ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER 10.0 User manual

Acronis
Disk Director Server 10.0
User’s guide
www.acronis.com

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Table of contents
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 6
1.1 WHAT IS ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER?...................................................................................... 6
1.2 WHAT’S NEW IN ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER 10.0?................................................................... 6
1.3 SOFTWARE USE CONDITIONS................................................................................................................ 7
1.4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION AND USE ............................................................................................. 8
2.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 INSTALLATION PROCESS ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 UPGRADING ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER .................................................................................. 9
2.4 REMOVING SOFTWARE ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.5 USER INTERFACE ................................................................................................................................. 9
2.6 BEFORE YOU RUN ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER......................................................................... 9
2.7 RUNNING ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER..................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 3. BEGINNING THE WORK.............................................................................................. 12
3.1 ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER LOGICAL ORGANIZATION............................................................ 12
3.2 ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER MAIN WINDOW ........................................................................... 13
3.3 CALLING PARTITION OPERATIONS..................................................................................................... 14
3.4 PARTITION OPERATION PROPERTIES.................................................................................................. 15
3.5 PROTECTING ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SERVER WITH APASSWORD................................................ 19
3.6 VIEWING LOGS................................................................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER 4. AUTOMATIC PARTITION OPERATIONS ................................................................ 21
4.1 CREATING ANEW PARTITION............................................................................................................ 21
4.2 INCREASING PARTITION FREE SPACE................................................................................................. 30
4.3 COPYING PARTITIONS ........................................................................................................................ 32
CHAPTER 5. MANUAL PARTITION OPERATIONS........................................................................ 37
5.1 MAIN PARTITION OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................... 37
5.2 ADDITIONAL PARTITION OPERATIONS ............................................................................................... 56
CHAPTER 6. WORKING IN THE COMMAND-LINE MODE.......................................................... 66
6.1 SUPPORTED COMMANDS .................................................................................................................... 66
6.2 DISKDIRECTORCMD.EXE USAGE EXAMPLES........................................................................................ 67
CHAPTER 7. WORKING WITH ACRONIS RECOVERY EXPERT ............................................... 68
7.1 AUTOMATIC RECOVERY .................................................................................................................... 69
7.2 MANUAL RECOVERY ......................................................................................................................... 72
CHAPTER 8. WORKING WITH ACRONIS DISK EDITOR............................................................. 75
8.1 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 75
8.2 THE SELECTION OF THE PARTITION OR A DISK FOR EDITING ............................................................... 75
8.3 MAIN WINDOW OF THE PROGRAM ..................................................................................................... 76
8.4 EDIT HARD DISKS.............................................................................................................................. 77
8.5 WRITE BLOCK TO A FILE AND READ FROM A FILE ............................................................................. 78
8.6 VIEW.................................................................................................................................................. 79
8.7 SEARCH ............................................................................................................................................. 80
8.8 WORKING WITH DIFFERENT ENCODINGS ........................................................................................... 82
CHAPTER 9. BOOTABLE MEDIA BUILDER.................................................................................... 83
9.1 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 83
9.2 CREATING BOOTABLE MEDIA............................................................................................................. 83
CHAPTER 7. HARD DISK AND FILE SYSTEMS .............................................................................. 86
A.1 HARD DISK ORGANIZATION............................................................................................................... 86
A.2 HARD DISK PARTITION ...................................................................................................................... 87
A.3 PARTITION TYPES .............................................................................................................................. 87
A.4 PRIMARY PARTITIONS........................................................................................................................ 89
A.5 EXTENDED PARTITIONS ..................................................................................................................... 89
A.6 LOGICAL PARTITIONS ........................................................................................................................ 89

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A.7 FORMATTING HARD DISKS ................................................................................................................ 90
A.8 FILE SYSTEMS.................................................................................................................................... 90
A.9 FILE SYSTEM MAIN SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 91
APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY..................................................................................................................... 95

