Partition Manager from Paragon provides easy and safe partitioning functions to even none-professional users. In addition, you will be able to use the Boot Corrector to remove all the common boot issues and maintain your PC stable.

You can reclaim wasted disk space, organize your data, add new operating systems, speed up file system performance. You just select what partition modification should be done.

All will be done automatically without data loss.

Here are some key features of "Partition Manager Personal":

Basic hard disk partitioning operations:
· Create, format and delete partitions1
· Hide/unhide partition, set partition active/inactive
· Copy and move partition of any file system, quick and sector-by-sector modes2
· Set or change drive letter (Windows NT/2000/XP only)
· Change hard disk partition Label (Volume Label)
Advanced hard disk partitioning operations:
· Resize hard disk partitions with data1
· Hot Resize (upward) - enlarge NTFS partition without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work1
· Copy disk to disk
· Copy with resize3
· Convert file system
· FAT16 to FAT32 and vice versa
· FAT16/32 to NTFS and vice versa
· Ext2 FS to Ext3 FS and vice versa
· Merge hard disk partitions (even hard disk partitions of different file systems)
· Undelete hard disk partition
· Check File System Integrity
· Convert Primary hard disk partition to Logical and vice versa
· Change hard disk Partition ID (hard disk partition signature)
· Change hard disk Partition Primary Slot (in Master Boot Record)
· Update MBR (Master Boot Record) with standard code
· Convert NTFS revision (from anyone to any other within Windows NT, 2000 and XP)
· Change FAT parameters - boot size, root size
File System Performance Optimization:
· Change cluster size1
· Defragment File System1
· Defragment NTFS core structure - MFT (Master File Table)
Technologies Support:
· Supports large hard disks (up to 500GB tested, 2TB in theory)
· Supports P-ATA (IDE), S-ATA (SATA), SCSI hard disks
· All levels of SCSI and IDE RAID controllers
· Supports FireWire IEEE1394, USB 1.0, USB 2.0, ZIP? and Jazz? media
· Supports Flash devices
· Supports NTFS from Windows NT, 2000, XP
· Supports NTFS with compressed and encrypted files and folders
· Supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Ext2 FS, Ext3 FS, HPFS file systems1
Executable for:
· Windows 9x/ME/NT 4.0/2000/XP/Vista Family (32-bit)
· DOS
· Linux (on RecoveryCD)
· Supports long filenames (FAT, NTFS) and filenames in national languages
· Supports 64K FAT16 extension
Safety and Recovery:
· Recovery CD with Unique Interface in XP style for restoring under DOS/Linux4
· Power Shield ? technology - resuming critical partitioning operations after power failure
· Recovery Media Builder - creates CDs/DVDs(or even a floppy disk) that you can boot from and recover your system
· Treating bad sectors - surface test can be optionally used for format, copy, move and resize operations
· Retesting disk surface for partitions with data, relocating files from encountered bad blocks
· Automatic generation and sending operations logs over email for quick and easy technical support
Easy to use:
· New unique wizard-driven interface in XP style
· Virtual pre-execution5
Wizards for most usual scenarios:
· Create Partition Wizard
· Format Partition Wizard
· Delete Partition Wizard
· Copy Hard Disk Wizard
· Copy Partition Wizard
· Partition Merge Wizard
· Redistribute Free Space Wizard
· Partition Undelete Wizard
· Operations usually impossible under Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP will be automatically performed in special mode during OS reboot
Auxiliary utilities:
· Built-in simple Disk Editing utility
· Unpack&Burn Wizard - Just three clicks to burn your own Recovery CD
· Volume Explorer (fully embedded in program interface) - browse FAT, NTFS, Ext2 or Ext3 FS partition without drive letter, edit or copy files and folders
· Automatic run of the embedded BootCorrector to correct possible startup problems in the boot.ini file for Windows?

Requirements:

· CPU: Intel Pentium CPU or its equivalent, with 300 MHz or higher processor clock speed
· RAM: 256 MB of RAM required
· Disk space: Hard disk drive with 100 MB of available space
· Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
· SVGA video adapter and monitor
· Mouse

Limitations:

· These features have restricted functionality: Recovery Media Builder (will build bootable media, where only view and check operations are available).
· These features are limited in functionality (Virtual Mode Only): Simple Backup Wizard, Create/Format/Delete/Undelete Partition Wizards, Copy Hard Disk/Partition Wizards, Merge Partitions Wizard, Redistribute Free Space Wizard, Install New OS Wizard.
· This feature is only available in the 32bit demo version: Boot Manager Setup Wizard.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· New wizard-driven interface in Windows XP style
· New easy-to-use wizards for major operations
· Embedded Volume Explorer, BootCorrector, HTML browser
· Improved Partition List
· New convenient Info Browser (Help)
· Windows Vista compatability