Acronis disk director suite 9.0 User Manual

Manual Partition Operations 

 

 

62

 

Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000–2005

 

(3)  set new cluster size in the New cluster size field. 

 

4. 

By entering a new cluster size and clicking OK in the Cluster Size window, 
you'll add the pending operation of cluster resizing (your actions may only 
undo or modify an existing operation, See 2.4.5 «Modifying pending 
operations»). 

Each partition record includes the «partition type field». It is a hexadecimal value 
that defines the file and operating system suitable for a partition. 

 

This hexadecimal value is optional, as some operating systems use it and some do 

not. In particular, Windows 95/98/Me only uses the «partition type» field when 
determining if it can support a partition. 

Usually, partition type is set during its creation depending on the file system to be 
used. However, you might need to select the type manually. For example, if a 
partition is created without a file system or if a partition is meant for use with a 
specific OS, it must be assigned a corresponding type. 

1. 

Select a disk and partition to change type from the list in the Acronis Disk 
Director Suite main window.  

2. 

Execute operation of partition type changing by selecting Disk   Advanced 

 Change type or a similar item in the Advanced sidebar list, or by clicking 

 Change the type of the selected partition on the toolbar (or selecting it 

from partition or the graphical representation context menu). 

3. Select 

the 

necessary 

partition type in the Partition type window.