Introduction
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Chapter 1.Introduction
1.1 What is Acronis Disk Director Server?
Acronis Disk Director Server is a complex program that includes partition manager and
hard disk data editing tools. With it, you can:
•Create hard disk partitions
•Resize, move, split and merge partitions without data loss or destruction
•Convert partitions to other file systems without data loss
•Copy (move) partition contents
•Delete partitions
•Create, delete and resize hard disk partitions using the command-line mode
•Recover hard disk partitions that were accidentally deleted or damaged due to a
hardware or software error
•Format, label, assign letters, hide and unhide partitions, set active partitions and
perform additional disk management operations
•Recover boot records, files and folders structure, find lost clusters, remove viruses,
etc.
Some terms of this guide might be unfamiliar. Chapter 7 «Hard Disk And File Systems» and
Appendix B «Glossary» provide descriptions of some hard disk data storage components and
used terms.
1.2 What’s new in Acronis Disk Director Server 10.0?
•Splitting/merging partitions
You can split a partition in two, moving the selected folders to the new partition and
leaving the rest of the data on the old one. This operation can also be used for
creating an empty partition from another partition’s free space. You can merge two
partitions, as well, even if their file systems are different. All data will stay intact and
reside on the resulting partition.
•Exploring and managing partitions contents
You can explore or manage partition contents before configuring operations on that
partition directly from Acronis Disk Director Server. It enables you to copy, paste,
rename and delete files and folders, create folders on the selected partition, and
even edit text files.\
•Working in the command-line mode
An administrator might need a console interface to create, delete and resize the
partitions. Acronis Disk Director Server supports this mode with

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diskdirectorcmd.exe utility. The file is located in a folder where Acronis Disk
Director Server has been installed, by default it is C:\Program
Files\Acronis\DiskDirector.
•Viewing logs
Acronis Disk Director Server now keeps working logs. They store information about
implemented partition operations, including reasons for failure, if any.
•The new Bootable Media Builder, common for all Acronis products
The new Bootable Media Builder is able to create bootable media for every Acronis
product installed on the computer, or one bootable disk for several products. It also
supports creating a bootable disk ISO image on the hard disk and storing the
bootable programs versions on PXE server.
1.3 Software use conditions
The conditions of use are listed in the supplied «License Agreement». The unique serial
number is the confirmation of your legal purchase and usage of Acronis Disk Director
Server on your system.
Under current legislation, the «License Agreement» is considered a contract between you
and Acronis Inc. The contract is a legal document and its violation may result in legal
action.
Illegal use and/or distribution of this software will be prosecuted.
1.4 Technical support
Users who have legally purchased and registered their copy of Acronis Disk Director Server
will receive free technical support from Acronis. If you have installation or working problems
that you can’t solve by yourself using this manual and the readme.txt file, e-mail the
technical support team. You will need to provide the serial number of your Acronis Disk
Director Server copy bundled with the program.
Before you do this, you will have to register your copy at
http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/my/products/registration/ .
Support URL: http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/my/support/

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Chapter 2.Installation And Use
2.1 System Requirements
To take full advantage of Acronis Disk Director Server you should have:
•A PC-compatible computer with a Pentium or similar CPU
•128 MB RAM
•A floppy or a CD-RW/DVD-RW drive
•A mouse (recommended)
2.2 Supported operating systems
•Windows NT Server
•Windows 2000 Server
•Windows 2000 Advanced Server
•Windows 2003 Server.
2.3 Installation Process
2.3.1 Acronis Disk Director Server installation
To install Acronis Disk Director Server:
1. Run the installation program.
2. Follow the setup program instructions.
3. You will be prompted to choose Typical, Custom or Complete installation. If you
pick Custom, you can choose not to install the Bootable Media Builder, a tool for
creating bootable media (see Chapter 9 “Bootable Media Builder”). You might not need
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If you have another Acronis product with its own Bootable Media Builder, such as Acronis
True Image, installed on your computer, the installation pro
g
ram will automatically detect
it and will not install another Bootable Media Builder re
g
ardless of your settin
g
. You can
create bootable media for all Acronis products using either product.
4. After installation, reboot your PC.
2.4 Upgrading Acronis Disk Director Server
If you already have Acronis Disk Director Server installed on your PC, the installation
program will automatically find it and prompt you on its replacement with the new
version.
Software upgrades (with certain bug fixes) may be downloaded free from the Acronis
Web site: http://www.acronis.com/support/updates/.
2.5 Removing Software
To remove Acronis Disk Director Server, select Start →Settings →Control Panel →
Add or Remove Programs →Acronis Disk Director Server →Remove. You will
see a dialog to confirm removal. Click Yes to confirm and Acronis Disk Director Server will
be completely removed.
2.6 User Interface
When Acronis Disk Director Server software is installed, it has a graphical user interface
that is controlled by the mouse or by Tab, Shift+Tab,Left,Right,Up,Down, Space,
Enter and Escape keys.
If you regularly work with Windows or X Window applications, you should not encounter
any problems with the Acronis Disk Director Server interface.
Acronis Disk Director Server uses a series of dialogs requiring the user to choose among
several actions or to mark partitions or disks to be manipulated.
2.7 Before You Run Acronis Disk Director Server
PLEASE NOTE: Operations on system, application or data partitions must be done very
carefully to avoid potential hard disk booting or data storage problems.
Acronis Disk Director Server has been thoroughly tested to work with numerous hard
disks, so if problems arise, they are likely caused by improper use, not the software.
A power loss, turning off the PC or pressing the Reset button on your PC during the
repartitioning procedure could result in partition damage and data loss.

