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4.1.6
Formatting a partition
Acronis PartitionExpert lets you logically format a partition. It includes orga-
nizing a file system that supports files and folder data storage.
If you need to format an existing partition:
1.
Select a disk and a partition,
2.
Run partition formatting by selecting Disk
the Operations sidebar list, or by clicking
tion on the toolbar,
3.
Enter partition label in the Format Partition window.
Format Partition window
4.
Select a file system to be created on a partition after formatting.
Acronis PartitionExpert supports the following file systems (see A.9
«File System Main Specifications»):
•
FAT16/FAT32, NTFS — Windows file systems,
•
Linux EXT2, Ext3, ReiserFS, Swap — Linux file systems.
5.
Select cluster size (Auto, 512 bytes, 1, 2, 4... 64 KB).
Note that:
(1)
(2)
(3)
6.
By clicking OK in the Format Partition window you add the pending op-
eration of partition formatting (your actions may only modify an existing
operation. See 2.4.5 «Modifying pending operations»).
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the smaller the cluster size, the less disk space will be lost (see
A.9.2 «FAT16» — Table 3),
the smaller the cluster size, the bigger file allocation table (FAT)
is. The bigger the FAT, the slower the operating system works
with the disk,
having selected Auto, you allow PartitionExpert to automatically
determine the cluster size depending on selected file system and
partition size.
Format or a similar item in
Format the selected parti-
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