PartitionResize

Resize all or only single partitions on the target. Partitions can be resized automatically or manually.

Open PartitionResize with the icon to the left of the target partition layout bar in the respective app or by clicking on the option link. The partitions are listed in this component with their name, partition type, size and graphical scale of the partition sizes in relation to one another (fig.1).

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fig. 1: PartitionResize

The icon shows that a partition can be resized. A icon shows that a partition is fixed. You can manually lock a partition by clicking on . This way the original size of this partition is kept while the other partitions can be adjusted.

Resize Individual Partitions

You have the several options when resizing individual partitions.

Resize Individual Partitions

You have the several options when resizing individual partitions.

Presets for Resizing

The dropdown arrow next to the indicated size opens a context menu that contains the following settings:

	Adjust partition to maximum size
	Adjust partition to minimum recommended size
	Adjust partition to its original size as it was on the source
	Adjust partition to the minimum possible size without defragmentation
	Adjust partition to the minimum possible size.

Note: A partition can only be reduced to the minimum amount of space required by the data it contains. However, a file system which has been reduced to the minimum size can be unusable in some cases, because certain programs require some free disk space, even if nothing is written by these programs. For example, Windows will not boot if there is no free space left. The adjustment to the minimum recommended size retains some free space on the partition to circumvent these potential issues.

Resize by Clicking and Dragging

You may also use the graphical bar itself to resize the partition. Click and drag the corresponding area on the bar. The dark shaded area on the bar represents the minimally achievable size for the data withinthe partition. The lighter shaded area represents the original size, which can be dragged to be manually adjusted. The white area represents the free, or unoccupied, space on the partition.

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fig. 2: Shaded areas in PartitionResize show the different areas on the partition

Automatic Size Adjustments

To apply resizing options to all included partitions and to manage unoccupied areas on the target, select the option link Automatic size adjustment at the bottom of the component.

• Partition size - Proportional: Unpartitioned space on the target is distributed in proportion to the partition sizes.
• Partition size - Uniform: Unpartitioned space is uniformly distributed.
• Data size - Proportional: Unpartitioned space on the target is distributed in proportion to data size on each partition.
• Data size - Uniform: Unpartitioned space is uniformly distributed.
• Original size: The original sizes of partitions will be maintained on the target as they were on the source. The partitions themselves, if possible, will be 'pushed together' to the beginning of the target to close gaps between partitions and to provide additional space in one single block at the end of the media.
• Minimum size: The partitions will take on the minimum size needed for the data it holds. Here, the partitions are also positioned at the beginning of the target.