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Please take all necessary precautions and following these simple rules:
1. Create a disk image of the disk on which partitions are to be reconfigured. This will
ensure that your data will not be lost under any circumstances.
Almost all current PCs feature CD-RW drives. Having your most important data backed up
to a hard disk or CD will enable you to work on the disk partitions with full confidence that
your data is safe.
Acronis offers extremely effective hard disk and partition disk imaging software — Acronis
True Image (visit http://www.acronis.com/products/trueimage/). It creates a backup stored
in a compressed archive file whose contents can be restored at any time.
2. Test your disk to make sure it’s fully functional and does not contain bad sectors or file
system errors.
You can invoke system hard disk checking tools directly from Acronis Disk Director Server
by selecting Disk ÆCheck or clicking Check the selected partition for errorstoolbar
button.
3. Do not perform any partition operations while running other software that has low-
level disk access, such as antivirus or backup tools. Close such programs before running
Acronis Disk Director Server.
If you follow these simple rules, you will protect yourself against data loss.
2.8 Running Acronis Disk Director Server
2.7.1 Running under Windows
Under Windows, select Start ÆPrograms ÆAcronis ÆDiskDirector ÆAcronis Disk
Director Server.
Under Windows, Acronis Disk Director Server can perform operations on any partitions,
including primary, logical, system or data
without rebooting your PC.
2.7.2 Running Acronis Disk Director Server for the first time
When you run the program for the first time, you will be prompted to choose whether you
want to work in Automatic Mode or Manual Mode.
Automatic Mode provides enough functionality to create almost any partition configuration
on your PC hard disks.
If you need a detailed partition structure representation with a complete set of partition
operations and controls, select Manual Mode.
You can switch between modes at any time (see 3.1.3 «Switching modes»).

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2.7.3 Running from bootable diskettes or CD
Previously, we explained how to create bootable diskettes or a CD (see 2.2 «Supported
operating systems
•Windows NT Server
•Windows 2000 Server
•Windows 2000 Advanced Server
•Windows 2003 Server.
Installation Process»). While working with Acronis Disk Director Server, you may need to
use the bootable media: (1) after a serious Windows failure or (2) to work on a Linux-
based PC. (See also Chapter 9 «Bootable Media Builder».)
Your PC BIOS must be set correctly to boot and run the software from bootable diskettes
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3.1 Acronis Disk Director Server Logical Organization
Acronis Disk Director Server provides two operation modes (see 2.8 «Running Acronis Disk
Director Server»):
•«Automatic partition operations» mode is designed for the most frequent
operations suitable for the majority of users
•«Manual partition operations» mode for any partition operations. This mode is
intended for experienced users with some knowledge of disk data storage
organization; it provides full operational control
3.1.1 Automatic partition operations
In this mode, all actions are performed through task-based wizards.
•Create partition wizard — enables you to create a partition from unallocated disk space
or other partitions
•Increase free space wizard — enables you to enlarge a partition at the expense of
unallocated disk space or other partitions
•Copy partition wizard — enables you to copy a partition
•Recover partitions wizard – enables you to recover any deleted or damaged partitions.
Working with Recover partitions wizard is described in detail in a separate chapter of this
guide. See the sectionChapter 6 «Working with Acronis Recovery Expert». With these
wizards, even an inexperienced user will be able to perform the recovery operations
using step-by-step instructions.
3.1.2 Manual partition operations
In this mode, experienced users have access to all Acronis Disk Director Server features.
Partition operations are performed by entering necessary parameters into dialog boxes.
The main difference between the automatic and manual modes is that wizards perform
operations series in the automatic mode and only single disk/partition operations in the
manual mode.
3.1.3 Switching modes
Having selected an operation mode during installation (see 2.2 «Supported operating
systems
•Windows NT Server
•Windows 2000 Server
•Windows 2000 Advanced Server
•Windows 2003 Server.

