Acronis Disk Director: a utility for working with a hard drive.

Version: 12.0.3219 Final

Developer: Acronis

Compatibility: for Windows 7, 8, XP, Vista, 2000

Interface: RUS (in Russian)

License: the key is built in

File: Acronis.Disk.Director.v12.0.0.3219-RUS.zip.

Size: 218MB

Description of Acronis Disk Director 12 (full version)

Creation of basic and dynamic volumes. The convenient Volume Creation Wizard has been improved and now supports the creation of dynamic volumes. Now, in addition to basic volumes, it is easy to create dynamic volumes in Acronis Disk Director, which allows you to:
increase the volume size beyond the capacity of a single disk using a spanned volume;
reduce file access time using a striped volume;
provide fault tolerance using a mirrored volume*.
Adding, removing and splitting mirrored volumes. A basic or simple volume can be made fault-tolerant with just one step - by adding a mirror. If you need additional unallocated space on the disk where one of the mirrors is located, remove the mirror. Split the mirror volume to create two independent simple volumes with identical original contents.
Copy or move a volume of one type as a volume of another type. When copying or moving a volume, change its type. For example, the contents of a mirrored volume can be copied to a spanned volume.
Convert primary volumes to logical volumes and vice versa. Convert a primary volume to a logical volume to create a fifth volume on a disk that currently has four primary volumes.
Convert basic disks to dynamic disks and vice versa. Convert existing basic disks to dynamic disks, which improves the reliability of the disk used as data storage.
Convert GPT disks to MBR disks and vice versa. The disk partition scheme can be changed as required.
Importing foreign disks. Dynamic disks added from another machine can be made available on the system.
Changing the disk status: from online to offline and vice versa. Change the disk status to offline to protect it from unintentional use.
Disk cloning. Using the Disk Clone Wizard, you can replace your old primary MBR disk with a new one without reinstalling operating systems and applications. The wizard transfers all data from the source disk to the target disk. Source disk volumes can be cloned one-to-one on the target disk or automatically resized to match the size of the target disk.
Disk and volume management operations. A wide range of disk and volume management operations are listed below.
Resize, move, copy, split and merge disks without losing or destroying data.
Formatting volumes, assigning labels and letters to them, and switching volumes to an active state.
Initializing newly added hard drives.
Removing volumes.
Changing file systems.
Disk cleaning.
Hiding and showing volumes.
Specifying i-node density.
Changing the cluster size.
Review volume data (even Linux) before performing operations.
View changes made to the disk and volume structure before applying those changes.
View detailed information about all hard drives, volumes, and file systems.
Acronis Recovery Expert. Helps recover accidentally lost or deleted volumes on primary MBR disks.
Acronis Bootable Media Builder. You can now create bootable media based on both WinPE and Linux to use Acronis Disk Director on a clean machine or without an operating system.
Acronis Disk Editor. A professional tool for performing various actions on a hard drive.
Magazine. Allows you to view information about operations with disks and volumes, including identifying the causes of failures if they occur.

New in this version:
Support for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 - Acronis Disk Director can be installed on machines running any edition of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
Support for UEFI based machines - You can create Acronis bootable media and boot into the recovery environment on a UEFI based machine. Both types of bootable media are available: Linux-based and WinPE-based. The functionality on UEFI based machines is equal to that on BIOS based machines.
WinPE 4.0 and WinPE 5.0 support - When you create bootable media using Windows PE, you can download and use the latest versions of the Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Deployment and Assessment Kit (ADK).

Acronis Disk Director is a computer software program. Used to manage hard drive delimitation, as well as playback of both partitions and media, and control of multiple operating systems from one computer.

Acronis Disk Director is the key to control over partitions and the entire design of the storage device. This program is designed to instantly recover deleted data without loading the operating system.

Password for all archives: 1progs

Acronis Disk Director consists of a set of auxiliary computer programs for performing special tasks related to the operation of the operating system. This mode includes modular partition management, Acronis Recovery Expert and Acronis OS Selector. The first allows you to produce, clear, join, scale, shift, perform the process of marking the storage area and hide partitions.

