ACRONIS DISK DIRECTOR SUITE 10 User manual

Acronis
Disk Director Suite 10
Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 enables you to
reorganize your PC for better performance and data
protection.
• New! Split
partitions
• New! Merge
partitions
• New! Explore
partitions
• New! Boot from
an additional hard
disk drive
• New! Boot from
CD/DVD
• New! Automatic
operating system
detection
• New! View logs
• Two usage
options, wizard
driven or manual
• Modify, copy,
move partitions
• Install multiple
operating systems
on one PC
• Recover lost or
deleted partitions
• Edit a hard disk
drive
Have you been putting off the task of repartitioning your hard disk drive
because you did not want to go through the time consuming task of reinstalling
your operating system, applications and recovering your data?
Did you know that separating your system data from you personal documents
increases PC performance and data safety?
Did you want to recover an inadvertently deleted partition or edit your hard disk
drive?
With Acronis Disk Director Suite you can do all of the above without impacting your
current system! Acronis Disk Director Suite is a comprehensive disk management suite
that combines a number of previous Acronis products into one solution:
• Acronis Partition Expert — Resize, move, copy partitions without losing your data
• Acronis OS Selector — Install and use more than one operating system on your PC
• Acronis Recovery Expert — Recover accidentally lost or deleted partitions
• Acronis Disk Editor — Perform advanced editing on your hard disk drive, such as
restoring boot records and hexadecimal editing
Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 adds key new features making it easier than ever befo-
re to modify your existing partition structure and boot into new operating systems.
Moreover, Acronis Disk Director Suite 10 is an ideal companion product to Acronis True
Image. Together the products provide you with comprehensive partition management
and system protection. You can create two partitions on your system, one for data and
one for applications, using Acronis Partition Expert. Then, you can backup your data
partition on a regular schedule using Acronis True Image, ensuring that you capture
changes to your data. You can also backup your system partition whenever you install
new applications or apply new patches.

Acronis Disk Director Suite 10
Feature Benefit
New! Split partitions • Split one partition into two and leave your data intact. Simply move
the selected folders into a new partition. The software automatically
calculates how much space is required for the new partition and
allows you to allocate the unused free space.
New! Merge partitions • Merge two partitions into one and leave your data untouched, even if
the file systems on the partitions are different
New! Explore partitions • Explore content in partitions before performing any operations. You
can also create new folders, copy and past files/folders, and delete
files/folders on the selected partition
New! Boot from an additional hard
disk drive
• Increased flexibility as you can select the hard disk drive you want to
boot from. Acronis OS Selector enables you to set the disk order so
you can boot from any hard drive you select
New! Boot from CD/DVD • Facilitates trying a new operating system. You can insert a bootable
CD/DVD and it will automatically be detected and displayed as a boot
option by Acronis OS Selector
New! Automatic operating system
detection
• Find inadvertently deleted operating systems with the Acronis OS
Selector detection tool
New! View logs • Troubleshoot issues and view reasons for failed operations
Two usage options - wizard-driven or
manual
• Novice users are walked through each task by wizards. Advanced
users can use the manual mode to fine tune operations
Modify, copy, move partitions • Enhance PC performance with a partition management utility without
losing data
Install multiple operating systems on
one PC
• Try new operating systems without impacting your current system
with Acronis OS Selector
Recover lost or deleted partitions • Undo your mistakes and recover data on lost partitions
Edit a hard disk drive • Correct issues with a hard disk drive to ensure your PC returns to a
working state
For additional information, please visit
http://www.acronis.com/ or call +1 877 6699749
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Confidence”, “Acronis Disk Director”, and the Acronis logo are trademarks of Acronis, Inc.
Printed in USA.
System Requirements
• A PC-compatible computer with a Pentium or similar CPU
• 32 MB RAM
• A floppy or a CD-RW drive
• A mouse (recommended)
• Microsoft Windows Professional x64 Edition/XP/2000/NT/Me/98
Supported Operating Systems for Multi-Booting
• MS DOS
• Microsoft Windows Professional x64 Edition/XP/2000/NT/Me/98
• Any Linux distribution
• Special sector-by-sector support for copying and moving partitions of
any other type