Acronis os selector 8.0 User Manual

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The size of the root folder of an existing partition can be changed on the 
«Other» sheet of the partition resizing (creation, conversion, copying, 
moving, and formatting) dialog. 
 
The Automatic checkbox is checked by default. To be able to manually select 
the size of the root folder, uncheck it. Now you can enter the desired size of 
the root folder in the input field next to the checkbox. 
The following steps are required to resize the root folder: 
1.  Choose the partition from the list. 
2.  Choose the Resize partition function (from the menu, toolbar or with the 
Ctrl+R hotkey). 
3.  Switch to the «Other» sheet of the «Resize partition» dialog box. 
4.  Uncheck the «Automatic» checkbox on the sheet and enter the desired 
root folder size manually. 
5.  Confirm the operation by pressing Enter or clicking the OK button in the 
lower part of the dialog box. 
8.7 
Moving a Partition in the Partition Table 
You may need to change the position of a partition in a partition table 
(usually in the MBR) if you have installed operating systems (like DR-DOS, 
Windows NT/2000/XP) for which the letter or number order depends on the 
order of partitions in the table. No other similar software can perform this 
function. 
Usually there is no need to change the position of a logical partition. 
To change the position of a partition in the table: 
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