## Interface Overview

This chapter introduces the graphical interface of the program. The design of the interface precludes any mistake being made on the part of the user. Most operations are performed through the system of wizards. Buttons and menus are accompanied by easy understandable icons. Nevertheless, any problems that might occur while managing the program can be tackled by reading this very chapter.

### General Layout

When you start the program, the first component that is displayed is called the Launcher. It enables to run wizards and dialogs, to specify program settings, to visualize the operating environment and the hard disk configuration.

The Launcher’s window can be conditionally subdivided into several sections that differ in their purpose and functionality:

1. Main Menu 2. Tool Bar 3. Virtual Operations Bar 4. Common Tasks Bar 5. Explorer Bar 6. Disk Map 7. Partition List 8. Properties Bar 9. Legend Bar 10. Status Bar

A number of panels offer similar functionality with a synchronized layout. The program enables to conceal some of them to simplify the interface management.

All panels are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders, allowing the user to customize the screen layout.

### Main Menu

The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program. The available functions are as listed below:

MENU ITEM | FUNCTIONALITY
Tools
View Log Files | View logs on the carried out operations
Send Log Files | Compress and send the log to the Paragon Support Team
Log Saver | A wizard will help you collect and send logs to the Paragon Support Team
Setup Boot Manager… | Manage several operating systems on one computer
Recovery Media Builder… | Restore the system even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore
Settings... | Edit the general settings of the program
Exit | Exit the program
Changes
Undo `the last virtual operation` | Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations
Redo `the last virtual operation` | Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations
View Changes… | Display the List of Pending Operations
Apply Changes | Launch the real execution of virtual operations
Discard All Changes | Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations
Reload Disk Info | Refresh the current information about disks
Wizards
Express Create Partition… | Create an NTFS partition and make it ready for work
Create Partition… | Create a partition of any file system
Format Partition… | Format a partition of any file system
Delete Partition… | Delete a partition of any file system
Express Resize Partitions… | Increase free space on one partition by up-taking the unused space of an adjacent partition
Undelete Partitions… | Recover an accidentally deleted partition
Merge Partitions… | Merge adjacent partitions of NTFS, FAT or FAT32 file systems
Split Partition Wizard… | Separate OS and data or different types of data by splitting one partition to two different partitions of the same type and file system
Redistribute Free Space… | Redistribute available disk space of existed partitions
Install New OS… | Make your system ready to install a new operating system
Simple Backup… | Create a sector-based archive of an entire hard disk or separate partitions
Hard Disk
Update MBR | Update MBR (Master Boot Record) of the selected hard disk
Edit/View Sectors… | View/edit sectors of the selected hard disk
Properties… | Get in-depth information on the properties of selected hard disk
Partition
Create Partition… | Create a partition
Format Partition… | Format a partition
Delete Partition… | Delete a partition
Move/Resize… | Move/Resize the selected partition
Convert File System… | Convert file system of the selected partition
Assign Drive Letter… | Assign drive letter to the selected partition
Remove Drive Letter… | Remove drive letter for the selected partition
Hide Partition… | Make the selected partition unavailable for the operating system
Unhide Partition… | Make the selected partition available for the operating system
Mark Partition as Active | Make the selected partition bootable by default
Mark Partition as Inactive | Make the selected partition non-bootable by default
Change Volume Label… | Change volume label of the selected partition
Make Partition Primary… | Make the selected partition Primary
Make Partition Logical… | Make the selected partition Logical
Test Surface… | Test surface of the selected partition/block of free space
Check File System Integrity… | Check the selected partition for possible file system errors
Edit/View Sectors… | View/edit sectors of the selected partition
Properties… | Get in-depth information on the properties of selected partition
View
Layouts | Manage the Launcher layout with several predefined profiles
Toolbar | Manage the Tool Bar representation: show / hide standard and navigation buttons, text labels and large icons
Status Bar | Display the Status Bar
Common Tasks Bar | Display the Common Tasks Bar
Disk Map Legend | Display the Disk Map legend
Properties and Commands | Display the Explorer Bar
Disk Map Location | Select whether the Disk Map will be located on the top of the main window or at the bottom
Help
Help | Open the Help system (you can also do it by pressing F1)
About | Open the dialog with information about the program

| The Main Menu contents available at the moment may vary depending on the selected object.

