Paragon Partition Manager is an integrated set of powerful tools that is specially designed to tackle most of the problems the user might face while using PC.

A highly intelligent program engine together with built-in advanced recovery facilities make it possible to securely carry out partitioning operations of any complexity, optimize performance of NTFS and FAT file systems, migrate the system to another hard disk, etc. without fear to lose precious data.

Setting up major operations is accomplished by using practical wizards. Each step of the wizard includes in-depth information in order to allow the user to make the right choice. Graphical representations of the data help the user to gain a better understanding.

With Partition Manager Server you can reduce server downtime and perform the maintenance on your own schedule.

Partition Manager Server Edition allows you to:
· Perform basic partitioning operations: create, format, delete partitions.
· Use advanced partitioning operations (resize, move, copy, merge, undelete partitions) with safety and confidence.
· Change partition properties: hide/unhide, make active/inactive, assign/remove drive letter, change volume label, convert file system, etc.
· Redistribute the space between the volumes.
· Clone disks or separate partitions.
· Backup system and data to a local or network disk before applying any critical operations.
· Boot from Recovery CD and restore entire disks or separate partitions and roll-back your partitioning operations in case of user mistake.
· Quickly browse FAT, FAT32, NTFS, Ext2 or Ext3 FS partition, edit or copy files and folders with Volume Explorer (fully embedded within the application).
· Defragment partitions and optimize their cluster size.
· Setup and manage multiple operating systems on the same PC.

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

· User friendly interface. Easily understood icons accompany all functions of the program.
· Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations (so-called virtual operations).
· Basic functions for initializing, partitioning and formatting hard disks. Instead of the standard Windows disk tools, the program supports all file systems.
· Carrying out advanced partitioning operations such as redistribution of available disk space or merging of adjacent partitions of NTFS, FAT or FAT32 file systems with the help of easy-to-use wizards.
· Boot Manager Setup Wizard to easily manage several operating systems on one computer.
· Hot Resize NTFS upward allows the user to enlarge NTFS partitions (system, locked) without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work.
· Conversion of FAT and NTFS file systems without reformatting.
· Install New OS Wizard to make your system ready to install a new operating system.
· Effective tools for file system optimization. Defragmentation of FAT and NTFS file systems will help improve the hard disk performance while working with these systems.
· Copy Partition/Hard Disk Wizards that enable to successfully transfer all on-disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures, thus maintaining the operating system's working capability.
· Back up a partition/hard disk including service data of the file system. The program supports all five types of dynamic volumes (simple, spanned, striped, mirrored, RAID-5).
· Restore an entire disk or separate files from the disk archive (image).
· Restore with Shrink function provides the possibility to restore a backup image Backup Image is an archive of the disk, which includes all the on-disk files and service information on the disk layout. To restore disks from such an archive means retrieving all informational components of the disk (e.g. a hard disk image consists of its partitions, the Partition Table and even bootstrap code). to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image.
· Recovering of any accidentally deleted partition by using the Undelete Partitions Wizard.
· File Transfer Wizard assists the user with copying of separate files/directories or burning of them to CD/DVD. Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files.
· Shutdown After Apply function enables to set the computer to automatically switch off on the successful accomplishment of any operation.
· Volume Explorer utility allows the user to browse and export contents of the local mounted/unmounted volumes of any file system as well as Paragon backups.
· Build external recovery media that help the user to restore the system even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore.


Requirements:

· CPU: Intel Pentium CPU or its equivalent, with 300 MHz or higher processor clock speed
· RAM: 128 MB required (256 MB recommended). Paragon Advanced Recovery CD requires 512MB
· Disk space: 40 Mb
· Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher


Limitations:

· 30 days trial.
· All operations are available in virtual mode only.
· Nag screen

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

· Simple Backup Wizard enables to back up system and data to a local or network disk before applying any critical operations.
· The Initial Backup Reminder which appearances on program startup, advices to back up system and data before critical partitioning operations.
· Restore entire disks or separate partitions and roll-back your unsuccessful partitioning operations with the Paragon Recovery CD.
· File Transfer Wizard can restore separate files and folders from a previously created backup archive.
· Install New OS Wizard prepares a hard disk for a new operating system installation.
· Safely setup and manage multiple operating systems on the same PC with the Boot Manager.
· Boot Corrector allows you to resolve most common boot problems.
· Express Launcher provides user-friendly interface and quick access to most common operations.
· Improved server software and hardware support.
· Improved Windows Vista support, including 64-bit editions.
· Included in the set Paragon Drive Backup 8.51 Server trial version allows you to evaluate powerful backup and restore tools.