

You can also create a bootable CD that lets you use Partition Wizard during reboot to perform operations that you can’t do when Windows is loaded. We could format, delete, copy, merge, split, explore, hide, and wipe partitions set Active and Logical partitions change serial numbers and much more. Speaking of Operations, Partition Wizard lists no fewer than 21 of them, everything from Align Partition to Surface Test. Each of these tools walks you through the steps necessary to perform these tricky operations. And this program has features, starting with four Wizards: Copy Partition, Copy Disk, Partition Recovery, and Free Data Recovery. Even if you’re familiar with disk-managing utilities, it’s not a bad idea to start with Partition Manager’s Help file, which does a great job of explaining each feature. Bar graphs and tables displayed the capacity and status of all our system’s drives, including its three logical partitions and USB thumbdrive. Partition Wizard’s user interface is good-looking and also intuitively configured, with a layout resembling many similar tools, including Disk Manager.
