PARAGON Hard Disk Manager

Universal tool for hard disks! Hard Disk Manager affords everything you may need for managing hard disks; it’s suitable for both everyday and rare needs, for either inexperienced user or advanced professional.

Repartitioning of hard disk. At any time you can easily and safely change partitioning of your hard disk, change parameters of partitions. All modern and usually used file systems and operating systems are supported.

You can even install and manage several operating systems on your computer, no matter which they are. Overcoming barriers between different families of operating systems – get full access to Linux partitions (Ext2/3FS) from Windows operating system.

Secure your system in different ways! Create backup images of your system to have the whole system quickly restored in the case of hard disk failure or system crash. Create special encrypted drive to store sensitive data on it; any application and even operating system have transparent access to this encrypted drive, but only if you have supplied correct password or key. You can completely erase deleted files and data, not deleting just references to occupied sectors, but really erasing data contained on those sectors.
Summary features list
  • Up to 16 operating systems on one PC

  • Resizing partitions with data (FAT16/32/32x, NTFS, Ext2/3 FS Reiser FS)

  • Copying and moving partitions (any file system)

  • Converting file system
    FAT16 <-> FAT32
    FAT16/32 <-> NTFS

  • Creating, deleting, hiding partitions

  • Supports large hard disks (over 80GB)

  • Support DOS/9x/ME/NT/2000/XP

  • While copying, resize function is also available. In the case of partition copy, you can change the size of target partition. In the case of hard disk, the appropriate transformation of partition sizes is possible in accordance with target hard disk size

  • Supporting NTFS with compressed files and/or folders

  • Supports remote management over LAN through TCP/IP or IPX network protocols

  • Creating backup images on local disks, network drives, removable media (ZIP, JAZ, MO)

  • Cloning whole hard disks
  • Changing cluster size for FAT16/32 and NTFS

  • Partition Explorer utility (DOS and Windows executables) - access NTFS, Ext2FS partitions' content under DOS or any Windows

  • MFT defragmenter - now you can defragment NTFS core structure, Master File Table (MFT), thus improving file system performance

  • Converting NTFS revision
    (XP <-> 2000 <-> NT)

  • Image Mounter utility - restore separate files from backup image

  • Accessing Ext2/3FS partitions under Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP

  • Wipes separate partitions and whole hard disks

  • Wiping free space only is possible (applies only to partitions). Data on partitions remain unchanged. This function helps you really remove deleted files

  • Up to 23 virtual encrypted drives can be mounted simultaneously

  • Access to virtual drive is protected by either password, or a key file

  • After virtual encrypted drive is mounted, the content is transparently available for any application and operating system
Product Features:


BootManager

1. Up to 16 operating systems on one PC
2. Operating Windows 9x/Me along with Windows 2000/XP
3. Various installations of the same operating system (in different languages or different versions)
4. Direct booting Linux (skipping LILO)
5. Installing Linux beyond 1024-cylinder boundary
6. Password protection against unauthorized booting computer
7. Different configurations can be created for the same physical installation of operating system
8. Boots DOS/Windows 9x/ME from the second hard disk
9. Dynamically adds newly installed operating systems
10. Importing external bootsector
11. Duplicating boot.ini file to create different configurations
12. Boots even unrecognized OS

