Acronis os selector 8.0 Manual Do Utilizador
To reduce the probability of accidental partition deletion, the Disk
Administrator asks for an additional confirmation.
Administrator asks for an additional confirmation.
Here are the steps that lead to deleting a partition:
1. Choose the partition to delete from the list.
2. Select the Delete partition function (from the menu, toolbar or with the Del
2. Select the Delete partition function (from the menu, toolbar or with the Del
key).
3. Confirm deletion by pressing Y or clicking the Yes button in the
confirmation dialog box.
Deleting a partition may lead to changes in letter sequence that can be
corrected only by the creation of an additional partition.
corrected only by the creation of an additional partition.
7.6
Changing the Partition Label
If you have many partitions on a hard disk then giving them thematic names
may help to identify them for easier work. For example if a partition is
labeled GAMES, the type of information that is stored there is obvious.
may help to identify them for easier work. For example if a partition is
labeled GAMES, the type of information that is stored there is obvious.
FAT16/FAT32 partition labels may be up to 11 characters long and should
abide to the MS-DOS rules for file names. Spaces are allowed in labels. NTFS
partition labels are limited to 32 Unicode characters. Disk Administrator
displays and allows entering only the ASCII characters. Linux Ext2/Ext3
partition labels can be up to 16 characters long, and, since their encoding is
not known in advance, it is better not to use characters other than ASCII.
abide to the MS-DOS rules for file names. Spaces are allowed in labels. NTFS
partition labels are limited to 32 Unicode characters. Disk Administrator
displays and allows entering only the ASCII characters. Linux Ext2/Ext3
partition labels can be up to 16 characters long, and, since their encoding is
not known in advance, it is better not to use characters other than ASCII.
To change a partition label:
1. Choose the desired partition in the list.
2. Choose the Edit label function (from the menu or with the Ctrl+L
2. Choose the Edit label function (from the menu or with the Ctrl+L
hotkey).
3. Edit the label in the dialog box.
4. Confirm the operation by pressing Enter or clicking the OK button in the
lower part of the dialog box.
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