The second is a tool for regenerating destroyed or damaged partitions and media. And the latter allows you to install more than one operating system on one computer. At the same time, booting from a spare hard drive and managing the operating system and its visibility are functioning.

Acronis Disk Director activation must take place if standard requirements are met. Of course, the user will need a mouse, an SVGA video adapter and a monitor. No less important is the Intel Pentium processor with a frequency of 800 MHz and 256 MB RAM. Also, the disk space must be at least 150 MB.

Using the Acronis Disk Director toolkit, you can create and manage disk partitions. You can reduce the time it takes to create auxiliary copies, as well as improve the overall efficiency of your computer.

Thanks to the tailored user interface of Acronis Disk Director, complex actions become much easier and more productive. Repairing disks in different file systems is available, such as: FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Exts, Ext3, Reiser3, Linux or SWAP.

All of the above actions are a standard set of this program. But the benefits don’t end there, as there are even more options. One of the main advantages is the potential viewing of the smallest information about all disks, partitions and file systems.

Also, before performing the operation, you can inspect the contents of any section. Any department type can be hidden, shown, and formatted. The ability to preview changes made to the layout before applying them will also not go unnoticed.

Acronis how to use Right ? The program has a lot of functions and tools; the inexperienced can get confused. The fact is that I was unable to use boot recovery using the F-11 key. I had to restore from a previously created Bootable media, but it turns out that Acronis sometimes confuses the drive letters, besides, I probably changed the default settings in vain, in short, I mistakenly deployed the backup copy to the wrong partition and, of course, erased all the files I needed, in the end it failed people, and this is if they have Acronis True Image on their computer, which is doubly offensive, because the program is expensive. I read a lot of articles online, but apparently the program versions do not match. Maybe you can give some guidance so that this Acronis of yours works exactly 100%? Michael.

Acronis how to use

Friends, this article describes in detail the work of the outdated version of Acronis True Image Home 2011, if you have a newer version of the program, then go to our special section with articles about work , all new articles are there.

• Note: I also offer you a review of a program that is a direct and free competitor to Acronis True Image Home

What to do if all possible ways to restore the operating system did not lead to success? Naturally, you have a lot of necessary programs that you installed more than one day, the reinstallation and configuration of which will take a lot of time and effort. The entire arsenal of Windows XP recovery tools can be used mainly in a running operating system, and if it does not start, you resort to help, a rather limited and inconvenient tool, at the sight of which an inexperienced user will have great doubts, and it will not always help. That's when many people think about backup programs like Acronis True Image Home, the program is undoubtedly good, but it also has its own characteristics, let's try to understand them.

But this is what concerns Windows XP, but what about Windows 7, is Acronis needed here? We have an article -> you can read it, it undoubtedly has more opportunities for self-healing, but as they say, everything is decided by comparison and you need to choose a life-saving tool for a rainy day yourself, having tried everything. How to use Acronis? It’s very simple, friendly and intuitive interface, but you need to learn how to work both in a running operating system and from bootable media that you create yourself. Let's first look at the main functions of the program.

• Note: An older version of Acronis will not see a backup created by a newer version of the program, and you will not be able to perform the process of restoring your data. Also, the Russian-language version of Acronis True Image does not always accept backups created in the English-language version of the program.
• After installing Acronis, you need to immediately create a backup of your operating system and Bootable media with the program, either on a flash drive or CD (personally, I have both just in case) and you can take advantage of the main advantages of this program - restore your operating system the system even if it does not boot.
• It is also important to know that when restoring the operating system from a backup you created, all files located on the restored disk will be replaced with the contents of the backup, that is, deleted, so before the recovery operation it is worth copying your important data to a safe place. In case of serious violations of Windows, that is, if it is impossible to boot the system in the normal way, you should use any Live CD, boot from it and also copy your files.

So, how to use Acronis in a running operating system, as well as from bootable media?

