Acronis disk director suite 9.0 User Manual

Beginning The Work 

 

 

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Acronis Disk Director Suite provides two operation modes (see 1.8 «Running 
Acronis Disk Director Suite»): 

•  «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 

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 Chapter 5 «Working with ».  With these 
wizards, even an inexperienced user will be able to perform the recovery 
operations using step-by-step instructions. 

In this mode, experienced users have access to all Acronis Disk Director Suite 
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  operation series in the automatic mode and only single disk/partition 
operations in the manual mode. 

Having selected an operation mode during installation (see 1.3 «Installation 
Process»), you can switch to another mode at any time. Select View   Automatic 
Mode for the automatic mode or View   Manual Mode for the manual.