Acronis Disk Director 12 - User Guide - Manual (Page 33)

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5.7 Deleting a volume
This operation deletes a selected volume. The space that was occupied by the volume becomes
unallocated space on the corresponding disk or disks.
Caution: After you delete the volume, all data that is stored on it will be lost.
Tip: Deleting a mirrored volume means deleting both of its mirrors. For information on how to delete only one
mirror, see Removing a mirror (p. 37).
To delete a volume
1. Right-click the volume that you want to delete, and then click Delete volume.
2. Click OK to add the pending volume deletion operation.
The results of the pending operation are immediately displayed as if the operation had been
performed.
To perform the pending operation you will have to commit it (p. 22). Exiting the program without
committing the pending operations will effectively cancel them.
5.8 Splitting a basic volume
This operation splits a basic volume in two by using a portion of the volume’s free space to create
another basic volume.
When splitting a basic volume, you can move some files and folders from it to the new volume.
The original basic volume will retain its type (primary or logical), volume letter, and volume label.
The new basic volume:
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Will be a logical volume.
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Will be assigned the first available volume letter.
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Will have the same volume label as the original volume.
Free space requirements. The original volume needs to have at least 16 MB of free space. The
required space will be available again as soon as splitting is finished.
Caution: Volumes that contain encrypted files cannot be split. Also, dynamic volumes cannot be split.
To split a basic volume
1. Right-click the basic volume that you need to split, and then click Split volume.
2. To move some files and folders from the original volume to the new volume, select the Move
selected files to created volume check box, then click Select, and then select the files and folders
that you want to move.
Caution: When splitting a boot volume, avoid moving system folders, such as Windows or Program Files.
Otherwise, the corresponding Windows operating system will likely fail to start.
3. Specify the size of the new volume, by typing it or by dragging the slider.
4. Click OK to add the pending volume splitting operation.
The results of the pending operation are immediately displayed as if the operation had been
performed.
To perform the pending operation you will have to commit it (p. 22). Exiting the program without
committing the pending operations will effectively cancel them.