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Here are just a few examples of tasks that are much easier to perform with iPartition:
Installing multiple versions of Mac OS X on the same machine.
With iPartition, you can simply resize existing partitions to make space for new versions of Mac OS X as and when they appear, greatly simplifying the configuration of machines for software testers or IT departments looking to test rollouts of mission-critical software.
Separating your operating system and data to make it possible to perform clean installs of Mac OS X without worrying about data loss.
Separating your temporary files and swap space from other data to reduce the risk of the system partition running short on space.
Perform a rolling upgrade of Mac OS X to a new version, allowing a quick fallback in case of software incompatibility.
With iPartition, you can easily resize your existing installation, then perform a more reliable clean install of the new version of OS X into a new partition. Not only is data stored in the original partition safeguarded, but it is easy to fall back to the old version if you encounter difficulties.
Easily install Linux or other operating systems on your machine, without also having to reinstall the Mac OS.
Easily use a raw partition for improved reliability and performance with enterprise-level software like Oracle.
Assign dedicated disk space for tasks like video editing, improving performance without needing to buy additional hardware.
Adjust the size of your Boot Camp partition without having to reformat.
Change the partition scheme on an external disk. Many external disks come preformatted with the MBR scheme so you might want to convert it to the Apple or GUID partition scheme so that you can install and boot OS X from a partition. See the page about partition schemes for more information about this.