A tool to view, search, and open volumes, for simple partition management on standard MBR-style disks. GPT-style disks are supported in read only mode. If another partition style is used (e.g. Dynamic disk) partitions may be shown as found. Partition management includes tools to work with found or damaged partitions such as undelete removed or repair lost partitions, restore boot sector from copy and others. Red color indicates errors in the partitioning.
Checkbox found is to search fast for lost and removed partitions. For more deep and sophisticated search use NTFS or FAT search. If you open a volume after NTFS or FAT search it is added to the list of found partitions and you may manage it through the dialog box "Partitions". E.g., you may insert (undelete) a lost partition if valid boot sectors is found.
To prevent "Partitions" dialog box appearing and auto search for partitions uncheck the checkbox Show partitions when open a device or construct a raid.
Info mode checkboxes:
(A) - bootable (active) partition status ("Partition" column).
EBCF - volume diagnostic indicators:
Attention! Partitioning modification may cause impossibility to boot from the disk or inaccessibility of some partitions. Never modify partitioning of your boot or system disk. Use alternative boot disk or connect your disk to another computer. Run the software from the device which won't be modified and save current partitioning to a file on a device which won't be modified.
"Menu" button calls the menu with a full list of operations applicable for the selected partition.
Partitioning changes are pending until you press button "Apply" or use menu command Apply modified configuration.
Open volume to view and recover files.
Display volume letters attached by OS.
Call the dialog box Copy Sectors to creaate image or clone the partition.
Add found volume as a primary or logical partition to the disk. Errors in partitioning or false partitions may prevent adding of the volume. It is necessary to remove all false partitions before or reset current partitioning using command "Toggle Boot Signature On/Off". You sould add partitions from the beginning to the end of the disk. For standard MBR-style partitioning there may be no more than 4 partitions if there are no gaps between them.
Remove existing partition or partition table.
Create unformatted (RAW) partition in unallocated space. If there are no partitioning errors it highly recommended to use only standard system tools to crete and remove partitions.
Write boot sector copy instead of a boot sectors.
Set or reset boot flag of a partition.
Set or reset boot sector by toggling boot signature in the last two bytes of the sector.
Cancel all partitioning changes and display current partitioning.
Change current partitioning to the backuped one saved to a file. To apply backup partitioning use "Apply" command.
Save current partitioning to a file for a backup purposes.
Flush changes to the disk.