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3. On the toolbar, click the
Label
icon. The
Label Partition
dialog appears:
4. In the
New Label
box, type the new label. Labels cannot contain these special
characters: [*?:<>|+=;\/”,].
5. Click
OK.
In the lower right corner of the
PartitionMagic
main window, click
Apply.
6. Click
Yes
to confirm that you want to apply the changes.
Formatting Partitions
The
Format
operation formats a partition, destroying all its data in the process.
Formatting enables you to put a different file system on a partition. To ensure that
you do not accidentally format a partition, you must first type the volume label. If
you did not assign a volume label when you created the partition, you must type
NO NAME
to confirm deletion.
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OTE
:
PartitionMagic has several conversion options that let you convert from one file
system to another without destroying existing files in a partition.
To format a partition:
1. From the
Disk
drop-down list (located on the toolbar), select the disk with the
partition you wish to format.
2. On the partition map or in the partition list, select the partition you want to
format. On the toolbar, click the
Format
icon. The
Format Verification
screen
appears:
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OTE
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You can also click Operations > Format on the menu bar or right-click the
partition and click Format on the Context menu.
3. Type the current volume label.
4. Click
Continue
to verify your intent to format the partition. The
Format
Partition
screen appears:
5. From the
Partition Type
drop-down list, select the desired file system type.
6. If the partition is too small or too large, some partition types may not be
available. If you wish, type a label for the partition.
7. Click
OK.
In the lower right corner of the
PartitionMagic
main window, click
Apply.
8. Click
Yes
to confirm that you want to apply the changes.