* Hard Disk Cloning - with Hard Disk Manager you can easily clone your old hard disk to deploy new one eliminating tiresome and time consuming OS and applications installation and adjustment. Basic hard disk partitioning features included in Drive Backup allows you to add new hard drive and prepare it to work.
* Automation of Disk Management Routine - Powerful Script Generator to automate any routine operations from hard disk imaging to disk partitioning, built-in Scheduler, Differential and Synthetic Backup capability, disk backup image verification, e-mail notifications deliver you completely automatic server management solution, saving precious time and reducing your IT costs.
* Secure disk Wiping: completely erase a whole hard disk, a separate partition or just clean free space. It guarantees secure and easy erasure of your critical data, so as it cannot be recovered with any present-day technology. You can choose a wiping method (US DoD or Paragon's algorithm) or even create your own customized method.
* Hardware and Software Flexibility - Wide range of software and hardware RAID support, Windows dynamic volumes support, IDE, SCSI, SATA, USB, FireWire hard drives support, local or network backup media support as well as built-in CD/DVD Burner to place server backup images on CD/DVD delivers great flexibility to IT professionals and system administrators.

Key Technologies:
* Unique UFSD ™ technology allows to browse any partitions on your hard disk, change any files, copy files and folders, including hidden and unmounted partitions.
* File System Performance Optimization: built-in defragmenter based on unique Intelligent Disk Defrag technology (IDD™) performs thorough and secure defragmentation even on full (up to 99%) partitions; Change cluster size option and Defragment NTFS core structure - MFT (Master File Table)
* With new Paragon Hot Processing™ technology it became possible to perform operations with a hard disk without rebooting Windows® and interrupting Server or Workstation work. Thus it saves your time and money preventing Server or Workstation downtime. Hot processing enables to resize (Paragon Hot resize), backup (Paragon Hot Backup and MS VSS) and copy (Paragon Hot Copy) partitions or hard disks. MS VSS technology

What's new in Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8.5 Professional Edition:
- Windows Vista compatible application providing the bulk of its functionality under this operating system.
- Cyclic Backup performs regular backups and automatically manages them.
- Hot Backup of Dynamic Volumes.
- Archive database helps the user to easily manage backup images (get properties, add, delete, etc.)
- Mount archive of a separate partition to easily browse its contents and copy the required information even with the standard Windows tools.
- Boot the computer directly from Backup Capsule (no Recovery media is required) and perform any Restore operations in case of the operating system corruption or other boot problems.

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