If you have not yet installed the program, you can use our instructions.
Note: our article discusses working with the latest version of Acronis True Image Home 2011, if you have an older version of Acronis, then its operating principle is not at all different from ours, they are all very similar.
Launch Acronis. Go to main window

Please note that you don’t need to configure almost anything; Acronis is completely ready to create an archive copy of your operating system and even knows where to place it. If we click Archive, an archive copy of our entire C:\ drive with the operating system and programs will be automatically created on the local drive D:\ in the My backups folder.

The location where your archives will be stored can be changed by clicking on the Operations button.

You can also manually select Backup the disks and partitions we need

In the drop-down menu, you can change the archive storage settings by selecting a drive and folder, or you can create it yourself.

In general, it can be noted that everything is very convenient, at least for now.
Let's say I'm satisfied with Acronis's offer to place a backup copy of the archive with my operating system on the D:\ drive in the My backups folder. I select Archive. Data backup process in progress

And here it is my backup, at the ordered address.

If you have already created a backup, you can easily find it by clicking the Search for backup button.

Let's say your Windows behaves unstable and you want to restore its state at the time the archive was created.
In order to restore the operating system from a backup, you need to select our archive and click restore.

The recovery process will begin and a mandatory reboot will begin, after which your operating system will return to the stable state of the moment the archive was created.
You can also set up continuous protection of your files according to a schedule
Use Online storage to store archives.
Let's consider Tools and Utilities

A very interesting feature is Startup Recovery. Let's say you have problems starting Windows, this function will allow you to load the Acronis True Image program before starting the operating system by pressing a button F-11. Next, you can go into the program and deploy a working and previously created image of the operating system in place of one that was damaged, for example from the effects of a virus. Unfortunately, this function has failed me several times, so let’s play it safe and create Acronis bootable media.

• Note: Once the archive is created, we will be able to restore our Windows from a running operating system at any time, but if due to some circumstances we are unable to boot it, we will use the Bootable media we previously created with Acronis True Image.

Bootable Media Builder, you can create it in this Tools and Utilities window.
Or in the main->Create bootable media, so let’s create it.

Next

We tick all the boxes, but first of all we are interested in the full version; it was in working with it that I personally noticed the least unpleasant surprises.

We can place the Acronis True Image bootable media on a CORSAIR (H) flash drive or on a CD, I repeat, it is better to have two options and do them alternately

Get started
Copying files
Bootable media created successfully

Now you and I can set our computer to boot from the drive and it will boot successfully from this media.
Let's look at the use of Acronis True Image in combat conditions. For example, your operating system is blocked by an advertising banner that asks you to put money on such and such a phone and they will supposedly unblock you, which is of course a scam.

Therefore, you cannot get into Windows and you cannot use Acronis True Image either. So we’ll use Bootable media with Acronis. I perform all the actions live on my computer, so that everything is clear, there are no virtual machines, so the quality of the screenshots will be a little worse. I reboot the computer and go into the BIOS, change the boot priority to my flash drive. I use bootable media created on a flash drive. But if you doubt it, press the button New storage and select it manually. For example, I have the same confusion with letters: there are three hard drives in the system unit, as can be seen from the screenshot, and three operating systems, but I know for sure that my C:\ drive with Windows, which I want to restore, occupies 132 GB and I will select it , although in the screenshot you can see that Acronis assigned it a different letter F:\.

Acronis Disk Director 12- a time-tested, reliable and secure set of powerful tools for optimizing the use of disk resources and protecting data.

Using Acronis' hard drive partitioning software on your computer, you can create and manage disk partitions to use multiple file or operating systems on the same drive, quickly recover lost or deleted data, reduce the time it takes to create backup images and run diagnostic tools, and also improve the overall performance of your computer.

New in Acronis Disk Director 12

UEFI Compatible

Acronis Disk Director 12 is designed to work with BIOS and UEFI-based hardware.

