Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

General questions

• What is Acronis Disk Director Suite?
• What is Acronis OS Selector? When should I use it?
• What are the Acronis Disk Editor and Acronis Recovery Expert programs installed along with Acronis Disk Director Suite?
• What operating systems does Acronis Disk Director Suite run on?
• What file systems does Acronis Disk Director Suite support?
• What disk capacity does Acronis Disk Director Suite support?

Questions about Partition Manager

• Does Acronis Disk Director Suite allow one to change the type of a partition?
• Does Acronis Disk Director Suite allow one to convert one file system to another?
• Do I need to reboot my computer in order to perform an operation on my hard disk with Acronis Disk Director Suite?
• What happens after I reboot my computer for Acronis Disk Director Suite to carry out an operation?
• Can Acronis Disk Director Suite resize a partition that contains bad blocks?
• Does Acronis Disk Director Suite work with RAIDs?

Questions about Acronis OS Selector

• Is it possible to use Acronis OS Selector Boot Menu to boot not only from usual diskettes, but also from CD/DVD discs or ZIP diskettes?
• When I set my machine to hibernate, Acronis OS Selector doesn't prompt for my password on startup. Why is it so?
• Several people use my computer. Can I somehow limit their access to software?
• I already have Acronis OS Selector installed, and I would like to install Linux on my computer. Where should I install the Linux loader: to MBR or to the boot sector of the partition? Maybe I do not have to install it at all?
• I have installed Linux on my computer, and now I am unable to get into the Acronis OS Selector Boot Menu (after reboot I get directly into Linux). How can this problem be solved?
• I deleted the BOOTWIZ folder, and now every time I boot my computer I get an error message, and then Windows is booted. How can I get rid of this error message?

Questions about Acronis Disk Editor

• Why automatic hard disk utilities are not enough?
• What is the main advantage of Acronis Disk Editor?
• It is possible to unintentionally spoil data on a hard disk during training to work with Acronis Disk Editor?

Other questions

• I have Norton GoBack installed. Can I use Acronis Disk Director Suite?
• Does Acronis Recovery Expert allow the user to restore separate files or folders deleted by accident?