### Tool Bar

The Toolbar provides fast access to the most frequently used operations:

BUTTON | FUNCTIONALITY
| Create an image of a hard disk or partition
| Increase free space on one partition by up-taking the unused space of an adjacent partition
| Collect and send logs to Support
| Switch to Express launcher
| Open the Help system

### Virtual Operations Bar

The program supports previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations (so-called virtual mode of execution). In fact, when the virtual mode is enabled, the program does not accomplish operations immediately, but places them on the List of Pending Operations for later execution.

The Virtual Operations Bar enables to manage pending operations.

BUTTON | FUNCTIONALITY
| Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations
| Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations
| Display the List of Pending Operations
| Launch the real execution of virtual operations
| Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations

| Virtual mode is an effective way of protection from any troubles, since no operations will be executed until clicking the Apply button for confirmation, thus giving a second chance to weigh all pros and cons of this or that particular operation. The program politely reminds the user that there are unsaved changes by showing the following window:

### Common Tasks Bar

The Common Tasks Bar is located on the left side of the main window. It is intended for easy access to the program's wizards.

The bar contains several tabs. Each tab includes a separate button bar which can be folded by clicking it.

Basic Partitioning Tasks
| Starting the Express Create Partition Wizard to create an NTFS partition and make it ready for work.
| Starting the Create Partition Wizard to create a partition of any file system.
| Starting the Format Partition Wizard to format an existing partition to one of the file systems supported by the program.
| Starting the Delete Partition Wizard to delete a partition of any file system.
Advanced Partitioning Tasks
| Starting the Express Resize Partitions Wizard to redistribute free space between two adjacent partitions.
| Starting the Merge Partitions Wizard to merge adjacent partitions of NTFS, FAT, FAT32 file systems.
| Starting the Redistribute Free Space Wizard to redistribute available disk space of existing partitions.
| Starting the Undelete Partitions Wizard to recover accidentally deleted partitions.
Backup Tasks
| Starting the Sector Backup Wizard to create an archive of a hard disk or separate partitions.
Tools
| Starting the File Transfer Wizard to transfer data from any media. Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files.
| Starting the Boot Manager Setup Wizard to easily manage several operating systems on one computer.
| Starting the Install New OS Wizard to install a new operating system.
| Starting the Log Saver Wizard to collect and send logs to Support.
Help and Documentation
| Launching the help system (you can also do it by pressing F1).
| Opening the page which contains information about the program. This page will be displayed in the Explorer Bar.

### Disk Map

The Disk Map is displayed in the Explorer Bar when the Disk View tab is selected. It is located either at the top or at the bottom of the window, depending on the state of the Disk Map Location option (Main Menu: View > Disk Map Location).

As the name infers, the Disk Map displays the layout of physical and logical disks. Physical disks are represented with rectangle bars that contain small-sized bars. These small-sized bars represent logical disks. Their color depends on the file system of the appropriate partition.

Large-sized bars display the following information about physical disks:

· Manufacturer,

· Model.

Small-sized bars display the following information about logical disks:

· Serial number,

· Drive letter,

· Total size,

· File system.

Furthermore, it is possible to estimate the used disk space by looking at the size of the bar’s shaded area. The program offers to choose from several types of the disk layout scaling. It’s done especially to increase the program usability. For instance, if you’ve got a high capacity hard drive containing both very large (more than 100 GB) and rather small (less than 10 GB) partitions, you can select the logarithmic type to make all partitions readable, otherwise (selecting the linear type) you won’t be able to see small partitions at all, but thing strips. On the other hand, if the proportional disk layout is critical for you, the linear type is exactly what you need.

