To fix an error on an NTFS or Linux Ext-2/Ext3 volume, highlight the problem > click Fix.
Partition Manager Help
Getting Started
- Before You Run PartitionMagic
- Hard Disk Integrity Checks
- PartitionMagic Interface
- Four Steps to Complete a Task
- Change preferences
- Partition Basics
- What is a Hard Disk?
- What is Disk Formatting?
- Understanding File Systems
- Understanding Partitions
- Understanding How a Computer Boots
- Managing Your Partitions
- Freeing Disk Space Before Enlarging a FAT Partition
- Understanding Hidden Partitions
- Understanding Drive Letters
- Understanding the BIOS 1024 Cylinder Limit
- Understanding the 2 GB Boot Code Boundary
- Changing the BIOS LBA Mode Setting
- Restoring System Files
How do I ……?
- General
- Apply Changes
- Undo last Change
- Discard All Changes
- Change preferences
- Password-protect Partition Magic
- Change a password
- Remove password Protection
- Exit PartitionMagic
- View
- Operations
- Hard Disk Integrity Checks
- Resize a partition
- Move a partition
- Copy a partition
- Create a partition
- Delete a partition
- Undelete a partition
- Change a partition label
- Format a partition
- Convert FAT to FAT32 or NTFS to FAT/FAT32
- Convert FAT/FAT32 to 4K aligned
- Convert FAT/FAT32 to NTFS
- Convert FAT32 to FAT
- Convert a partition to Primary/Logical
- Merge a partition
- Split a partition
- View partition information
- Check a partition for errors
- Use MS ScanDisk to check for errors
- Use Windows CheckDisk to check for errors (Windows NT/2000/XP only)
- View pending operations
- Advanced
- Retest bad sectors
- Hide a partition
- Resize the root directory
- Set the active partition
- Resize clusters
- Change a drive letter (NT only)
- Tools
- PQBoot
- Drive Mapper
- BootMagic Configuration
- Create Rescue Disks
- PartitionInfo and PARTINFO
- Tasks
- Use a task
- Create New MiniTool Partition Wizard
- Resize Partitions Wizard
- Redistribute Free Space Wizard
- Merge Partitions Wizard
- Copy Wizard
- Display/hide task buttons
- Install Another OS task
- Create Backup Partition task
- Scenarios
- Create Scenario: To create a logical partition on a secondary hard disk
- Create Scenario: To create a Linux logical partition
- Create Scenario: To create a primary partition for Windows NT
- Add free space to a logical partition
- Add free space to a primary partition
- User PartitionMagic with other software
About the Features
- Apply Changes
- Bad Sector Retest
- BootMagic Configuration
- Change Drive Letter
- Check for Errors
- Convert
- Copy
- Create
- Creating an Operating System Boot Disk
- Create Rescue Disk
- Delete
- Discard All Changes
- DriveMapper
- Exit
- File Browser
- Format
- Help
- Hide Patition
- Info
- Label
- Merge
- MS ScanDisk
- Operations Pending
- PartitionInfo
- PQBoot
- PQBoot for Windows
- Preferences
- Resize Clusters
- Resize/Move
- Resize Root
- Set Active
- Set Password
- Split
- Tasks
- Undelete
- Undo Last Change
- View Menu
- Windows CheckDisk
Troubleshooting
- Generay
- Freeing Memory to Run PartitionMagic
- Make the operating system assign a CD-ROM drive letter
- Use PartitionMagic with a SCSI hard disk
- PqRP Partitions
- Resolving Check Errors
- Resolve partition table errors
- Partition Tables and Viruses
- Additional Help
Technical Support
Glossary