Paragon Partition Manager 11 Professional

Most manufacturers of hard disk tools have distinctly divided the functionalities of their software portfolios into specific categories, such as imaging programs, partition management, and drive cloning. However, Paragon, as a leading producer of hard disk tools in the consumer market, takes a different approach by rejecting this clear separation. The Professional Paragon Partition Manager 11 stands out as an exceptionally versatile and feature-rich solution. Could it possibly be the ultimate all-in-one tool?

Lange Tradition

Paragon is not unrelated to the software market, has developed solutions for archiving management, continuous data backup (CDP) and the management of the hard disk for corporate networks and individual computers for 15 years. The products of this software company have a long tradition and are regularly developed.

Huge range of functions

The Paragon Partition Manager 11 is available as a free variant (and stripped) and in three paid editions that offer a different area of ​​services. The comparison of the features on Paragon offers more details.

In terms of price/performance, the professional variant seems to be the most interesting edition, offers the following features, among other things:

• Create, format, move, reduce, enlarge, enlarge
• Conversion of a primary partition in a logical and vice versa
• Converts the dynamic units into basic units
• Easily protect/restore partitions and units
• Answer copies of partitions
• Emergency medium based on Win PE
• Virtualization and migration
• Paragon alignment tool
• Master file table (MFT) Defragmentien
• Supports Windows 7, including 64 -bit editions
• Supports dynamic unit, GPT units, Apple HFS+, Ext4fs, SSD

Already when it moves from the performance catalog it becomes clear that the Paragon Partition Manager 11 dances to at least 2 weddings: in addition to the homonymous task of the management of partitions, the tool can also create images and transfer existing systems to a VM or mount virtual hard drive from different formats (virtual PC, VMware etc.) directly and much more.

This offers an overview of the strong manual of over 200 pages.

Assistant or main program

In order to cope with the range of functions, the program offers a pre -selection of possible functions through the Express launcher, separated according to the main activities:

Under Partitioning The user can create partitions, eliminate, move the edge between two partitions or by combining partitions.

Partition

Copy and transfer Clone Hard Drives or Partitions, an operating system moves to another system (P2P) or in a virtual environment (P2V).

Insure and restoration It offers classic images safety and recovery.

With the optional start manager you can use the program to configure this and adjust this for the installation of further operating systems.

Bootmanager

The button Partition manager Start the actual main program on the basis of which it is also possible to perform all the functions mentioned above.

Partition manager

The presentation is very clear and information. Paragon understood to integrate the abundance of function on the surface without confusing the user.
In the upper part there is the list of partitions, which with the view of the construction also shows how the partitions are nested (extended partition, units located inside).
The currently selected hard drive is shown schematically in the lower area and there is detailed information on the selected data carrier.

Change and move the partitions

The user can simply move the edge between two partitions with the mouse.

Change partitions

However, the changes are not performed immediately, but preserved in a signal, which can therefore be performed or modified later at once.
The interactive mode has a defect: in this mode, only the edge between 2 partitions is postponed. On the other hand, if the user wishes to create free space for a new partition, he must fight for the «shows the size of the partition / modification of the partition» function in the context menu.

Change partitions

The contextual menu is also full of many other functions that prove to be very useful in the management of rigid discs. In this way, MFT can be defrabed, the type of partition or the file system can be converted. For expert users, there is also the possibility to change the partition ID or SID.

Contextual menu

For some activities, the program also offers assistants, e.g. Creation of partitions, cancellation, formatting, movement of the border between two partitions, restoring the canceled partitions, bringing together partitions or redistributed the free space.

Distribute the storage space

The tasks can also be carried out for «hand».

Image protection

You wouldn’t expect the protection of images in a partition manager. Paragon still installed this function.

The user can choose a sector for copying the sector or the spatial savings variant, which protects only the sectors. The fuse can be saved as a container, as files or DVDs.

In addition, the software can also delete all files from the image, which would swell it only unnecessarily, e.g. the file for the rest condition or the outsourcing file. Increased fuses are also possible if there is a complete backup.

Image protection

Functions such as backup control, password protection, subdivision of the image file, the type of compression and much more can be set. The open files are fixed with the help of the copied service in volume.

Image protection

This runs out the range of functions in terms of image, but it is sufficient to protect the system.

P2V and P2P

With P2P and P2V, the partition manager offers 2 more functions that otherwise are lost in other products of this type and price range. Paragon presented the functions in more detailedly on its website.

With P2V (P2V stands for «physical-virtual»), the current system can be transferred to a virtual environment. The user selects the partitions, the target application (VMware, Virtual PC, Virtual Box) and recently indicates some details. The current system is then copied to a VM container so that you can still perform there.

P2V

Another function is the possibility of transferring a security archive created with partition manager to a virtual hard disk file.

With P2P (P2P stands for «physical-physical»), Windows systems can be transferred from hardware to the other. As a rule, the new computer would no longer start later. The user is spared this due to the adaptive restoration of P2P technology.

Sectoral editor and volume management

At the far left there are a small hidden cyclist who offers a switch to the sector editor and the Volume Explorer.

More features

Volume Explorer can also integrate virtual rigid discs. The program supports the following virtual machines: MS Virtual PC, VMware Workstation and Fusion, Oracle Virtualbox.

Mount volume

The integration of the units can be displayed in volume explorers and in the exported contents.

Look at the volume

Solvored of «4K» hard discs problems

Paragon delivers the manager of the Professional 11 partition with the Paragon alignment tool (PAT) 2. As we presented in our article «current problems with new» 4K «4K stiff discs, the wrong direction of the sectors can cause a significant collapse of the performance. Pat can be properly aligned again.

Pat

Paragon has dedicated his section to the Pat topic with a lot of basic information on his website.

Medium of emergency

Paragon Partition Manager 11 Professional offers different types of emergency media, which must be created by the program.

Creation of an emergency medium

The standard emergency medium offers various operating methods to ensure maximum compatibility.

Emergency medium, screen

The range of functions of the normal emergency environment is largely identical to that of the main program under Windows.

Half of emergency, based on Linux

The same head of the partition has a different aspect in the emergency environment.

PM in an emergency environment

In addition to the version based on Linux/DOS, it is also possible to create an emergency vehicle based on Windows PE 3.0. The latter puts higher hardware requirements, but offers better running skills on special hardware and also the same surface and range of functions of the normal version of Windows.

Emergency medium, based on pe

The half PI creates the assistant, who after the purchase has yet to be downloaded from the online customers area.

PE Emergency Medium, assistant for creation

Conclusion

The Paragon Partition Manger 11 is very clear its roots in the partition management area and offers a huge range of functions, combined with almost ideal operation. The image works, on the other hand, only cover the basic needs of a simple backup, which should be sufficient for some users. The P2P and P2V functions are clearly aimed at professional users, such as the entire product.

If you «only» look for a program of images, you should look at special solutions from paragon or other manufacturers.

	Paragon Partition Manager 11 Professional Download of the demo version Order this product now through Amazon
Producer:	Paragon -software
Prey	50 euros
System:	Windows 7, Vista, XP
Positive:	Huge range of functions, mature
Negative:	Online help that is too thin in some places, but detailed manual

(52 votes, media: 4,80 out of 5)

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