List of partition utilities
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This is a list of partition utilities.
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[edit] Free/Open Source
- Cfdisk (Linux), fdisk wrapped in a ncurses interface.
- Cute Partition Manager (Windows, DOS, MS-DOS, Linux), to create bootable CD/DVD, ISO file or floppy. [1]
- fdisk (Unix, DOS and Windows, OS/2), three significantly different programs
- FIPS (MS-DOS), program for non-destructive splitting of FAT hard disk partitions.
- Free FDISK (FreeDOS) [2]
- G4L - is a hard disk and partition imaging and cloning tool. [3]
- GNU Parted (Linux), with a command-line interface:
- Mandriva's DiskDrake (Linux)
- Parted Magic (LiveCD)
- Partition Logic (LiveCD)
- sfdisk (Linux) [4]
- SPFdisk (DOS and Windows). It does not manages ext partitions or USB keydrives.
- TestDisk (multiplatform) -- though primarily for recovering lost partitions, it does create new entries for them in partition table(s).
[edit] Proprietary
- Acronis Disk Director Suite
- aefdisk (DOS) / aefdisk32 (Windows) [5]
- Apple's Disk Utility
- BeOS Partition Manager / Boot Manager / bootman
- Coriolis Systems' iPartition
- Cute Partition Manager (freeware)
- Damien Guibouret's Partition Saving
- DIY DataRecovery's DiskPatch : partition recovery, boot sector repair.
- Disk Doctors Partition Recovery
- Microsoft's DiskPart (this command line tool enables storage configuration from a script, remote session, or other command prompt) [6] [7] and FDISK
- Microsoft's Logical Disk Manager or Disk Management Console (diskmgmt.msc), part of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista
- Paragon Software's Partition Manager and Hard Disk Manager
- Ranish Partition Manager [8]] (shareware, Windows)
- Solaris format utility
- Symantec's PartitionMagic
- Symantec's ServerMagic
- TeraByte Unlimited's BootIt NG
- VCOM's Partition Commander
- VolumeWorks - Dynamic partitioning software for Mac OS X by SubRosaSoft Inc.
[edit] Hard disk manufacturers' tools
- Hitachi's Drive Fitness Test (formerly IBM DFT) for Hitachi and IBM disks
- Maxtor's Maxblast for Maxtor disks
- Seagate's DiscWizard for Seagate Technology disks
- Western Digital's Data Lifeguard Tools for Western Digital disks
[edit] References
- ^ Cute Partition Manager - An advanced partition manager
- ^ Free-FDisk - Utilitaires - Logiciels Libres - Framasoft
- ^ freshmeat.net: Project details for G4L
- ^ sfdisk(8): Partition table manipulator for - Linux man page
- ^ AEFDISK - the disk partitioning solution
- ^ Using Diskpart to create, extend or delete a disk partition
- ^ MS-DOS diskpart command help
- ^ Ranish Partition Manager. Hard Disk Partitioning Software. Download freeware tools and source code
