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2Click Partition ➤ Advanced ➤ Set Active on the context menu.

(Windows NT/2000/XP only) In a configuration with mixed IDE and SCSI hard disks, Windows does not always see the boot drive as the first disk. PartitionMagic displays drives in the order that Windows reports them. As a result, you may see your boot device as drive 1, 2, and so forth. PartitionMagic may also incorrectly report that there is no active partition. Be sure you identify which drive is the boot drive.

The Set Active Partition dialog appears.

3Click OK.

Resizing Clusters

The Resize Clusters operation lets you change the cluster size on FAT, FAT32, and NTFS partitions. Reducing cluster size may help you reclaim wasted space on your hard disk.

If you converted FAT or FAT32 partitions to NTFS as part of an operating system upgrade or file system conversion, resizing to 4K clusters will enable you to regain lost performance caused by potentially inefficient 512-byte clusters

All files are stored in allocation units called clusters. Each file on a partition is allotted at least one cluster. The size of a partition determines cluster size. Unless the size of a file is an exact multiple of cluster size on the partition where the file is located, the file includes wasted space. Larger partitions have larger clusters, and, therefore, more wasted space.

For more information, see “Making Efficient Use of Disk Space” in Help.

1Select the partition where you want to resize clusters.

2Click Partition ➤ Advanced ➤ Resize Clusters.

