Partition Manager 9.0 Professional

Professionally managing partitions since 1994!

Achieve complete hard disk control with the most advanced partitioning tool! It provides a full range of features that meet your specific partitioning needs, whatever they may be: resizing partitions without data loss, running multiple operating systems, copying partitions to a spare hard drive, solving boot problems, converting file systems and other complex operations. The Bootable Recovery Media ensures data and system access in the event of drive failure.

$79.95

Since 1996. Now Partition Manager is available in Personal, Professional, Server and Enterprise Server editions.

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Full Features

Basic hard disk partitioning operations
Advanced hard disk partitioning operations
Backup and Restore Features
File System Performance Optimization
Boot Management Features
Ease of use

Basic hard disk partitioning operations

Create, format and delete partitions ¹
Hide/unhide partition, set partition active/inactive
Copy and move partition of any file system, quick and sector-by-sector modes ²
Change hard disk partition Label (Volume Label)
Convert file system
- FAT16 to FAT32 and vice versa
- FAT16/32 to NTFS and vice versa
- Ext2 FS to Ext3 FS and vice versa
Check File System Integrity

Advanced hard disk partitioning operations

Resize hard disk partitions with data ¹
Hot Resize™ (upward) - enlarge NTFS partition without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work ¹
Copy disk to disk
Copy with resize ³
Install New OS easily
Merge hard disk partitions (even hard disk partitions of different file systems) ¹
Undelete hard disk partition ¹
Convert dynamic Disks to Basic
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, cluster size

Backup and Restore Features

Backup data and system to an archive
Create backup image without leaving Windows with Paragon Hot Backup™ technology
Backup to local drive
Backup to external USB or FireWire drive
Backup to Network
Restore System and Data even from bare-metal state^*
Restore partition with resize^*
Restore separate files and folders^*
Perform Hot Backup of Dynamic Volumes

File System Performance Optimization

Change cluster size ¹
Defragment File System ¹
Defragment NTFS core structure - MFT (Master File Table)
Shrink MFT
Monopoly access mode
Different strategies of file system optimization according to one of the three parameters (file date, dile size, directory order)
Optimization of the page file and the hibernation file allocations.

Boot Management Features

Multi-boot environment
Easy activation/deactivation
Hidden mode
Default settings and boot on timeout

Ease of use

File Transfer Wizard for Windows
Initial Backup reminder
Work from Master CD (without install)
Providing virtual operations
Show pending operations
Updated! Disk Editor
Volume Explorer - browse FAT, NTFS, Ext2 or Ext3 FS partition without drive letter, edit or copy files and folders
Partition List
Disk Map
E-mail notifications
Hide to tray during performing operation
Shutdown on completion
Unique wizard-driven interface in XP style
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
- Simple Backup Wizard
- Install New OS Wizard

*Features available only from Recovery CD