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Chapter 2: PartitionMagic Basics20
To apply changes to your system, click General ➤ Apply Changes, or click Apply in the
action panel.
To discard the changes and start over, click General
➤ Discard All Changes. With the
exception of being able to undelete some partitions, you cannot discard or undo changes
after you have applied them.
Applying Changes in Windows vs. Boot Mode
When you apply changes, PartitionMagic evaluates your system to see if changes are
being made to partitions where there are open files (such as when you modify the C: drive
while running Windows). If there are no open files, the changes will be applied while
Windows is running. If there are open files, PartitionMagic must go into boot mode to
apply the changes. When prompted, click OK to go into boot mode. You do not need to
have DOS installed on your system to apply changes in boot mode.
Supported File Systems
You can create or modify the following partition types with PartitionMagic. Before
making modifications, you should ensure that both the partition type and operating system
on your machine are supported by PartitionMagic.
Partition
Type Description
Extended The extended partition gets around the arbitrary four-partition limit
for a disk. An extended partition is a container in which you can
further divide your disk space by creating logical partitions. An
extended partition does not directly hold data. You must create
logical partitions within the extended partition to store data.
Extendedx An extendedx partition functions like an extended partition but is not
limited to the first 8 GB (1024 cylinders) on a hard disk.
Linux kernels below 2.2 do not support extendedx partitions.
FAT Uses file allocation table (FAT) and clusters. The FAT file system is
used by DOS, Windows 3.x, and most Windows 95 installations. A
FAT partition is also accessible by all newer operating systems.
FAT16x FAT16x is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft to enable
FAT partitions beyond 1024 cylinders (~8GB).