Editing Utility software (section)

==Storage device management utilities==
*[[Backup software]] makes copies of all information stored on a disk and restores either the entire disk (aka [[Disk cloning]]) in an event of [[Hard disk failure|disk failure]] or selected files that are accidentally deleted or corrupted. [[Undeletion]] utilities are sometimes more convenient.
*[[Disk checker]]s scan an operating hard drive and check for logical (filesystem) or physical errors.
*[[Disk compression]] utilities transparently [[data compression|compress]]/uncompress the contents of a disk, increasing the capacity of the disk.
*[[Disk defragmenter]]s detect [[computer file]]s whose contents are scattered across several locations on the [[hard disk]] and collect the fragments into one contiguous area.
*[[Disk formatting|Disk formatters]] prepare a data storage device such as a hard disk, solid-state drive, floppy disk or USB flash drive for initial use. These are often used to permanently erase an entire device.
*[[Disk partitioning|Disk partition editors]] divide an individual drive into multiple logical drives, each with its own file system which can be mounted by the operating system and treated as an individual drive.
*[[Disk space analyzer]]s provide a visualization of disk space usage by getting the size for each folder (including sub folders) and files in folder or drive. showing the distribution of the used space.
* Tape initializers write a [[Tape label|label]] to a [[magnetic tape]] or other magnetic medium. Initializers for [[DECtape]] format the tape into blocks.