Full support for Windows 10

Acronis Disk Director 12 is certified to work with all versions of the Windows operating system, including Windows 10 with the latest updates.

Key features of Acronis Disk Director 12

• Setting up volumes. The program allows you to create, convert, copy, split, resize, move and merge volumes without the risk of losing important data.
• Disk conversion. Acronis Disk Director works with all types of disks (basic, dynamic, MBR and GPT) and easily converts them to each other.
• Boot from CD/DVD or USB drive. You can download data from various media - CD/DVDs or USB drives.
• Merging sections. Acronis Disk Director combines partitions even with different file systems.
• Recovery while working. The program quickly recovers lost or deleted data partitions, even if your operating system does not boot.
• Spreading a volume across multiple disks. Acronis solutions support up to 32 disks.
• Disk cloning. You can quickly and easily move your operating system and applications from your old hard drive to your new one.
• Work with different OS. Acronis Disk Director allows you to install different operating systems on different partitions for multi-boot options.
• Add/split mirrored volumes. Use the program to add mirrored volumes to increase the fault tolerance of your computer.
• Share files between Mac and PC. Allows you to store different types of files and work simultaneously with Mac and PC files on one shared drive.
• Using UEFI. Acronis Disk Director works with BIOS and UEFI based hardware.
• Works with Windows 10. Supports any modern version of the Windows operating system - from Windows XP to 10 with all the latest updates.
• Supported file systems. FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS3, Linux, SWAP

Additional features of Acronis Disk Director 12

• View detailed information about all hard drives, partitions and file systems
• Analyze partition contents before performing partition operations
• Hide or show sections of any type
• Formatting Partitions
• Automatic optimization of hard disk resource usage
• Preview changes made to partition layout before they are applied to the disk

* Limitations of the demo version

The demo version does not expire, but not all features are available. You can only perform operations on volumes smaller than 100 MB.

The following features can only be used on drives with a total volume size of less than 100 MB:

• converting an MBR disk to GPT and vice versa;
• converting a basic disk to a dynamic disk and vice versa;
• cloning basic disks.

To remove restrictions, you must purchase the full version of Acronis Disk Director 12.

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Acronis Disk Director is a program designed to work with hard drives. The application consists of several modules that can override and customize the configuration of logical drives and volumes.

The application is best used by professionals and advanced users. This is due to the fact that Acronis Disk Director 12 works with system files. If used incorrectly, it can damage the operating system. Specialists can use the program to change the size of the logical disk, the file system, and also increase the level of system security.

System Requirements

• CPU with a frequency of 1 GHz;
• RAM – 512 Mb;
• System – Windows starting from XP;
• Architecture – 32/64 bit.

Acronis capabilities

• Creation of new volumes;
• Convert logical and dynamic disks;
• Ability to convert MBR to GPT and vice versa;
• Merging multiple sections;
• Data recovery;
• Disk cloning;
• Ability to work with various operating systems;
• Cleaning and formatting disks;
• Removing volumes;
• Hiding existing disks;
• Ability to view disk information;
• Ability to run without an operating system.

Version changes

To make it more convenient for users to use Acronis Disk Director 12, the developers have made some changes to the operation of the program. The following adjustments and additions were made to the latest edition:

• The program has become UEFI compatible;
• Acronis Disk Director compatibility issue for Windows 10 has been fixed;
• Improved GPT support;
• It is now possible to convert a dynamic disk;
• The ability to clone a disk has been improved.

Acronis Disk Director for Windows 7 and other versions is constantly being modified. In addition to global changes, code that affects program performance is adjusted.

Advantages

Acronis Disk Director 12 is a universal, professional tool that has advantages. The program can be installed on any operating system of the Windows family. It does not matter what file system is used on the computer.

Thanks to Acronis Disk Director suite, users can reallocate disk resources to speed up work. In addition, it is possible to split or merge disks without losing information.

Sometimes a situation arises when you need to hide confidential information. To do this, just hide one of the sections. The logical drive can be connected again.