Nevertheless there’s a compromise solution – linear scaling with the minimal limit to small partitions. So if a partition is too small it will remain readable.

Just click on the arrow icon on the top right side of the Disk Map to select the desired scaling type.

Disk Map is synchronized with the Explorer Bar. Thus by selecting a disk on the Disk Map, the Explorer Bar will automatically display detailed information on it.

| The drag-and-drop functionality is not available when the logarithmic type of the disk layout is selected.

### Explorer Bar

The Explorer Bar is located in the center of the main window which emphasizes its importance. The bar displays reference information including:

· The help system

· General information on the product including its name, version and a list of helpful links

· Detailed information about disks selected on the Disk Map

· Volume Explorer utility

· Disk Editor utility

According to these categories the Explorer Bar has several tabs:

· Disk View, which offers the user the following options:

- Partition List to get a clear-cut picture of the current state of the system hard disks/partitions

- Disk Editor to view/edit sectors of the selected partition/hard disk

- Volume Explorer to browse and export contents of the selected partition/hard disk

- Properties to view detailed information on the selected partition/hard disk in the bright graphical form

| You can switch between these components by clicking tabs on the left side of the Explorer Bar.

· Help, which contains the program help and general information on the product.

You can access the desired information by clicking on the appropriate tab.

The Explorer Bar is a fully-functional embedded HTML browser, which offers the possibility to address, for example, the company's website to look through important technical notes or download the latest updates without having to close the program.

The program help is also HTML-oriented. You can read it and follow external links from to get additional information.

To easily navigate through browsed pages, the program provides the following functionality:

BUTTON | FUNCTIONALITY
| Return to the previously browsed page
| Open the next browsed page
| Stop loading the current page
| Refresh the contents of the current page

### Partition List

The Partition List is another helpful tool that enables you to get a clear-cut picture of the current state of the system hard disks/partitions. Partitions are sorted according to their starting position. For every item of the list there is the possibility to call the context-sensitive popup menu with available operations. Besides, the program provides detailed information on all hard disks/partitions found in the system including the following properties:

- Name,

- Volume label (if exists),

- Partition type (Primary/Extended /Logical),

- File system type,

- Size,

- Amount of used and unused (free) space,

- Start/End cylinder,

- Start/End head,

- Start/End sector

- Free size in sectors/bytes

- Active/Inactive attribute

- Hidden/Unhidden attribute

You may customize outlook of the Partition List by clicking on the arrow icon on the top right side of the panel.

By marking a checkbox opposite the required item you can choose whether to display it or not. Besides, you can change its order by pressing the Move up or Move down buttons.

If you don’t need the Disk Map, please click the shown below icon to disable it:

### Properties Bar

The Properties Bar provides information on the selected at the moment partition/hard disk:

For a hard disk

· Model,

· Serial number,

· Type of hard disk (basic or dynamic),

· Total size (in GB),

· Information on geometry of the disk (amount of sectors per track, heads and cylinders).

For a partition

· Drive letter assigned to the disk,

· Volume label (if available),

· Type of the logical disk,

· File system (represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar),

· Total size, used space and free space (in GB or MB).

Besides you can modify practically any partition property by clicking on the required value.

### Legend Bar

The Legend Bar explains the color scheme used for disk and partition presentation. You can hide (or show) the bar with the appropriate Main Menu item: View > Disk Map Legend. When it is activated it can be found at the bottom of the Explorer Bar.

The program distinguishes between the following types of known file systems:

- FAT16/32

- NTFS

- Linux Ext2/3/4

- Apple HFS

### Status Bar

This is the bottom part of the main window. The Status Bar displays menu hints, for each item the cursor points to.

The user can hide (or show) the bar with the appropriate Main Menu item: View > Status Bar.