OfB.biz: PartitionExpert: Your Very Own Partition Techie

“A few months ago I had a few minutes of free time on my hands
and so I made a stop at Best Buy to browse for some networking
equipment. As I walked toward the hardware section, a software
package caught my eye that I hadn’t heard of before: ‘Acronis
PartitionExpert.’ Realizing the need for a good partitioning tool
in many environments that use GNU/Linux, I made a mental note to
contact Acronis when I got back to the office.

“After receiving a copy of Partition Expert for review, we fired
up one of OfB Lab’s testing systems–one that actually still has a
copy of Windows on it–and got ready to install the package. While,
frustratingly, you must have a copy of Windows on your system to
get Partition Expert installed, the install process can create a
boot disk or CD that will allow you to accomplish partitioning
tasks without any operating system requirements. Acronis’s Stephen
Lawton reports that the CD in the retail box version (as opposed to
the downloaded version) can be used as a boot disc as well, meaning
that those who purchase a boxed copy will not have to bother with
Windows…”

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