Windows XP has garnered particular attention since it was released on October 25, 2001. As it is high in safety and reliability, powerful in compatibility, and easy in operation, it occupies the operating system market quickly. A recent survey shows Windows XP has still occupied 40% of market share before October 3, 2011. As the most successful operating system so far, Windows XP also has some defects. We often meet the following situation:
The above interface shows the disk is out of space. Under this situation, the commonly used way is to delete or transfer some files. However, this is not a permanent solution. Besides, if the partition we resize is system partition, this solution may result in some troubles. Aiming at this problem, the third party partition magic which can resize partition Windows XP without damaging data emerges as time requires. Currently, there is much partition magic which can resize partition under Windows XP, but some is inferior. To avoid unnecessary troubles, we should pay much attention to selecting partition magic for Windows XP partition.
The partition magic Windows XP users must have
Undeniably, it is a big trouble for Windows XP users to resize partition in Windows XP. To resize partition under Windows XP with system built-in disk management tool, we have to delete the partition, and then create a larger or smaller partition. Therefore, this method is not suggested. Well then, what should we do when meeting this kind of problem? Here, I recommend MiniTool Partition Wizard which is an outstanding performer among so much third party partition magic. With it, we can resize partition under Windows XP safely, quickly and easily. More importantly, it provides home and individual Windows XP users with free edition, which can help you taste the pleasure brought by professional partition magic without costing money.
Performance of MiniTool Partition Wizard under Windows XP
Obviously, what users care about most are effect and function of partition magic. However, if we use MiniTool Partition Wizard, there is no need to worry about these problems. This partition magic can be compatible with Windows XP, and it can also resize partition under Windows XP easily and quickly without damaging data. Changing troubles into enjoyment is the ultimate purpose of MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Next, let's experience its performance under Windows XP. First, run this partition magic to get the following main interface which shows us the specific condition of the hard disk. To prove the effect of this partition magic, let's check files stored on the destination partition.
In the above interface, right click the partition which needs resizing, and then select "Explore" to browse files.
The above interface displays all files of this partition. After recording these files, please click "Close" to go back to the main interface. In the main interface, right click the desired partition again, and then select "Move/Resize" button on the popup menu.
Then, we enter the resizing interface. Here, drag triangles on both sides of the partition handle or input exact value to extend this partition, and the size of the increased partition is determined by the available space adjacent to the destination partition. After finishing adjustment, please click "OK" to go back to the main interface again.
Next, click "Apply" to perform previous operations. Of course, we can perform other management operations before perform previous operations. After we click "Apply", a dialogue box prompting whether to apply operation or not will appear. At this time, please click "Yes" to begin to perform operations. When this partition magic performs all operations, we are successful to resize partition under Windows XP with clicking "OK". Then, check files of the resized partition to see whether original files are lost or not.
Through comparing original files with the final files, we find there is no data loss.
MiniTool Partition Wizard makes it easy and safe to resize partition, but this is just one of its main functions. As a mainstream partition magic, it has other powerful functions, such as copy partition, create partition, delete partition, format partition, convert partition, hide partition, change drive letter, set active partition and recover partition. More importantly, it is free partition magic for home and individual users. Hurry to download this free partition magic from the official website http://www.partitionwizard.com.