Acronis Disk Director vs Partition Magic?

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Would value opinions about which of these is best and easiest to use or is
there something better again for resizing partitions etc. Also does Disk
Director require that Net Framework thing, I'm certain PM8 does?
 
I have used PM for years, and currently have version 8 working with XP SP-2.
I have found it very reliable under win95, 98, and XP.

I have also heard good things about Disk Director, but have not personally
used it. I have used a backup program called True Image by Acronis (makers
of Disk Director) and found it easier to use than GHOST (made by Symantec,
which now owns the rights to PM). Also, Aconis support is very good,
whereas Symanetc support is overly proceduralized, meaning that it takes a
while to get an email to a human, and then you are likely to be pointed to a
pre-written "FAQ" that is not completely relavent. Fortunately, I have
never needed support on PM, although the same can not be said for most other
Symantec/Norton products in recent years.

As for .Net framework, PM8 does not use that. The main reason is that PM8
works under win95 through XP, and .Net is only an XP/2000 thing. Also PM8
does its real work in boot-mode, where .Net is not yet initialized. Perhaps
you are thinking about Norton GHOST versions 9 or 10, which use .Net? PM8
can also be run from a couple of bootable floppies, which it makes for you
during the installation. (1) Make these ! (2) Save them, as they can save
you should anything go wrong during partition operations (e.g., power
failure).
 
I've used both Disk Director and PM. Both work well. Without having
done any side-by-side testing, I think DD is a bit faster. I'll use
whichever is handy.

Brian Bygland

Bob Harris said:
I have used PM for years, and currently have version 8 working with
XP SP-2. I have found it very reliable under win95, 98, and XP.

I have also heard good things about Disk Director, but have not
personally used it. I have used a backup program called True Image
by Acronis (makers of Disk Director) and found it easier to use than
GHOST (made by Symantec, which now owns the rights to PM). Also,
Aconis support is very good, whereas Symanetc support is overly
proceduralized, meaning that it takes a while to get an email to a
human, and then you are likely to be pointed to a pre-written "FAQ"
that is not completely relavent. Fortunately, I have never needed
support on PM, although the same can not be said for most other
Symantec/Norton products in recent years.

As for .Net framework, PM8 does not use that. The main reason is
that PM8 works under win95 through XP, and .Net is only an XP/2000
thing. Also PM8 does its real work in boot-mode, where .Net is not
yet initialized. Perhaps you are thinking about Norton GHOST
versions 9 or 10, which use .Net? PM8 can also be run from a couple
of bootable floppies, which it makes for you during the
installation. (1) Make these ! (2) Save them, as they can save you
should anything go wrong during partition operations (e.g., power
failure).
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Hello, Kenny.
I always use Acronis Disk Director
[http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/] to manage
my partitions. It's really very reliable and foolproof software. It has
good-looking intuitive wizard, that makes utilization easy.
Disk Director doesn't need Net Framework, and any other stuff.
So to my mind it's the most convenient software.
Buy the way you could not only resize, but copy and restore too.
Also you may create bootable CD(very useful tool).
My best recommendations are with this program!
 
Thanks for the replies.
Disk Director it is, especially since I already use True Image and find it
more user friendly than Ghost.

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Kenny Cargill
Hello, Kenny.
I always use Acronis Disk Director
[http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/] to manage
my partitions. It's really very reliable and foolproof software. It has
good-looking intuitive wizard, that makes utilization easy.
Disk Director doesn't need Net Framework, and any other stuff.
So to my mind it's the most convenient software.
Buy the way you could not only resize, but copy and restore too.
Also you may create bootable CD(very useful tool).
My best recommendations are with this program!
Would value opinions about which of these is best and easiest to use or
is
there something better again for resizing partitions etc. Also does Disk
Director require that Net Framework thing, I'm certain PM8 does?
Click to expand...
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