# Paragon Hard Disk Manager 16

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Organize storage and safeguard systems and applications with Paragon Hard Disk Manager 16.

Organize storage throughout a computer's life cycle with Paragon Hard Disk Manager 16. Its integrated tools handle partitioning, protection of systems and applications, and preparation of an old disk for reuse.

### Paragon Hard Disk Manager 16 key features

Windows support

Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Basic partitioning

Create, format, delete/undelete, hide/unhide, active/inactive, assign/remove drive letter, change volume label, file system conversion (FAT to NTFS, NTFS to FAT, HFS to NTFS, NTFS to HFS), file system integrity check

Advanced partitioning

Split/merge, redistribute free space, change cluster size, convert to logical/primary, edit sectors, compact/defragment MFT, convert to MBR/GPT, change primary slots and serial number, connect VD, surface check

Disk cleanup

Industry-class algorithms, shell integration, SSD trim, clear HDD/partition, clear free space, cleanup reports

Data Migration

Copy Partition, Copy Disk, Operating System Migration

Backup and Restore

Backup/restore system and data, single backup job, File Transfer Wizard

Backup automation

View/edit backup jobs, unlimited number of jobs

Recovery Media Builder

Hybrid (uEFI and BIOS compatible) x32/x64 recovery environment, WinPE bootable USB/ISO, optional Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK), Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), driver injection, pre-mounted network connection during setup

#### Paragon Hard Disk Manager 16 Supported Technology

Computer bus interfaces

- SCSI, iSCSI
- IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
- Complete uEFI support
- External SATA (eSATA)
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) 1.x/2.0/3.0
- All types of RAIDs (hardware and software)
- SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment)
- Parallel ATA (Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment)
- PC or PCMCIA Card (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association)

Storages

- HDD
- SSD (Solid State Drive)
- 2.2TB+ hard disk drives
- AFD (Advanced Format Drive)
- Non-512B sector size drives
- CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD+/-R (DL) BD-R, BD-RE

Partitioning schema

- Microsoft Dynamic Disk
- MBR (Master Boot Record)
- GPT (GUID-Partition Table)
- Windows Storage Spaces Support

File systems

- Apple HFS+
- FAT16, FAT32
- NTFS (v1.2, v3.0, v3.1)
- With BitLocker encrypted hard disks
- Other file systems (in the sector-by-sector mode)
- Linux Ext2FS, Linux Ext3FS, Linux Ext4FS, Linux Swap

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