Partition Manager

13. Resizing partitions with data (FAT16/32/32x, NTFS, Ext2/3 FS, Reiser FS)
14. Copying and moving partitions (any file system)
15. Converting file system (FAT16 <-> FAT32, FAT16/32 <-> NTFS)
16. Changing cluster size for FAT16/32 and NTFS
17. Creating, deleting, hiding partitions
18. Supports large hard disks (over 80GB)
19. Supports DOS/9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
20. Works on Windows NT/2000 Server
21. Supports NTFS versions beginning from Windows NT 4.0 up to Windows XP, for all operations
22. Supports USB hard disks
23. Built-in simple Disk Editing utility
24. Includes programs for both Windows and DOS
25. Creates more than one primary partition for a disk
26. Supports 64KB FAT cluster (used in Windows NT)
27. Supports long filenames (FAT16/32)
28. DOS program has graphical user interface with mouse support
29. Treating bad sectors - surface test can be optionally used for format, copy, move and resize operations
30. Resuming critical operations after power failure
31. Linux executable included (with limited functionality)
32. Partition Explorer utility (DOS and Windows executables) - access NTFS, Ext2FS partitons' content under DOS or any Windows
33. Dynamic Volumes support (Windows 2000/XP only) - now you can view the status of Dynamic Volumes in Partition Manager, and convert them back to basic partitions (* applies only for the case when every partition of HDD in question presents one volume only, for example if HDD converted to dynamic disks contained basic partitions.)
34. MFT defragmenter - now you can defragment NTFS core structure, Master File Table (MFT), thus improving file system performance.
35. Ext3FS support - view, info, format, copy/move, backup, resize, convert <-> ext2fs
36. ReiserFS support - view, info, format, copy/move, resize
37. Automatic updating BootManager boot menu after partitioning operations
38. Special startup driver for performing operations not possible under GUI of Windows NT/2000/XP
39. Sector-by-sector copying. This mode let you to copy all sectors of source partition/hard disk including those which are marked as unused or bad. This mode is useful to copy partitions/hard disks with partition-bounded software
40. While copying, resize function is also available. In the case of partition copy, you can change the size of target partition. In the case of hard disk, the appropriate transformation of partition sizes is possible in accordance with target hard disk size
41. Supporting NTFS with compressed files and/or folders
42. Converting NTFS revision (XP <-> 2000 <-> NT)
42. Defragmentator
42. Windows 2003 Server support
42. New Ext2FS Anywhere with code pages support

Drive Backup

43. Supports remote management over LAN through TCP/IP or IPX network protocols
44. Creating backup images on local disks, network drives, removable media (ZIP, JAZ, MO)
45. Cloning whole hard disks
46. SID Changing utility - both as built-in. and as separate utility
47. Image Mounter utility - restore separate files from backup image
48. Compression can be optionally used for creating backup images
49. Backup images can be split at specified part size. Splitting is automatically used for creating images on removable media storage.
50. Although Drive Backup can process FAT16/32, NTFS, Ext2/3FS, ReiserFS partitions more efficiently, backup operation is possible for any file system (even unknown by the program)
51. Autoexpand - the possibility to enlarge the size of partition during restoring from image file

Disk Wiper

52. Wipes separate partitions and whole hard disks
53. Wiping free space only is possible (applies only to partitions). Data on partitions remain unchanged. This function helps you really remove deleted files
54. Overwriting up to 2 times is possible

Ext2FS AnyWhere

55. Accessing Ext2/3FS partitions under Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
56. Dynamic changing drive letter for mounted partitions - Windows NT/2000/XP only
57. Mounting/dismounting FAT16/32 and NTFS partitions under Windows 2000/XP

Encrypted Disk

58. Up to 23 virtual encrypted drives can be mounted simultaneously
59. Virtual encrypted drive can be formatted with any file system supported by operating system
60. Access to virtual drive is protected by either password, or a key file
61. The virtual encrypted drive is automatically dismounted during logoff, such preventing unauthorized access beyond your working session
62. Blowfish (448-bit) and Triple DES (192-bit) encryption algorithms are currently supported
63. After virtual encrypted drive is mounted, the content is transparently available for any application and operating system
64. The image file of encrypted drive can be stored on local hard drive, network drive, or even on removable media
65. Easy backup - one need only to copy image file for encrypted drive to make a backup
66. The size of encrypted drive is limited only by free space available on hard disk, network or other drive
Minimal System Requirements:
PROCESSOR: Pentium and higher
RAM: 16 MB
CD-ROM: 2x

Key functionality table vs. file systems

File System FAT16/32 NTFS Ext2/3FS ReiserFS Linux Swap Other FS
Partition Copy/Move with fast copying algorithm Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No, only sector by sector
Partition Backup/ Restore with fast copying algorithm Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No, only sector by sector
Format partition with file system Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Convert partition to another file system To FAT32/16 NTFS To FAT Ext3/2FS No No No
Copy partition with “Autoresize” - changing the size Yes Yes Yes No No No
Change partition size Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Change cluster size Yes Yes No No No No
Partition Explorer utility (DOS and Windows executables) No Yes Yes No No No
Autoexpand - the possibility to enlarge the size of partition during restoring from image file. Yes Yes Yes No No No
Additional Information: Paragon Hard Disk Manager

OS : Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP

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