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Installation Process»), you can switch to another mode at any time. Select View Æ
Automatic Mode for the automatic mode or View ÆManual Mode for the manual.
3.2 Acronis Disk Director Server Main Window
The program is controlled through the main window. It includes the menu, toolbar, and
disk and partition tree (shown/hidden through the View menu). This represents the
computer disk and partition list.
The main window appearance differs depending on the selected operation mode (see 3.1
«Acronis Disk Director Server Logical Organization»). The difference applies to the
available operation list in the main menu, partition context menus, sidebar and toolbar,
and the amount of partition structure details represented.
Acronis Disk Director Server main window, Automatic Mode
In the manual partition operations mode, the main window also includes all unallocated
disk space, while only partitions are shown in the automatic mode. Partition creation, free
space and copy wizards automatically recognize unallocated disk space in this mode.

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Acronis Disk Director Server main window, Manual Mode
1. Disk and partition information
The main window shows the partition’s disk number, assigned letter, label, type, status,
size, free space size and file system. Disk and partition information is also provided in the
partition and disk tree.
The bottom part of the main window graphically indicates the selected disk and its
partitions as rectangles with basic data on them (label, letter, size, type, file system).
3.3 Calling Partition Operations
All partition operations in both modes are called and executed similarly.
3.3.1 Calling the main operations
Any operation can be launched:
•By selecting it from the Disk submenu
•From customizable toolbars
•From the partition context menu (both in the main window and the graphical panel)
•From Operations and Advanced sidebar lists
Note that the list of available operations in the Disk submenu and the Operations sidebar
depends on the selected partition type. This holds true for unallocated space as well.
3.3.2 Advanced operations
Advanced operations are:
•Convert — convert the FAT16 partition file system to FAT32, Ext2 to Ext3, and vice
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•Hide/Unhide — hide/unhide a partition
•Set Active — set an active partition
•Resize Root — resize FAT16 partition root
•Change Bytes per i-node — resize i-node table (Linux Ext2/Ext3)
•Change Cluster Size — change FAT16/FAT32 partition cluster size
•Change Type — change partition type
•Recover —recover deleted or damaged partitions (see Chapter 6Chapter 7 «Working
with Acronis Recovery Expert»).
•Edit —edit hard disk data (see Chapter 8 «Working with Acronis Disk Editor»).
Advanced partition operations are called from the Advanced sidebar list, the same partition
context menu item or toolbar button.
Note that the additional operations list of the partition context menu or toolbar depends
on the selection of a partition type. For example, the FAT16 partition menu contains
Advanced ÆResize Root; this is absent in the FAT32 partition menu. The Linux Ext2/Ext3
partition context menu contains Advanced ÆChange Bytes per i-node, which is not found on
the FAT menus.
3.3.3 Invoking Acronis Disk Director Server wizards
Wizards are invoked from the Wizards submenu and the corresponding sidebar list. For
example, select Wizards ÆCreate Partition for the partition creation wizard.
3.4 Partition Operation Properties
3.4.1 Displaying operation results
Results of any disk partition operation are immediately displayed in the Acronis Disk
Director Server main window.
If you create a partition, it will be immediately shown in the hard disk partition list in the
main window, as well as in graphical form on the bottom of the main windows.
Any partition changes, including resizing, relocating and labeling are also immediately
displayed in the main window.
3.4.2 Pending operations
All operations are pending until the user issues the command for the changes to be made
permanent. Until then, Acronis Disk Director Server will only show the new partition
structure that is provided by operations to be performed.
Therefore, you can view the graphical representation of the new partition structure first
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3.4.3 Viewing delayed operations
All pending operations are added to the pending operations list. You can view it in the
Pending Operations window by clicking Operations ÆShow:
Pending operations list
This organization enables you to control all planned operations, double-check your
intended work, and undo operations fully or partially, if needed.
3.4.4 Performing pending operations
To execute planned hard disk operations, the user has to select one of the two following
commands:
•Select Operations ÆCommit in the main menu
•Click Commit Pending Operations toolbar button
To prevent you from performing any unintentional change on your disk, the program will
first display the list of all pending operations. Clicking Proceed will launch their
execution. You will not be able to undo any actions or operations after you Proceed the
operation.
3.4.5 Modifying pending operations
All of your actions result in the creation of pending operations. For example, you can
create a new partition by providing its type, file system, size, location and label. You
can easily view the pending operation for the partition you are working on (see 3.4.3
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You can always change any operation parameter, including type, file system, size,
location, etc. before performing the operation. Using Change type, Convert, Move, Resize,
and similar operations, you will also see that your actions
do not result in creating new
pending operations. These actions will only change the existing pending operation
parameters.
If you decide to change the label of a different, existing partition, Acronis Disk Director
Server will immediately create a new pending operation. Thus the same actions
sometimes result in the creation of a new pending operation or modification of existing
