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15 Aug 2011
Excellent partitioning software that enables you to amend, resize, delete and merge partitions
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Type: Function limited demo
Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows Vista 64-bit
Manufacturer: Paragon Software
Size: 32MB
Number of Downloads: 66850
Price: £20.76 (with 20% off)
A modern PC will be supplied with a large hard drive, generally over 250GB in size and with Windows and other applications pre-installed. The hard drive is generally pre-configured either as one large partition or, more annoyingly, made up of a number of smaller partitions. There is no easy way of changing the size of these partitions from within Windows, using the supplied tools.
Paragon’s Partition Manager is hard drive partitioning software that will enable you to change the size of your internal hard drive or any drive connected to the computer.
Partitioning a hard drive enables files to be managed more effectively. For instance, a core partition could be used to host Windows and system files, whilst another partition could handle work and data files. It’s not a wise idea to use a partition to back up important data as it is all stored on the same hard drive. However, by partitioning your hard drive, backup tools such as Paragon Drive Backup 8 can be utilised to backup a partition, rather than the entire hard drive.
If you’ve often thought about installing another operating system on your computer, such as Ubuntu or another Linux distribution, a separate partition could be created to handle the Ubuntu installation so it is kept apart from your Windows system files.
Paragon Partition Manager isn’t just limited to partitioning your drive. There are tools for you to defragment and free up vital space on your drives. Partitions can be copied and merged and if you really want to get serious, Partition Manager can be used to format and wipe a drive partition.
Paragon Partition Manager 11 rev.2 is an updated version that supports USB3 powered external drives, AFD and much more.
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Stop moaning about paragon
they have always been middfle to higher end for home user. Cost of parition at their home site www.paragon-software is 9 dollars. free on back of pc magazine. 9 dollars is for good. This ios a good necessary site.
Posted by: michael carlsen 22 Aug 2011
program is limited too much to test and give it a 5-star rating
vnunet.com, You are cheapening a semi-standard rateing system. A time limited demo can not be tested enough to award the program 5-stars. The "user's" 3-star rating appearing next to your 5-star should be the maximum positive rating a time limited demo should get. Chris if your 5-star rating was based on the full - un-hampered program you should say so. I would question a 5-star rating even then. I have used several partitioning programs that appear to be (much) better than "Paragon's Partition Manager". Paragon will run a surface scan on a disk a pronounce the disk "healthy" when in fact there arer sectors that can not be formatted due to damaged sectors. I use partitioning programs to re-size partitions more often building and removing partitions. A 5-star program should "do it all", be easy to learn how to use it, and give excellent results every time that it is used. Paragon Partition Manager falls short.
Posted by: Jack Boyce 31 Oct 2010
I agree
i also tried but it said not available in your area, the channel islands are part of the U.K.
Posted by: james goodwin 10 Oct 2010
v.a.t.
what about the channel islands? it does not matter where the goods come from there is no v.a.t.
Posted by: roger carrington 02 Oct 2010
DISHONEST
I BELIEVE KEEPING THE LINK TO THIS PROGRAM ON YOUR WEBSITE IS DISHONEST THEREFORE IF 1 LINK IS DISHNEST THE WHOLE SITE IS DISHONEST WELCOME TO MY BLOCK SITE
Posted by: BERT 09 Feb 2010
PROBLEMS WITH PARTITIONS ON SYSTEM DISK
Re my posting 16th & 17th September: I you get into this situation the disk can be recovered by loading DOS 6.2 and then using FDISK to partition the disk as required
Posted by: Keith Tilley 03 Oct 2009
PROBLEMS WITH PARTITIONS ON SYsTEM DISK
My comments yesterday were not entirely correct. It works OK if the system disk (C Drive) is empty. My problem occurred as follows:- I have a dual boot Widows XP system, with a third partition holding some data, and then some empty space. If I make a partition in then empty spave the disk then will not boot, neither will the rescue disk
Posted by: Keith Tilley 17 Sep 2009
PROBLEMS WITH PARTITIONS ON SYATEM DISK
DO NOT MAKE A PARTITION IN FREE SPACE ON YOUR SYSTEM DISK (C DRIVE). IF YOU DO THE DRIVE WILL NOT BOOT! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 6 WEEKS FOR PARAGON TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM!
Posted by: Keith Tilley 16 Sep 2009
thought it was free download
i downloaded your free program bought my self a bigger hard drive watched you vidio of how to do it and copy old disk to new one started it up and then, can't do that i would have to pay. so what can you do then, well you have to pay.and it cost me £ 25.95 what a con. at least the program worked V3.co.uk reply: The full version of Paragon Partition Manager 9.5 was available for a four day period between August the 7th and 11th 2009. We promoted this as a four day special offer and made it as clear as possible that the promotion ended 11th of August. The promotion has now reverted to the standard trial.
Posted by: Ivan Parr 12 Aug 2009
VAT inaccurrate for most UK buyers
VAT in and for delivery to the UK is 15% NOT 19% VAT is payable and based upon delivery address. vnunet.com reply: unfortunately this is incorrect. VAT is always calculated at 'point of origin' when you purchase products online. ie. if the website is based in Ireland, you pay the Irish VAT rate. If it's in Germany, you pay the German VAT rate and so on. In this instance, the origin website is German, thus the VAT rate is 19%. Of course, if you're a VAT registered UK business, you can enter your VAT registration number through checkout and you won't pay the VAT element.
Posted by: Gordon Brown 11 Apr 2009