If you change your mind, you can always reverse your current course of action and start over. In some cases, PartitionMagic will perform the modifications live within Windows, but usually, it will automatically restart the PC and perform the changes during the boot process. Once you're finished specifying all your changes, select Apply. Click a drive diagram and select the function you wish to perform. On the right, you'll find easy-to-understand tree diagrams that show the partition structure, free space, and color-coded file system formats. Buttons on the left lead to the software's key functions and launch so-called tasks-wizards that guide you through common procedures. Launch the program, and you'll see an XP-style interface that has a more organized and cleaner look than version 7.0's. With the aid of the included quick-start guide, PartitionMagic 8.0 installs easily within a standard Windows setup routine. Turn to PartitionMagic only if you're a power user with a good understanding of hard drives and file systems. Note, however, that you can inadvertently render your system unbootable or destroy important data with this deceptively simple software. Though PartitionMagic 8.0 offers few substantial improvements over its past two iterations, this version delivers powerful tools to create, merge, split, copy, and convert partitions without the need to reformat your hard drive. As hard drive volumes push well beyond 100GB in size, it makes sense to divide those megadrives into smaller, more manageable partitions-whether you want to run multiple operating systems, simplify backups, or just organize your overall file system.
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