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Summary: Please be careful using this product...
Review: I've been using PartitionMagic 7.0 and then 8.0 sporadically for 2 years, in doing some pretty basic partition operations. Recently, I used it to delete a partition - PM returned an error in the middle of the operation, and pretty much damaged my system disk.
Support from Symantec was non-existent (not even a knowledge base to search for similar issues).
In the days I spent trying to recover my data, I realized that most people using PM and similar product had similar horror stories.
Please think twice before using this product...
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Summary: Partition Magic 8.1 works
Review: I read all the reviews of Partition Magic 8.0 and finally decided I'd try it myself. It was with some fear that I began altering my C Drive, but this product made it very easy. The only thing you should be aware of is to go to the Symantec site and download the upgrade, which makes the product 8.1. Any glitches with Windows XP seem to have been worked out with this patch. No complaints with the product.
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Summary: Works great!
Review: This is a great program that has saved me hours. I've repartitioned drives with no problem at all.
Make sure you download the latest patch from their site and you should be good to go!
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Summary: Great product for people with DISK EXPERIENCE!
Review: I've had great luck with PartitionMagic 7.0 on both Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional. But after reading several negative reviews of PartitionMagic 8.0 with XP, I was a little nervous about buying and using it on my new PC.This product works! This past weekend I partitioned my brand new Dell PC (Dimension 8300) flawlessly. My new Dell has the 2 SATA drives with the Promise card configured for RAID-1 (hardware mirrored). And who wants a 120GB "C-drive"? The product worked just as advertised! The product will usually warn you if you are about to do something catastrophic, but it isn't completely "novice proof". The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars is that PowerQuest (or Symantec, or whomever owns it now) doesn't make the product easy to use for those wanting multiple booting options - which is one of the things they claim on the box. Making a single PC run multiple operating systems booting from different partitions SHOULD be a challenge, and it is. This product will make multi-booting easier, but don't expect it to make it simple. If this is your goal - (1) do your homework before you begin, and (2) backup everything you can't afford to lose!
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