operations.
3.4.6 Undoing user actions
Calling wizards or dialog boxes for planning disk partition operations are user actions.
User entries are necessary operation parameters on the wizard or dialog box pages.
One user action in Acronis Disk Director Server enables you to plan a list of partition
operations, for example, calling a wizard for partition creation or resizing. (You can easily
verify your actions by looking at the Pending Operations when the wizard finishes its
work.)
You can also create a partition by selecting Disk ÆCreate Partition. This requires a list of
actions to be performed (enter a label, select partition type, file system, size and
location), resulting in the creation of a single partition create operation only.
The difference between user actions and partition operations should be kept in mind if
you wish to undo user actions.
Any user action in Acronis Disk Director Server can be undone or redone before
committing the operation. To undo a user action:
•Select Operations ÆUndo from the main menu (or press Ctrl+Z)
•Click the Undo Last Action toolbar button
To redo a user action:
•Select Operations ÆRedo from the main menu (or press Ctrl+Y)
•Click the Redo Last Action toolbar button
As user actions result in creating pending partition operations, as mentioned above,
undoing them results in canceling one or more partition operations. And conversely,
redoing a user action results in the addition of one or more pending operations.
Depending on the situation, undoing an action may cancel a pending operation or undo
changes of an existing operation (see 3.4.5 «Modifying pending operations»).
Similarly, redoing an action might add a pending operation to the list again or redo a
change of a pending operation parameter.
You can undo user actions one at a time or all at once by selecting Operations ÆUndo All.
Similarly, you can redo user actions (alon
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with the correspondin
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raphical
representation of partition reconfiguration) one-by-one or all at once by selectin
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3.4.7 Wizard operations
Pending partition operations created by Acronis Disk Director Server wizards differ in that a
user must provide a list of operation parameters to perform them. Each parameter is entered
on a separate wizard page.
Entering operation parameters, you change wizard pages using Back and Next buttons
until you reach the Preview page with the Finish button.
On the Preview wizard page, you can click Back to return and change any operation
parameter.
After clicking Finish on the last wizard page:
•The new partition structure is graphically represented in the Acronis Disk Director
Server main window
•The wizard creates a list of pending operations; you can see it by selecting Operations
ÆShow
Remember that no actions are performed on your disks when the wizard finishes working!
If you are sure that the new structure is suitable, select Operations ÆCommit or click
Commit Pending operations. Wizard-created pending operations will then be performed at
this time.
Before you select Operations ÆCommit or click Commit Pending operations, you can
undo your actions (calling a wizard) and wizard-created pending operations in the usual
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Acronis Disk Director Server shows the wizard and its results as a user action by creatin
g
the list of operations. Any pending actions can be fully undone by any of the mentioned
methods, i.e. pressing Undo Last Action will undo a user action and all operations planned
by the wizard.
3.5 Protecting Acronis Disk Director Server With A Password
You should always be aware of possible unauthorized access to your data. To protect
your hard disk, partition, applications and data, Acronis Disk Director Server provides
password protection.
If you need to protect Acronis Disk Director Server with a password:
1. Select Disk ÆSet Password.
2. Enter a password in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields in the Set
Password window.
3. Click OK to enable password protection.
After you run the program, you’ll be prompted to enter a password in the Password
Protected window:
If you enter a wrong password, you'll be asked to re-enter it. Clicking Cancel will close the
program.
If you need to change the password:
1. Select Disk ÆSet Password.
2. Enter the old password in the Old Password field and the new password in the New
Password and Confirm New Password fields in the Set Password window.
3. Click OK to enable password protection.
If you protect Acronis Disk Director Server with a password and for
g
et it, you will have to
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3.6 Viewing logs
Acronis Disk Director Server allows users to view its working logs. They provide
information about partition operations, including reasons for failure, if any.
To invoke the log window, select Show log on the toolbar or from the Tools menu.
The log browsing window contains two panes: the left one features the log list, while the
right one shows selected log contents.
The left panel can contain up to 50 logs. If there are more, you can browse the list using
the More and Less buttons with the left and right arrows.
To delete a log, select it and click Delete.
If any step was terminated by an error, the corresponding log will be marked with a red
circle with a white cross inside.
The right window features the list of steps contained in the selected log. The three
buttons to the right control message filters: the white cross in the red circle filters error
messages, the exclamation sign in a yellow triangle filters warnings, and the “i” in the
blue circle filters information messages.
To select columns (step parameters) to display, right-click the headers line or left-click the
Choose Details button. Then check the desired parameters.
To sort messages by a particular parameter, click its header (click again to reverse order)
or the Arrange Icons by button (the second from the right) and select the desired
parameter.
You can also change column width by dragging the borders with a mouse.