MiniTool Partition Wizard
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| Developer(s) | MiniTool Solution Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 24 July 2009 |
| Stable release |
10.2
/ 17 January 2017 |
| Operating system |
Windows XP and later Windows Server 2003 and later |
| Platform | IA-32, x64 |
| Available in | English, German, Japanese, Chinese |
| Type | Utility software |
| License |
Freeware (some features removed) Trialware (Pro version and above) |
| Website |
www |
MiniTool Partition Wizard is a computer software for hard disk drive partition management developed by MiniTool Solution Ltd. It is developed for resizing partitions. There are five different editions of this software: Home edition (free for home users),[1] Professional edition[2] (with additional features), server edition (for server administrator), unlimited edition (aimed at companies with many computers) and Technician Edition (aimed at IT consulting company that provide technical services). The software embeds data protecting solutions such as power-off protection technology. The Home and Pro editions only support Windows PC operating systems including Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or 10, both 32&64 bits. The other four editions also support Windows Server operating system including Windows Server 2003, 2008 (R2), 2012 (R2) and SBS 2011.
Features
This program consists of a list of functions on disk partition management.
- Basic Partition Management: Create, delete, format, label partitions
- Advanced Partition Management: it is able to shrink, extend, merge and split existing partitions, change cluster size, align partition, wipe partition
- Basic Disk Management : Disk Clone and Migration help users to quick upgrade hard disk.
- Partition and Manage SD Card for Android device[3]
- Conversion: convert between FAT and NTFS, Basic and dynamic disk, MBR and GPT disk, Logical and Primary partition.
- Recovery and repair: repair damaged MBR, recover lost partitions.[4]
Disadvantages
- No TRIM support.
- Some features are limited in free edition.
- Cannot lock volume in some conditions.
- Stuck at updating system information in some conditions.
- Costs too much time when partitioning a large disk drive.
- Major upgrades tend to be far less frequent in recent years.
Release history
| Version | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4.0[5] | 22 July 2009 | Resize partition under vista system in less than 5 minutes |
| 5.0 | 13 April 2010 | Extend NTFS partition without reboot, Support Linux Ext2, Ext3 system, new GUI. |
| 5.2 | 19 August 2010 | Supports to manage removable disk. For example: memory card, memory stick and Flash drive.
First editor review from CNET.[6] |
| 6.0 | 9 May 2011 | Support Linux Ext4 file system; Support 2 TB partition for FAT32 and New Interface |
| 7.0[7] | September 2011 | Support for Windows Dynamic Disk |
| 7.1 | 19 January 2012 | Less free space required in change cluster size. Efficiency and reliability enhanced in move/resize partition |
| 7.5 | 22 June 2012 | Supports disk with 2048 bytes sector size and 4096 bytes sector size. |
| 8.0[8] | 1 July 2013 | Support UEFI,copy dynamic disk volume, Convert NTFS to FAT and GPT Disk and MBR Disk, dynamic disk and basic disk inter-conversion. |
| 8.1[9] | 30 September 2013 | Support to create ext2/3/4 partition more than 4TB.First video review from CNET.[10] |
| 9.0[11] [12] | 14 January 2015 | Adds Migrate OS to SSD/HD Wizard and operating log.Supports Storage Spaces in Windows 8. |
| 9.1[13] | 11 August 2015 | Address Windows 10 compatibility issue. Bug Fix for Windows 8.1 32 bit OS. Bug Fix for Extend Partition Feature |
See also
- Partition (computing)
- Partition (database)
- Partition type
- Disk partitioning
- List of disk partitioning software
- Partition alignment
- Extended partition
References
- ↑ Nick Peers. "MiniTool Partition Wizard Free 9 simplifies OS migration, adds Storage Spaces support". betanews.
- ↑ Jeffrey L. Wilson. "MiniTool Partition Wizard Pro Edition 9". PC Magazine.
- ↑ "How to free memory with Link2SD on your Android device". androidpit.
- ↑ "Partition disappears in Windows 10 Anniversary Update". windowsreport.
- ↑ "Partition Wizard Free Edition". Chip (magazine).
- ↑ "MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition". Cnet.
- ↑ "Partition Wizard 7 offers little new in free version". Beta News Agency.
- ↑ Jon L. Jacobi. "MiniTool Partition Wizard 8 review: A potent free partitioning toolkit". PC World ].
- ↑ Razvan Serea. "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 8.1.1". Neowin ].
- ↑ "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition - Manage disk partitions - Download Video Previews". Cnet ].
- ↑ Nick Peers. "MiniTool Partition Wizard Free 9.0". PC Advisor ].
- ↑ "MiniTool Solution Ltd. Updates Partition Wizard to 9.0: A Major Upgrade of the Latest Partition Magic Software". www.send2press.com ].
- ↑ "MiniTool Partition Wizard Free 9.1 Review". GroundReport.