User Manual - Stellar Partition Manager
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1. Mac OS Extended Case Sensitive 3 I am trying to add a new partition and free space is available in my drive When I add a partition Insufficient free space to add a new partition message is displayed How to solve this issue Minimum 512 MB of space should be free in the drive while creating a new partition 4 Stellar Partition Manager application freezes and stops responding while trying to perform any operation What could be the case If Stellar Partition Manager software hangs during a run it may be possible that the concerned partition has some bad sectors You have to remove bad sectors from the drive volume before performing any operation on it 30 FAQs 1 I have a 5 GB Mac partition with 1 GB of data I need to split the partition for creating a new one with 3 GB Is it possible using Stellar Partition Manager Yes you can create a new partition from the space available in the existing partition You need to drag and reduce the volume to the desired size and then add a new partition 2 Can I manage boot partition Yes Stellar Partition Manager allows you to manage boot partition using bootable DMG 3 How many tasks can be added in Task to do list Any number of tasks can be added 4 Is it possible to merge two partitions using Stellar Partition Manager No you cannot merge two partitions 5 Disk Utility is showing a disk in hidden mode I am not able to mount it or select it2. Why Hidden Partition can be revealed only by using Stellar Partition Manager So you should use the Reveal option of Stellar Partition Manager to mount it back You will be able to view the hidden partition using other application or utility like Disk Utility but you cannot select or mount it 6 I am not able to resize my partition even though I have enough free space available What can be the reason It may be that your partition has bad sectors present in it First you have to remove the bad sectors and then try to resize Or possibly your partition has some errors in it 31 Legal Notices Copyright Stellar Partition Manager software accompanied user manual and documentation are copyright of Stellar Information Technology Private Limited with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws this user manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Stellar Information Technology Private Limited No Patent Liability is assumed however with respect to the use of the information contained herein Copyright Stellar Information Technology Private Limited All rights reserved Disclaimer The Information contained in this manual including but not limited to any product specifications is subject to change without notice STELLAR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EX
3. Drive s list Middle pane shows the partition s of the selected Drive Right pane shows the drive information along with the task to do list information 12 Menus StellarPartitionManager About Stellar Partition Manager Use this option to read information about Stellar Partition Manager License Agreement Use this option to view the license agreement Preferences Use this option to set preferences for Stellar Partition Manager and personalize the process Tools Register This option is enabled when you are using unregistered version of Stellar Partition Manager application Use it to register your product Help Help Topics Use this option to view Stellar Partition Manager help manual Order Stellar Partition Manager Use this option to buy Stellar Partition Manager Email to Stellar Support Use this option to mail for support against any problem 13 View Support Section Use this option to visit support page of stellarinfo com Generate Enquiry Use this option to submit enquiry to stellarinfo com View Knowledge Base Articles Use this option to visit Knowledge Base articles of stellarinfo com 14 Tools and Buttons Add This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to create new partition Format This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Clic
4. Task to do list along with other added tasks if any Click Start button to start the listed tasks 6 A warning message is displayed Click Continue after making sure that proper backup of important data is present in the selected drive If partition size is increased the added amount of space is subtracted from the available free space If partition size is decreased the subtracted amount of space is added to the available free space 24 Create Bootable DMG Stellar Partition Manager gives you option to create bootable DMG You can use the bootable DMG to boot your computer if the operating system fails Bootable DMG is also useful if no operating system is loaded or the hard drive is blank To create a bootable DMG 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager 2 Select boot volume and click Create Bootable DMG 3 Click on Create Image button Select the destination to save the disk image and click Choose to begin the image creation process 4 After the image is created double click on the created image to mount it 5 Attach external media to your computer and open Disk Utility from Applications Utilities 6 Format external media in Mac OS Extended journaled with GUID Partition Table Partition Map Scheme 7 Select mounted image from left panel of Disk Utility and select Restore tab 8 Drag mounted image to source and external media to destination and press Restore button 9 Use y
5. partition Hide option secures the partition from unwanted user access Reveal option mounts the hidden partition 4 Why Stellar Partition Manager Add a Partition Stellar Partition Manager allows creating a new partition in the hard drive The space required for the proposed partition is extracted from available free space or unused space in the drive Format a Partition Format feature helps erase data from the partition If a partition contains data that is no more required format option can be used to remove data and assign the space as unused Delete a Partition Delete option allows users to remove any partition from the hard drive All data in it will be erased beyond recovery The deleted volume will be marked as free space and can be used to create new partition Hide a Partition Using Hide option you can unmount partition volume temporarily to secure your volume from being accessed by unwanted users The hidden volume will not be visible and will not mount automatically under normal circumstances Stellar Partition Manager renames the hidden volume with automatically generated disk identifier name But in some cases the hidden volume may retain its original name Reveal a Partition Using Reveal option you can mount the hidden volume back to the system The revealed partition restores its original name It should be noted that a hidden partition can be revealed only by Stellar Partition Manager The hidden partition wi
