Create virtual disk
To create a new image file, click on 'Create virtual disk ...' from tray menu, or click on 'Create' button from 'Virtual disk' page.
- Image file location - You have to specify a new file to host the volume. Input a new filename or click "..." button, select the desired path in the file selector , and type a new filename as you like.
- Sector size - You can input an integer value for sector size. Please note that the sector size must be 512, 1024, 2048 or 4096.
- Disk size - You have to input an integer value for disk size. Please note that the size can not be changed after the volume is created.
- File size of split image - You can choose split image file size for the volume. If you don't want to create a split image file, you cann't select "Split image file size".
- Format it - You can check "Format it", if checked, the application will create a volume, and format it.
- Allocate all disk space - You can check "Allocate all disk space", if checked, the application will create the entire image file, even without the use of data.
- Deduplicate image data - If you select this, it will not take up space for the image file when writing to the volume of data that already exists.
- Password for image file - You can choose your password for the image file.
- Create - Click "Create" button to start create virtual image file.
Note: Virtual disk supported for deduplicate over 80GB can not be handled.