PQ disk partition management software is produced by the famous Norton company. I think everyone should know it? It can realize disk partition adjustment, repartitioning, partition size adjustment, merging partitions, converting disk partition format and other functions in Windows without affecting the data. I won’t introduce them one by one here. Everyone must clearly understand that when using PQ partition software to operate in Windows, if the operation method is improper, it may cause partition loss and data loss. Therefore, when operating it, you must be very clear about what you are doing and you need to be very skilled. Use the operating skills to operate it. Do not use it with the attitude of being novel, trying it, having fun, etc. Otherwise, you won't know how powerful it is until the data and disk are lost in the end, and it will be too late. So everyone should treat it seriously and don't take it as a joke. That's all for the nonsense!

1. Adjust the partition capacity:

Due to poor consideration in the original partitioning, new needs in the application, or the need to install a new operating system, it often appears that the capacity of a certain partition is insufficient. In the case of storage, especially the C drive is often troubled by insufficient remaining space. At this time, PartitionMagic can show its talents.

1. Select the hard disk and partition to run PartitionMagic, select "Adjust the capacity of a partition" in the task bar on the left side of the software window (Figure 1), the "Adjust Partition Capacity Wizard" will pop up, "Bare Metal" next step ", first select the hard drive whose partition you want to resize, and then proceed to the next step to select the partition you want to resize (Figure 2). 2. Adjust the size of the partition. The next dialog box (Figure 3) will display the size of the current hard disk capacity and the minimum and maximum allowed capacities. You can enter the changed partition size in the value box at "New capacity of partition". Note that the maximum value cannot exceed the maximum capacity allowed in the above tip. Then enter the next dialog box to select which partition to reduce the capacity to supplement the adjusted partition. Finally the changes made on the partition need to be explicitly acknowledged. A comparison between before and after adjustment will be displayed in the dialog box (Figure 4). After verification, you can click the "Finish" button to return to the main interface. 3. Performing the above operation is only a plan for partition adjustment. If you want it to work, you must select the "Apply" button at the bottom of the left column (Figure 5). In this special case, an "Apply Changes" message will pop up. dialog box, select "Yes" to start the adjustment. In this special case, the "Process" dialog box pops up (Figure 6), which has three progress bars showing the operation process. After completion, restart the computer to complete. 2. Merge and split partitions: Early hard disk partitions were relatively small and can no longer meet current application needs, but you can use PartitionMagic to merge two smaller partitions into one large partition. If the partition is too large, you can also use PartitionMagic to split it into several smaller partitions. In addition to selecting the commands in the left column and following the operation wizard, these operations can also be performed directly by selecting the partition to be operated and performing the shortcut menu through the right-click menu. Select the partition to be merged on the main interface of PartitionMagic, then right-click the mouse and select the "Merge" command in the pop-up shortcut menu. The "Merge Adjacent Partitions" dialog box will open (Figure 7). First select the partition to be merged in the "Merge Options" field, and then specify the folder name used to store the merged partition data in the "Folder Name" field (if you want to merge two partitions into one partition, participate in the merge) The entire contents of one partition will be stored in the specified folder of another partition). Finally the bare metal is "ok". The split operation is similar to the merge. First select the partition to be split, right-click the mouse, and then select the "Split" command in the pop-up shortcut menu to open the "Split Partition" dialog box (Figure 8). First set the volume label and drive letter of the new partition on the data tab, then move the folder you want to store in the new partition. You can double-click the folder on the left to place it in the new partition, and finally click on "Capacity" Set the capacity of the new partition in the tab. Bare "OK" button when finished. 3. Convert the format: There are various types of partition file systems, such as the common FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, etc. We can use PartitionMagic to convert the actual partition format. Right-click the drive letter of the partition you want to convert, and then select the "Convert" command. The "Convert Partition" dialog box will pop up (Figure 9). Select the format you want to convert and confirm. If you are using a Windows 98 or other system, you can only convert FAT16 to FAT32, but for Windows NT/2000/XP systems, you can convert between FAT32 and NTFS formats. The above are the most commonly used applications of PartitionMagic. In addition, PartitionMagic can also be used to copy partitions and format partitions. The operation methods are basically the same. Douzai will not bother you here, but remember, don’t try it if you have nothing to do. These operations should only be used as a last resort. 4. Precautions: 1. Keep the power supply unchanged. The typical advantage of PM is to partition the hard disk, merge partitions, convert partition format and other operations without damaging the hard disk data.