6. 1 Stellar Partition Manager 3 0 User Guide 2 Overview Some times it becomes necessary to change the number of existing partitions in the drive It may be that you want to load a second OS or want to keep OS and data with different categories in separate volumes A partition can be deleted to make it available for a different OS or some other purpose Partition management becomes easier with Stellar Partition Manager Stellar Partition Manager is Mac software to manage drive partitions You can create a new partition change size of an existing partition delete a partition or hide or reveal partition To manage boot hard drive you need to boot the system with the help of another drive or bootable media You can use Stellar Partition Manager to create a bootable DMG What s new in this version Supports NTFS File System Boot Camp Support Key Features Supports GUID partition table and Apple partition map Supports FAT partitions Creates new partition from total free space available in drive Resize partition without data loss 3 Performs data verification while shifting and resizing partitions Fast shift option is used for moving partitions quickly Multiple tasks can be added in a list to perform as a batch operation Optimizes free space before resizing a partition if necessary Format option erases complete data from a
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8. hp Chat Live with an Online technician at http stellarinfo com support Search in our extensive Knowledge Base at http www stellarinfo com support kb Submit enquiry at http www stellarinfo com support enquiry php E mail to Stellar Support at support stellarinfo com Support Helpline Monday to Friday 24 Hrs a day USA Tollfree Pre Sales Queries 1 877 778 6087 USA Post Sales Queries 1 732 584 2700 UK Europe 44 203 026 5337 Australia amp Asia Pacific 61 280 149 899 Netherlands Pre amp Post Sales Support 31 208 111 188 Worldwide 91 124 432 6777 Email Orders orders stellarinfo com 9 Starting the Software Follow any of the following methods to run Stellar Partition Manager on a Mac system Double click on Stellar Partition Manager file in Applications folder Double click on Stellar Partition Manager desktop shortcut if it is created Click on Stellar Partition Manager icon in the dock if it is created 10 Main User Interface Stellar Partition Manager has a simple and easy to use graphical user interface allowing the user to manage Mac partitions easily and quickly Stellar Partition Manager Introduction Screen After this main introduction page of the software the next screen is 11 The main user interface is arranged as follows Toolbar which contains all the managing tools Left pane shows the attached Hard
9. k it to format a partition and erase all its data Delete This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to delete a partition Hide This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it hide a partition from drive list Reveal This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to reveal the hidden partition Start This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to start a process Stop This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager It is enabled only when a process is running Click it to stop a process Rollback This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to cancel an operation Refresh This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to reload the current view Help This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to view the attached help manual Back This button is located on the main screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to move to application s Introduction screen Continue This button is located on the Introduction screen of Stellar Partition Manager Click it to continue to next screen of application 15 How To Add a Partition Format a Partition Delete a Partition Hide and Reveal a Parti
10. ll be visible in other applications but you will not be able to select or mount the partition Resize a Partition You can expand or trim partition size If a partition needs more space or it has too much space you can use resize feature of Stellar Partition Manager Resizing depends on the available space You can decrease the partition size only if free space is available in it Increasing the size of partition can be done if free space is available in the drive 5 Installation Procedure Before installing the software ensure that your system meets minimum system requirements Minimum System Requirements Processor Intel Operating System Snow Leopard 10 6 up to Mavericks 10 9 and above Memory 1 GB RAM Hard Disk 50 MB of free space Steps to install Stellar Partition Manager Unpack StellarPartitionManager dmg zip file Decompressing the zip file and double click the dmg file This step will mount a virtual volume StellarPartitionManager Double click StellarPartitionManager volume to open StellarPartitionManager application window Drag Stellar Partition Manager file to the Applications folder To launch the software double click on StellarPartitionManager file in Applications folder This displays License Agreement If user accepts the License Agreement then the software is launched otherwise it terminates Stellar Partition Manager does n
11. n Stellar Partition Manager Click Continue button 2 In the left pane select the Hard Drive that contains the partition that is to be formatted 3 In the middle pane select the required partition 4 On the toolbar click Format button 5 Task to format the partition is added in the Task to do list along with other added tasks if any Click Start button to start the listed tasks 6 A warning message is displayed Click Continue after making sure that proper backup of important data is present in the selected drive After format operation is complete all the 19 content of the partition is erased 20 Delete a Partition You can delete a partition to increase unused space for rearranging drive partitions or some other usage To delete a partition 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager Click Continue button 2 In the left pane select the Hard Drive that contains the partition that is to be deleted 3 In the middle pane select the required partition 4 On the toolbar click Delete button 5 Task to delete the partition is added in the Task to do list along with other added tasks if any Click Start button to start the listed tasks 6 A warning message is displayed Click Continue after making sure that proper backup of important data is present the selected drive After completion of delete