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Contents

PartitionMagic Norton PartitionMagic User Guide Copyright Notice Iii Page Page Page Table of Contents Completing Advanced Disk Operations Using PartitionMagic Utilities Index What Is PartitionMagic? New Features Introduction Getting Started This chapter includes the following information PartitionMagic System Requirements Installing PartitionMagic under WindowsOperating System Minimum RAM Minimum Processor Creating Rescue Disks To create rescue Disks from Do this Click Start Programs Norton PartitionMagicPartitionMagic 8.0 Tools Create Rescue Disks Click Tools Create Rescue Disks on the menu bar Before Running PartitionMagic PartitionMagic Disk Running PartitionMagic Running PartitionMagic from Rescue Disks Command Line Switches Switch Description Setting a Password for PartitionMagic Click General Set Password. The Set Password dialog appears Uninstalling PartitionMagic Entering a PasswordChanging a Password Click General Set PasswordPage PartitionMagic Basics PartitionMagic Main Window Disk Map Rescue Disk Main Window Partition List Process Overview PartitionMagic Selecting a Hard Disk and Partition USB, USB2, and FireWire SupportRemovable Media Support Undoing an Operation Selecting an OperationDynamic Disks Viewing Pending Operations Applying Changes to Your System Applying Changes in Windows vs. Boot Mode Supported File SystemsPartition Type Description Extended Extendedx Changing PartitionMagic Preferences Allow 64K FAT Clusters for Windows NT/Windows 2000/XP Skip Bad Sector Checks Using International Keyboards Set as Read-Only for PartitionMagic Defragmenting a Hard Drive Getting Help Readme File Context-Sensitive HelpProduct Demonstrations Page Managing Partitions Integrity Checks Browsing Partitions Click Partition Browse Resizing and Moving PartitionsClick Partition Resize/Move Resize/Move Partition dialog appears To do this Do this Move Resize Managing Partitions Scenario Resizing a Logical Partition Larger Creating Partitions Click Partition Create Create Partition dialog appears Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, and Linux Swap are used by Linux Managing Drive Letter Changes Creating Bootable Partitions Installing a New Operating System Scenario 1 Creating a Primary Partition for Windows NT Size Type Create a logical FAT partition on Disk Create As Choose Logical Scenario 3 Creating Linux Logical Partitions Deleting Partitions Partition Type Select Linux Swap Undeleting Partitions Click Partition DeleteClick Delete or Delete and Secure Erase Click Partition Undelete Restrictions on Undeleting Partitions Changing Partition Labels Click Partition Label Copying Partitions Formatting PartitionsClick Partition Format Click Partition Copy Checking Partitions for Errors Severity Description Merging Partitions Click Partition Merge Merge Adjacent Partitions dialog appears Splitting Partitions Click Partition Split Norton PartitionMagic Getting Information About Partitions Click Partition Properties Usage Partition Properties dialog appearsCluster Waste Scanning a Disk for Errors Current Cluster Size in bytes or kilobytesPartition Info File System-Specific Info Pages Click Start Defragmenting Drives Completing Advanced Disk Operations Retesting Bad Sectors Changing a Drive Letter Click Partition Advanced Bad Sector Retest Hiding and Unhiding PartitionsClick Partition Advanced Hide Partition or Unhide Partition Resizing the Root Directory Click Partition Advanced Resize Root Setting an Active Partition Resizing Clusters Click Partition Advanced Set Active on the context menuSet Active Partition dialog appears Click Partition Advanced Resize Clusters Norton PartitionMagic Default Cluster Sizes Converting Partitions Procedure for Converting Partitions Click Partition Convert Converting FAT Partitions to FAT32 Converting FAT Partitions to Ntfs Converting FAT32 Partitions to FAT Converting FAT32 Partitions to Ntfs Converting FAT/FAT32 Partitions to 4K Aligned Converting Ntfs Partitions to FAT or FAT32 Restrictions on Converting Ntfs Partitions to FAT or FAT32 Ntfs Information Lost When Converting to FAT or FAT32 Error Converting Partitions to Logical or Primary On the toolbar Partition Convert Norton PartitionMagic Page Using Wizards Overview Running WizardsCreate New Partition Wizard Applying Changes Install Another Operating System Wizard Create Backup Partition WizardResize a Partition Wizard Merge Partitions Wizard Redistribute Free Space WizardCopy Partition Wizard Using PartitionMagic Utilities Changing Drive Letter References with DriveMapper Using DriveMapper With Multiple Operating Systems Switching between Bootable Partitions with PQBootChanging Drive Letters in the Correct Order PQBoot for Windows PQBoot for DOS PQBOOTX.EXE Running PQBoot for DOS with Command Line Switches BootMagic BootMagic System Requirements Getting Started Installing BootMagic Supported Operating Systems Installing BootMagic on an Ntfs System Creating a BootMagic Rescue Disk Click General Apply Changes Configuring BootMagic Getting Help Configuring BootMagic to Work on an Ntfs System Click Properties Click the Visible Partitions tab Adding an Operating System to the BootMagic Menu Setting BootMagic PasswordsClick Save Exit Removing an Item from the BootMagic Menu BootMagic Menu Item Properties dialog appears Setting a Default Operating System Booting from a Second Hard DiskClick Set as Default Modifying a Menu Item’s Properties Setting the Startup Delay Disabling BootMagic Using BootMagic to Install Operating Systems Using the BootMagic MenuTroubleshooting Ntfs System on Page Using PartitionMagic With Other Programs This appendix includes the following information Norton Disk Doctor Norton UtilitiesClick Restart Your Computer Disk Compression Utilities Norton AntiVirusNorton SystemWorks DriveSpace and DriveSpace Operating System Boot Utilities Virus Protection Software SoundBlaster Drive Overlay ProgramsGoBack Defragmenting Software Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Freeing Memory to Run PartitionMagic under DOS Assigning a CD-ROM Drive Letter On the toolbar, click Start Settings Control PanelClick the Device Manager tab Using PartitionMagic With a Scsi Hard Disk Select File Exit PqRP Partitions Resolving Check ErrorsMerging Partitions with Different Ntfs Version Numbers Resolving Partition Table Errors Partition Tables and Viruses Generating Diagnostic Reports with PartitionInfo Partition Will Not Boot After Resizing To do this Do this Generating Diagnostic Reports with PARTINFO.EXE Error Messages and SolutionsMiscellaneous Errors Disk Access Errors #45 CRC error in data Partition Table Errors #98 Hibernate Windows 2000/XP #99 Hibernate Windows Me See error #105 See error #111 #117 Partition’s drive letter cannot be identified Check Errors Batch Errors User Interaction Errors #963 Selected operation is currently invalid #974 Root size specified was not in the valid range Ntfs Check Errors #1513 Bad attribute position in file record An external file record has an external attribute list #1604 File’s parent does not contain the file 133 Now enter the following command FAT Check Errors Run ScanDisk or Chkdsk to fix this error Operating System Errors over 10,000 BootMagic ErrorsExit Code 137 Page Service and Support Solutions Customer service Subscription policy Technical supportSupport for old and dis versions Worldwide service and support Service and support offices North AmericaAustralia and New Zealand Europe, Middle East, and Africa Appendix C Service and Support Solutions Index Numerics Index 145 Ntfs 147 System supports FAT32 22 SystemWorks 149