These operations undoubtedly require the transfer of large amounts of data between hard disk partitions, and the transfer station is physical memory (ROM part) and virtual memory. However, physical memory (ROM part) and virtual memory have an inherent fatal weakness: once the power supply is lost, The stored data will be lost completely, so the power must be kept constant when running PM. To keep the power supply unchanged, we must start from two aspects. On the one hand, we must keep the mains power supply unchanged. The best solution is to prepare an uninterruptible power supply (UPS); on the other hand, we must pay attention to the "power management" of the system. Use the Power Management low-energy feature to help protect your hard drive and monitor. But if the PM is allowed to operate the hard disk, and the computer operating system does not receive external instructions (keyboarding or moving the mouse, etc.) and enters a sleep or waiting state and closes the hard disk, the hard disk data will be lost. The way to prevent unnecessary trouble caused by the system's "power management" is to go to "Power Management" from the "Control Panel", set the "Power Usage Scheme" to "Always On" in the "Power Management Properties", and change the "System Wait" ", "Turn off monitor", and "Turn off hard disk" are all set to "Never". 2. Be careful with hard disk partition system format conversion operations. Using PM can easily and quickly convert several file system formats, but you should pay attention before conversion: a. The FAT partition is DOS, Windows 3.1, and Windows 95/98 can be used. ; FAT32 partition can be used by Windows 95OSR2, Windows 98, and Windows NT5.0; NTFS is used exclusively by Windows NT series; HPFS is used by OS2 systems. Higher-level operating systems are often compatible with lower-level partition system patterns, while lower-level operating systems cannot use higher-level partition system patterns. b. Most programs will not be affected by converting from FAT16 to FAT32 (or NTFS), but the FAT32 (or NTFS) format cannot be used by some software that relies on pure FAT16 format (such as disk utility PCTOOLS 9.0, Norton 95, etc.) Very well supported. To use these software, you need to convert FAT32 back to FAT16 format or upgrade these utilities to the latest version or download patches that make these software compatible with FAT32 (or NTFS). c. Due to the limitations of the FAT16 file system, the maximum capacity of a FAT16 partition is 2473.2 M. When converting a partition that exceeds 2GB from FAT32 to FAT, the drive letters may be messed up and the partition may be unreadable. Check with PM to display error information of Stack Overflow. To correct the error, you can try running Fdisk, delete the wrong thinking pattern partition, and then rebuild the thinking pattern partition. d. The capacity of the partition converted to FAT32 cannot be less than 256M; if a FAT32 partition is converted to FAT format, it must be ensured that there is at least 300-400M free space. Otherwise, hard disk data may be lost. e. The file system layout can make it a fact that specific spaces and files on the hard disk are open to specific users, and other users are restricted by access or read and write permissions. However, once converted to FAT16 or FAT32, all space and files on the hard disk will be open to all users; at the same time, the special file attributes set for some files under NFTS will also disappear. 3. Be careful when merging partitions. PM can merge two adjacent partitions with the same system layout on one hard disk into one. This feature is particularly useful when two partitions have very little free space left, but a partition with larger free space is needed. The merge partition operation takes a long time. If the two partitions are large and there is a lot of data in the partitions, the merge operation may take several hours, and the progress is quite slow. Under special circumstances, it may give people the illusion of "crash". You must be patient when using PM to merge two partitions. During the operation period, you must not shut down or restart the computer or lose power because you can't wait or mistakenly think it is "crash". Once this kind of thing happens, when you step into the computer special situation, you will find that the two partitions to be merged are labeled "PQFLEX" and the partition is displayed as a "PqRP" file system format (which is not actually a file system format. It is an unstable file format state that occurs after interrupting PM), or the partition and the data in it are lost, or even there is no way to access the computer at all. 5. Don't let PM's "automation" damage the "core" of the hard disk: It should be said that using PM to operate the hard disk is very simple. Just step into the PM interface and operate the changes you want to the hard disk like an animation simulation. However, PM will record your operations one by one, and then you can let PM change the hard disk to the state you want. This may be the highly intelligent automation that PM builder PowerQuest is proud of. To be precise, this kind of "fool-style" automation only passively accepts the operator's instructions instead of performing intelligent analysis and then performing disk operations. For example, you have a 40G hard drive, divided into two partitions, C and D, each of 20G. In PM, partition C was initially given up to 1G of space in area D, and then 2G of space was separated from D and merged into area C (the result was that C was 21G and D was 19G).

