Very often, users store all information strictly on one hard drive. Everything that can be imagined is installed there - from the operating system itself, special programs to instant messengers and games. All this, of course, clutters up free space, and very quickly it becomes impossible to navigate where the necessary information is, where is the system information, and which of them is strictly forbidden to touch. To prevent this from happening, you will need a hard disk partition.
This is a special procedure that allows you to split one physical disk into several logical ones. Thus, it is possible, without increasing the amount of equipment, to organize the stored information, making access to it more convenient. Partitioning a hard disk can be easily done without the help of specialists, as well as without data loss.
In order to correctly carry out this process, it is necessary to approach it wisely. Purely from a theoretical point of view, the program for partitioning the Windows 7 hard drive is already in the system initially. You can find it by right-clicking on the “My Computer” icon, going to the “Computer Management” tab there and clicking on “Manage Hard Drives”. But despite the fact that this opportunity was originally built into the system, it is much safer to resort to the help of third-party manufacturers. Of the advantages of this method, it can be noted that the use of this function does not require any knowledge, since the creators of the application provided a minimum set of active functions so that the user, even if he really wants to, could not cause irreparable harm to the system.
Acronis Disc Director Suite is a
hard disk partitioning software that features a convenient, intuitive interface and wide functionality. With its help, you can not only partition a disk into several volumes, but also format it if necessary. This utility is distributed under a paid license, but you can do everything you need using the built-in trial period.
Partitioning the hard drive using this application will save all available data. The process of breaking into logical volumes will occur using a reboot. After the program makes all the necessary changes when the system is turned on, it will restart. During the boot process, partitioning of the hard disk will be initialized, and within half an hour (the speed of operation depends on the volume and year of release of the device), the disk will be divided into a specified number of volumes that can be used immediately.
There is also another application that can do the same job. This is Partition Magic, distributed under a free license. In order to use it, you do not need to pay a lot of money or fit into the period of free use. The main disadvantage of this program is the lack of an intuitive interface and the need to resort to the command line very often . Maybe this inspires nostalgic memories for everyone who managed to find DOS times, but the rest of the users may not be ready for such an appearance of the application.