Paragon Hard Disk Manager 15 Premium

Even though there’s never enough space on your hard disk drive, management is an important part to keep it healthy for as long as possible. In this regard, Paragon Hard Disk Manager 15 Premium comes as a complete disk management tool with which to create and restore backups, handle partitions, migrate data, and more.

One first note is that the application needs some prerequisites before it can be deployed on your computer, such as Visual Studio C++ Runtime Library and .NET Framework. On the bright side of things, they’re included in the setup package to save you some time and effort if they’re not already on your computer.

The visual design relies on the popular ribbon menu, which gets you up and running from the start. Most of the space is where you view and manage your data, with an organized space displaying partitions and relevant info, as well as parameters, command search function and list, and more.

On the bright side of things, the application doesn’t really have limitations regarding the file system. In other words, your operations can be performed on FAT and NTFS file systems, but also virtual drives, virtual machines, and removable storage devices.

The first section you encounter is dedicated to backup and restore operations. Here you can choose to create selective backups which can be deployed to an AES-128 encrypted virtual drive. Additional operations can later on be performed to file complement, incremental backup, manage backup capsules, check the integrity of virtual drives, or even export the entire virtual drive container.

You can decide how space is managed down in the partitions tab. Here, you can create, format, delete, or undelete partitions. Express options can also be used for quick management of the previously mentioned options. More than this, partitions can be merged, split, wiped, or have a new OS installed.

Apart from backing up data, the application allows you to move it altogether. The copy and migration section is where you find the dedicated options to copy hard disk, partition, migrate the operating system, create virtual disk, copy, restore, and adjust P2V, and connect a virtual disk.

Needless to say that you have control over your backup capsules. You can analyze all created containers in the archives section. If you simply want to overview content, pay a visit to the volume explorer. Advanced schedules can also be created, but it’s recommended to have them programmed when the computer is not in use.

Most areas you manage are fitted with intuitive wizards which neatly guide you through the necessary steps. It’s possible to customize the selection of elements you want to back up, in the sense that you don’t have to back up the entire partition, but also just particular folders.

All changes you’re about to make are displayed in the main section. Undo and redo operations are available. You can generate a script for this operation, or save it to the schedule. On the bright side of things, you need to manually commit changes just so drives are not accidentally affected.

Last but not least, the application can be switched to an express mode. It’s packed with the same features and potential, but presents its features in a more simplistic and easy to understand manner, especially useful for beginners.

To sum it up, Paragon Hard Disk Manager 15 Premium is a must have in situations where you need to migrate maybe the entire operating system to a different computer, manage space distributions and partitions, or simply back up your important drives or files. All activities can be scheduled for minimum effort on the long-run, making this application definitely worth your while.