When this process item was executed by the PM, instead of intelligently performing a concise operation after analyzing the before and after processes, directly dividing 1G of space in area D and merging it into area C, the PM clumsily executed the above operations one by one: first, Area C is divided into 1G of area D, and then 2G of space is divided from D to area C. Letting the hard drive spin pointlessly for a long time is akin to moving data between different regions. In order to prevent "inaction" from "injuring" your hard drive, do not rely too much on the automation of PM, fully plan the desired final hard drive status results before operation, and remove unnecessary operating procedures. Use the simplest steps to achieve results. Once there are unnecessary repetitions in the operation, it is best to cancel the previous instructions and start again. 6. Be cautious about the compatibility of PM with other application software: PM can work peacefully with most application software. But it is not so friendly to certain tool software, such as anti-virus software, disk tools, etc. 1. Most operations of anti-virus software PM involve changes to hard disk data and partition tables. These changes are often regarded by anti-virus software as signals of potential virus attacks on the computer system. These operations should be stopped and cause conflicts between application software. Before using PM, it is best to use anti-virus software to thoroughly scan the hard disk and floppy disks that may be used for viruses. When you are sure that there are no viruses, turn off the anti-virus software function and then run PM. 2. Norton Disk Doctor (NDD for short) NDD is a powerful disk tool that can diagnose and repair a variety of disk problems that require others to answer. Improperly changing the size of the partition space using PM will cause NDD error prompts. If NDD detects an extended partition located at the root of the disk and prompts "An extended partition has invalid parameters and may not be used...". At this time, NDD should be closed, and PM should be used to increase the capacity of this regular partition appropriately, leaving a certain amount of available space at the end. In addition, after PM deletes, moves, or resizes a partition, NDD may think that you have accidentally deleted a partition and will kindly remind you whether to restore this partition. Of course, recovery is not an option. Let NDD re-label this partition, and the annoying "select recovery" prompt will no longer appear in the future. 3. Disk compression utility hopes that PM can get along well with disk compression programs such as DriveSpace. The more reliable way is to appropriately increase the amount of free space reserved by the compressed partition. In addition, special attention should be paid to the fact that it is best not to use PQMagic when there is important data on the hard disk, otherwise it may cause losses. Even if you really want to use it, be sure to make a backup in advance. Once a problem arises that requires someone else to answer it, please don't panic, let alone repartition and format it in a fit of anger, causing irreparable losses. Please find an expert who is familiar with hard disk tools to help you see if you can solve it. If the data on the hard disk is really If it is very important, you can also find a specialized data recovery company to solve the problem. Generally, there is hope to recover the data. The hard disk must use a certain file system format to store data, mainly FAT16 and FAT32, NTFS, and HPFS. Higher-level configurations can create up to several hundred megabytes of additional hard disk space on the drive than lower-level configurations, allowing for more efficient storage of data. In addition, it can speed up the loading of programs and reduce the use of system resources.

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