The Acronis Disk Director application can be downloaded even on a computer without an operating system. This way, users can prepare their hard drives for installing Windows or Linux. In this case, the application can be installed both on a disk and on a USB drive.

Another advantage is that you can download Acronis Disk Director in Russian. This will allow users to quickly understand the functionality. It is important to note that beginners and inexperienced users need to read the manual so as not to delete data from the disks.

Most often, users use the application to resize a logical drive. In this case, in the process of adjusting the size, it is possible to specify a list of files that will be moved along with the “given” megabytes.

Flaws

Having understood what Acronis is, users need to consider the existing shortcomings. The main disadvantage is the restrictions imposed on the free version. To be able to use all the functionality, users will have to pay about $20.

Another disadvantage of Acronis Disk Director 12 is that in some cases the program cannot convert NTFS to FAT32 and vice versa. Therefore, you do not need to completely rely on the program.

Despite the Russian-language interface, Acronis Disk Director can cause difficulties for inexperienced users. This is due to the large number of possibilities, as well as the fear of damaging the OS.

How to download the program

An application such as Acronis Disk Director can be downloaded for free. The official website is located at “http://www.acronis.com/ru-ru/”. After opening the main web page, you need to hover your mouse over the “Home” menu. In the submenu that opens, click on “Acronis Disk Director 12”.

The new page will describe what capabilities the Acronis program has. In order to download the application to your computer, click on the “Download demo version” hyperlink.

After this, a form will appear in which you need to specify your mailbox. It is important to indicate an existing address. Of course, if you wish, you can specify a non-real e-mail.

If you wish, you can download Acronis 11 for free from the same site. The download will take 2-3 minutes as the file size exceeds 250 MB.

Installation

To install the program, you need to find “ADD12_trial_ru-RU” among the downloaded files.

After running the file, a form will appear allowing you to:

• Update the program;
• Install;
• Get acquainted with the program's capabilities;
• Contact tech. support.

To install, click on “Install”. After this, the installer wizard will appear. To continue the installation process, click the “Next” button.

The user agreement will appear in the next window. To accept the agreement, you need to make active the inscription: “I accept this agreement”, and then click “Next”.

After this, a form will appear asking you to participate in the Acronis improvement program. If you wish, you can refuse to participate in the program.

Now the user needs to decide which version to install, paid or free. To use it for free, you need to select “Install trial version”.

When installing the program on Windows OS, you will need to register in the program; for this you need to fill in all the required fields.

When the form is filled out, you will need to select where to install the program, as well as for which users the application will be available. After this, the installation process will begin.

Operating principle

Most often, users use Acronis to split the main logical disk into 2 parts. To do this, the user needs to enter the appropriate section and then select the “Split Volume” option.

Once the new window opens, you will need to set the size of the new volume. The size can be changed using numbers or moving the slider. It is important to note that after resizing, it is possible to transfer files to another drive. To do this, just check the box next to “Transfer selected files.”

If a user changes the size of a system-reserved disk, there is a possibility that the computer will not turn on because important files will be damaged. In practice, experienced users still manipulate the main logical drive.

When you have finished resizing the disk, click on the “Ok” button. After this, in the main window you can see that a new section has appeared. If the disk has been broken before, its size will simply change. To apply the changes, you need to click on the “Apply pending operations” link.

The next step will restart your computer. When the operating system boots, the logical drives will be resized. It is strictly forbidden to turn off or restart the computer while the program is running, as this may damage system files and volume partitions.

As for the remaining features of the program, you should only access them after studying the manual. This is the only way to reduce the likelihood of errors occurring while working with the program.

Conclusion

Overall, the application is not bad, but it is not suitable for beginners, as there is a possibility that the system will be damaged due to the user's inexperience. In the hands of a professional, this is a good tool for working with a hard drive. It is important to note that you can download Acronis Disk for free, although the demo version will have limited functionality.

If you have difficulty performing a particular procedure, it is recommended to study the User's Guide. Only after familiarizing yourself with the program should you begin any manipulations.

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