Norton PartitionMagic 8.0

Platform: Windows

Main Features

Divides a single hard drive into two or more partitions. Lets you safely run multiple operating systems on the same PC.
Allows you to copy, move, resize, split, or merge partitions as neededwithout losing data. How-to wizards guide you step by step through the partitioning process.
Allows you to create and modify partitions up to 300 GB. Supports USB 2.0, USB 1.1, and FireWire® external drives.
Supports and converts partitions among FAT, FAT32, and NTFS without losing data.
Allows you to enlarge an NTFS partition without restarting your computer. Resizes NTFS system clusters to the most effective size.

Product Description

The award-winning PartitionMagic can resize, split, merge, delete, undelete, and convert partitions, all without destroying data, and it only takes a few minutes!

Product Details

Title: Norton PartitionMagic 8.0
Sales Rank: 4647 in Software
Publisher: Symantec
Platform: Windows
Item Dimensions: 0.3 pounds

Customer Reviews

PARTITION MAGIC: Norton PartitionMagic 8.0
This product was easy to install and accomplished what I was looking for. The product was recommended to me a number of years ago, and due to the number of operating system automatic updates and the limited size of my C drive, it became a neccessity. … More reviews

Description is WRONG -- Product is for Windows XP/2000/NT etc. not VISTA-- Beware: The product description is incorrect. It does not say Vista on the Box. I checked Symantec's website -- the product is for Windows XP / 2000 / ME / 98 etc. If you use it with Vista, you can screw up your configuration.… More reviews

Another Norton product............: So I purchased this product used and the price was right. It's a very easy to use product as it makes partitioning your drives as easy as 1-2-3. I am a novice computer user and so I feel that if you are knowledgeable enough to know how this product works, then obviously you probably won't have a single problem using this software. Brought to you by Norton, a middle-of-the-road… More reviews

Symantec/Norton Partition Magic 8.0: The Windows version rruns very nicely. Dos version can get a little messy. No more formatting to resize a hard disk. The Windows Disk map takes you through the procedure step by step. Highly recommend for the intermediate and above users. More reviews

Indispensable: Like a lot of semi-geeks I like to experiment with various versions("distros")of Linux all of which require separate partitions and usually a "swap file", assuming you're using a dual boot system. PM makes this an easy exercise as partitions can be created and deleted effortlessly. Also use it to keep the Windows XP partition at a minimal size to more quickly back it up with drive imaging software. Just… More reviews