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13. of updates select Check for updates option o Select the frequency in the list 27 o Click OK button to save the settings To check for current updates click Check for updates now button 28 Monitoring Monitoring preferences allows you to choose volume shifting by Stellar Partition Manager with or without verification of moved data written at a new location Verification of data helps in preventing data loss Note that process will get a bit slower when this option is selected Fast shifting performs the task quickly To verify the write process after completion of task 1 Select Verify After Writes option 2 Click OK button For fast shifting of the volume 1 Select Fast shifting option 2 Click OK button 29 Possible Errors While Using Stellar Partition Manager 1 When I try to increase the size of a partition I get a Stellar Partition Manager unable to resize partition message What could be the problem Your partition may have bad sectors or may have some volume error in it First repair the partition and then resize it 2 I am able to select a partition but I am not able to perform any operation on it All the buttons except Add button are disabled How to solve this issue Your partition is probably formatted with FAT or exFAT file system Stellar Partition Manager software supports Mac OS Extended Journaled Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extended Case Sensitive Journaled
14. operation the deleted partition is removed from list of partitions and the deleted space is added 21 to free space Once you delete a partition data of the deleted partition is erased beyond recovery 22 Hide and Reveal a Partition A partition can be hidden to avoid access or tampering of data stored in that partition Stellar Partition Manager gives easy method to hide or reveal a partition To hide a partition To reveal a partition 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager Click Continue button 2 In the left pane select the Hard Drive that contains the partition that is to be hidden 3 In the middle pane select the required partition 4 On the toolbar click Hide button 5 Task to hide the partition is added in the Task to do list along with other added tasks if any Click Start button to start the listed tasks 6 A warning message is displayed Click Continue after making sure that proper backup of important data is present in the selected drive The hidden volume will appear on the middle pane with an automatically generated disk identifier name But in some cases the hidden volume will retain its original name When you hide a volume it is temporarily unmounted 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager Click Continue button 2 In the left pane select the Hard Drive that contains the hidden partition 3 In the middle pane select the required pa
15. or distributing this software unless you have a different license agreement signed by Stellar Information Technology Private Limited If you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions of this License then do not copy install distribute or use any copy of Stellar Partition Manager with which this License is included you may return the complete package unused without requesting an activation key within 30 days after purchase for a full refund of your payment The terms and conditions of this License describe the permitted use and users of each Licensed Copy of Stellar Partition Manager For purposes of this License if you have a valid single user license you have the right to use a single Licensed Copy of Stellar Partition Manager If you or your organization has a valid multi user license then you or your organization has the right to use up to a number of Licensed Copies of Stellar Partition Manager equal to the number of copies indicated in the documents issued by Stellar when granting the license Scope of License Each Licensed Copy of Stellar Partition Manager may either be used by a single person or used non simultaneously by multiple people who use the software personally installed on a single workstation This is not a concurrent use license All rights of any kind in Stellar Partition Manager which are not expressly granted in this license are entirely and exclusively reserved to and by Stellar Inf
16. ormation Technology Private Limited You may not rent lease modify translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble or create derivative works based on Stellar Partition Manager nor permit anyone else to do so You may not make access to Stellar Partition Manager available to others in connection with a service bureau application service provider or similar business nor permit anyone else to do so Warranty Disclaimers and Liability Limitations 33 Stellar Partition Manager and all accompanying software files data and materials are distributed and provided AS IS and with no warranties of any kind whether expressed or implied You acknowledge that good data processing procedure dictates that any program including Stellar Partition Manager must be thoroughly tested with non critical data before there is any reliance on it and you hereby assume the entire risk of all use of the copies of Stellar Partition Manager covered by this License This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part of this License In addition in no event does Stellar authorize you or anyone else to use Stellar Partition Manager in applications or systems where its failure to perform can reasonably be expected to result in a significant physical injury or in loss of life Any such use is entirely at your own risk and you agree to hold Stellar harmless from any and all claims or losses relating to such unauthorized use In no event shall S
