Local Devices

Local Devices view shows all disks recognized by the Operating System as a flat list. All attached HDD/SSD/USB disks are visualized here and can be selected for different actions. Majority of commands can be initiated from here as well as progress displayed for actions performed with disks.

Figure 1: Local Devices View

Select disk partition volume or other object in Disk Explorer and use available command from views toolbar or Actionmain menu to perform an action.

Multiple objects can be selected simultaneously by holding the Ctrl key and left-clicking each desired object.

Use the bottom edge of the sidebar to resize the layout vertically for optimal display on screen. Use the right edge of the sidebar to adjust its width. Alternatively, drag the bottom-right corner of the sidebar to simultaneously resize both the layout vertically and adjust the sidebar width.

Device view mode has some customization options to adjust:
Show System Devices
Displays the disk where Operating System is installed. This is off by default to prevent accidental erasure of the system
Show Not Ready Devices
Displays devices not yet initialized and used by Operating System
Show Removable Devices
Displays all removable and externally connected disks (such as USB Flash Drives and External USB Disks)
Show Virtual Devices
Displays virtual disks
Show Partitions
Enables the display of partitions in the layout of the Disk View.
Compact View
Changes the layout of the Disk View from display block to inline block orientation