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What Is PartitionMagic?PowerQuest PartitionMagic is a utility that lets you quickly and easily create, delete,merge, or convert file systems of partitions on your hard disk without destroying existingdata. PartitionMagic will make your hard disk more efficient and provide greater security for your data.PartitionMagic enables you to secure your data by physically separating it from other files.Separate partitions also make backups easy.PartitionMagic helps you reliably run multiple operating systems on the same computer.PartitionMagic also includes BootMagic, a powerful boot manager that helps you safelyinstall new operating systems and lets you choose which operating system you want to usewhen starting your computer.
In addition to powerful partitioning features, PartitionMagic offers a variety of otheroptions. For instance, you can perform partitioning operations and view the changes thatwill be made before applying them to your system. Additionally, you can view comprehensive information about your hard disk geometry and your hardware system, and you can resize root directories (FAT, FAT32) to make room for more long filenames.
PowerQuest PartitionMagic 8.0 includes the following new features:
- New user interface – Makes PartitionMagic easier to navigate.
- Large partition support – Enables management of partitions up to 160 GB, containing up to 145 GB of data.
- File browser – Makes it possible to browse the contents of a partition or copy, move, and rename files and folders from within PartitionMagic.
- Running multiple operating systems – BootMagic has been enhanced, so it can be installed on a FAT or FAT32 partition on any hard disk. PQBoot for Windows has been added, enabling you to boot into an alternate operating system from Windows and return to the standard operating system on the next reboot. Ability to resize clusters on NTFS partitions – Reclaims lost performance that can result from converting a FAT32 partition to NTFS as part of an operating system upgrade. Larger clusters can also reduce the rate of fragmentation.
- PowerQuest DataKeeper – Provides an easy way for you to back up your important
- data files for safekeeping.
- Installing Another Operating System wizard – Includes built-in information so
- more of the operations are automated when you are preparing your system to run
- multiple operating systems. Also includes information you can print to help you with
- the part of the process that is not directly tied to PartitionMagic.
- Create Backup Partition wizard – Helps you create a partition for backup data files.
- Also includes information you can print to help you configure and run PowerQuest
- DataKeeper to use the new backup partition.
- Flash tutorial – Introduces partitioning concepts and provides an overview of the
- tasks you can complete with PartitionMagic.
Download PowerQuest Partition Magic 8.2 here
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