17. ot provide support for VMware and Time Machine backup applications Stellar Partition Manager does not provide support for encrypted file system To remove the software drag and drop the Stellar Partition Manager file from Applications folder to Trash 6 Order and Register Order Stellar Partition Manager The software can be purchased online For price details and to place an order click here Once the order is confirmed a pre paid registration key will be sent through e mail which would be required to register the software Register Stellar Partition Manager To register Stellar Partition Manager 1 On the Tools menu click Register Registration window is displayed 2 Do one of the following If you have to purchase the product o Select I don t have a key to register the product Click OK to purchase the product If you have purchased the product and received registration key a Select I have a key to register the product option Click OK b In the Registration Key box type the key Click OK 7 How to Update Update feature available in Stellar Partition Manager allows you to check the latest updates This will help you keep your application up to date If updates are available for the product update wizard pops up when you run Stellar Partition Manager Otherwise you can use Updates under Preferences in the Stellar Partition Manager menu To Update Stella
18. our external media to boot your computer after Restore is completed successfully Create Bootable DMG option is available for boot volume only Do not stop the image creation process in the middle It may corrupt your hard disk 25 Set Preferences Preferences can be set to execute the Stellar Partition Manager software according to personal requirement To set the preferences 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager application 2 Click Continue button 3 On the StellarPartitionManager menu click Preferences option 4 To change general preferences click General tab 5 To change monitoring preferences click Monitoring tab 26 General General preferences allow setting tasks that will be performed at the end of any process in Stellar Partition Manager To change finish task preferences 1 Click General tab in the Preferences screen 2 In the After finishing task section o To assign a sound that will be played at the end of process select Play Sound option Click Browse button to select a saved sound file o To send the system to sleep at the end of process select Send system to sleep option o To shutdown the system at end of process select Shutdown system o Click OK button to save the settings To change update task preferences 1 Click General tab in the Preferences screen 2 In the Updates section o To assign a frequency for checking
19. r Partition Manager do one of the following To check automatically 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager Update screen is displayed along with the main user interface 2 To download the latest version click Update button It may take few seconds to minutes to download the files Once completed Update successfully installed message appears 3 Click OK Click Cancel to check for updates manually To check manually 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager application 2 Click Continue button 3 On the StellarPartitonManager menu click Preferences option 4 Click General tab in the Preferences screen Click Check for updates now option 5 If updates are available Update screen is displayed Follow the next step If no updates are available a message that There are no updates available is displayed 6 Click Update button to download the latest version It may take few seconds to minutes to download the files After completion Update successfully installed message appears Click OK After latest updates are installed restart Stellar Partition Manager 8 Stellar Support Our Technical Support professionals will give solutions for all your queries related to Stellar Products You can either Call Us or Go Online to our support section at http stellarinfo com support For price details and to place the order click http www stellarinfo com mac software partition mac buy now p
20. rtition 4 On the toolbar click Reveal button 5 Task to reveal the partition is added in the Task to do list along with other added tasks if any Click Start button to start the listed tasks 6 A warning message is displayed Click Continue after making sure that proper backup of important data is present in the selected drive Once the hidden volume is revealed it will be again visible in the system Note Only Stellar Partition Manager can reveal a partition hidden using it Hidden partition can be visible in other applications or utilities but can not be selected for any operation 23 Resize an Existing Partition Many people create drive partitions according to file categories If at any time the partition goes out of space it should be resized to accommodate the latest requirements Extra space needed is taken out from unused or free space available in the drive To resize a partition 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager Click Continue button 2 In the left pane select the Hard Drive that contains the partition that is to be resized 3 In the middle pane select the required partition 4 Click on the partition edge While keeping the mouse button pressed drag the edge upwards or downwards to get partition of required size New size is shown in the partition area 5 Task to trim or expand according to the case the partition is added in the
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23. tion Resize an Existing Partition Create Bootable DMG Set Preferences 16 Add Partition You can add a new partition to the existing list of partition Space for the new partition is collected from the available unused space in the drive To create a new partition 1 Run Stellar Partition Manager Click Continue button 2 In the left pane select the Hard Drive in which a new partition is to be created 3 On the toolbar click Add button Add New Volume dialog box is displayed 4 In the Volume Name box type a name for the new partition Move the slider to specify size for the partition Selected size is displayed in Volume Size box 5 Click OK button 6 Task to add the new partition is added in the Task to do list along with other added tasks if any Click Start button to start the listed tasks 7 A warning message is displayed Click Continue after 17 making sure that proper backup of important data is present in the selected drive After completion of process newly added partition will be shown in the middle pane along with other partitions Space required for the new partition is collected from the free space available in the selected drive 18 Format a Partition You can format a partition to erase all its content install a new operating system or rearrange drive partitions To format a partition 1 Ru
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