SSD Partition Alignment Tool: Align Partitions Easily and Safely
To improve hard drive performance, especially of SSD, you can align partition under the help of AOMEI Partition Assistant. Refer to this article and get detailed steps.
Why do you need to align partition?
How to align the partition?
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If there are other applications running on the partition which you are going to perform, AOMEI Partition Assistant will notice you to close those applications or to execute this operation in PreOS Mode. Therefore, if you are going to align this partition, you have to close these applications or you have to go into PreOS Mode to operate it.
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This operation may change the original location of your data, to keep the safety of your data, we suggest you view the tutorial “How to Safely Partition” before you attempt aligning partition.
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This tool is very useful to align partitons. If you would like to use this feature, please upgrade to a paid version of AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional, Server, or above versions.
Step 1: Select a partition to align
Step 2: Set sector of the partition
In the pop-up window, you could set the sector of the partition to align. We advise SSD users to align the partition in 2048 sectors. You can also use the default size.
Step 3: Apply and proceed
At this moment, you can preview the result. Then, just click "Apply" to execute partition alignment and finish this operation.
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If the partition is already aligned correctly, AOMEI Partition Assistant will give you information to notify you that "The current partition has aligned to the selected sector, and it does not need to align it again".
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Before you perform the partition alignment task, we strongly recommend that you check if there are any errors on that partition. Follow these steps to check the partition: AOMEI Partition Assistant -> Partition Menu -> Advanced -> Check Partition.
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Aligning the partition will readjust the location of the data on that partition. If your partition contains a large amount of data, then the aligning operation will take a longer time to work out. Notice viewing the estimated time of operation after clicking "Apply ".
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You can also align your partition after copying it by ticking the option "Optimize the performance for SSD" if your destination disk is an SSD.