Partitioner

Use this tool to create and delete partitions on arbitrary disks. These partitions can be optionally automatically formatted. In addition, the partitioning scheme of disks can be altered.

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fig. 1: Main screen

Disk Selection

Click on the dropdown at the top of the screen in order to show your available disks. Select the disk you would like to process.

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fig. 2: Disk Dropdown and Information

Following the selection of the disk, the following information will be displayed below the dropdown:

• Disk layout: this will give you a visual representation of how partitions and free areas are laid out on the disk
• Partition table : indicates whether MBR or GPT is used
• Free space: shows the amount of free space available by the total and the largest free block available

To the right of the Disk Selection bar (fig. 2), you will find the settings button . Please refer to the Settings section for more information.

If the selected disk already has partitions, they will be displayed in the list (fig. 3). The bar on the right side of each partition entry shows their sizes in relation to one another.

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fig. 3: Partition list and toolbar

Toolbar and Context Menu

In order to execute a function on a single partition, right-click on the partition or mark the partition, then select a function from the toolbar at the bottom of the partition list (fig. 3). The available functions may differ depending on whether they are accessed by context menu or by toolbar.

Click on the icon in the toolbar (fig. 3) in order to create a new partition. Choose whether you want your new partition to be automatically formatted with the chosen file system, or if you want to create a primary or logical partition.

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fig. 4: Create a partition

Choose the partition type, size, file system and a name in the Create a partition dialog (fig. 4), then click on  OK . A new partition will appear in the list. The disk layout bar (fig. 2) and the bars in the partition list will adjust accordingly.

Delete a Partition

Select the partition you wish to delete, then click on the icon in the toolbar (fig. 3).

Warning: The deletion of partitions is permanent. Deleted partitions cannot be retrieved!

Rename a Partition

Click on the symbol in the toolbar (fig. 3) to rename your selected partition.

Format a Partition

Right-click on the partition to be formatted, then select Format.

In order to format the partition with a specific file system, select Format with... A secondary list will appear in which you may choose another file system.

Warning: Once a partition is formatted, all of its data is lost and this action cannot be reversed!

Select the button to invoke the dialog Create a new partition table (fig. 5).

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fig. 5: Create a new partition table

You may select your desired partition table type before clicking  Create  to confirm.

Warning: All data on the disk will be lost irretrievably when a new partition table is created!

Click on the button to the right of the Disk Selection bar (fig. 2) to view the settings in a dropdown box:

• Use SI units: select this option to use SI units, deselect this option to use binary units
• Show free areas: this setting will add lines to the partition list, which will show where and how much free space is available. Free areas are displayed in white.
• Presentation: each partition list element includes a bar to provide a visual layout of the partition and free area blocks on the disk in relation to one another. You may set the scaling of the bars to present as linear, radical or logarithmic.