Review of MiniTool Partition Wizard 8.1.1 professional edition disk and partition management software, covering installation and first-time use, deletion and creation of new partitions, supported filesystems & formatting, basic and advanced partitioning options like copy and recovery, splitting and merging, disk type conversion, surface testing, other details and features, comparison to. MiniTool partiton wizard V10.3 has a lot of features in its arsenal. I used a 1TB external hard drive to test out many features as I could and it worked well. It can help comprehensive disk partition management functions for flexible partitioning, optimization and managing your computer.
If you are a PC fanatic, you already know that keeping all of your data in a single partition is a bad idea. For those who don’t know, read on to discover why.
Multiple partitions provide flexibility to your system and enable more focused virus scans to each partition. Moreover, a partitioned disk drive makes it easy to organize data, for instance, media libraries. With that said, the main advantage of having a partitioned disk is that you get to have a secluded startup disk. This reduces the chances of corrupting your system data, considering that every partition has a separate file system.
Besides partitioning a disk, there is a lot that you can do to enhance productivity as well as the performance of your system. To get the most out of your disk, you need a good partition management tool such as MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Meet MiniTool Partition Wizard in Brief
The software is a part and parcel of MT Solution Ltd designed to support Windows OS 32/64 bit. MiniTool Partition Wizard closes the gap between IT pros and home users as it allows an average computer user to perform complicated tasks, such as split, resize, cut, copy, create, erase, format, convert, as well as explore partitions. With this magic tool, the user can also change the letter assigned to the drive, perform partition labelling, rearrange properties as well as analyze system files. This tool does all the mentioned functions more freely despite having the paid upgrade option for corporate environments.
Pros and Cons of MiniTool Partition Wizard
Pros
- The software generates a powerful and dynamic performance. MiniTool provides basic and advanced features to accommodate everyone from pros to average users.
- MiniTool Partition Wizard is fast, managing to complete a 100GB external hard drive split in seconds.
- It has a reverse feature that lets you undo changes in case an error occurs.
- It comes with a detailed manual file with a complete index that illustrates the use of each feature and process.
- It has a feature-rich free version that enables you to easily play around with your disk.
- The software features a very friendly UI bearing plenty of wizards.
- Support disk partitions of drives larger than 2 TB.
- Performs disk partitioning without the need to reinstall your operating system.
- Converts NTFS partition to FAT or the other way around as well as the conversion of MBR disks format to GPT.
- The user can perform disk management on the background without experiencing any interruptions.
- Has a preview feature that lets you view changes before they take effect.
Cons
- A major setback with MiniTool Partition Wizard is found in many trusted similar tools; the software can destroy the information when misused. Therefore, it is important to stay alert when using the program.
- Once you’re ready to upgrade, the paid version is quite pricey.
How to Use MiniTool Partition Wizard
Using the MiniTool Partition Wizard is quite easy. Whether you are an advanced or average computer user, the program’s user interface is quite friendly. It is always safe to download the tool from its parent site compared to getting it from third-party platforms. Simply head over to the Partition Wizard site. Click on the Get Partition Wizard and your download will begin. The installation process is self-explanatory and you should be done in a couple of minutes.
Data Recovery Feature
Users can perform an effective data recovery task using 2 ideal solutions. The Partition Recovery Wizard is capable of detecting as well as recovering lost partitions. Most importantly, the Data Recovery tool is perfect when you have lost data due to erased, damaged, or corrupted drives.
Clone Tool
This is a useful feature when migrating or backing up system files. The tool helps you reinstall your OS and apps in a short period.
Disk Diagnostic Master
With MiniTool, you can analyze disk speed, usage, as well as verify files. The diagnostic tool can also help fix system data errors.
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The concept of being able to view changes on virtual mode before they take effect is what makes MiniTool Wizard stand out. This feature is quite handy because it gives you a clear picture of how the changes you are about to make will play out after hitting Apply. Another unique feature that stands out is the ability to make a partition extension without having to reboot your PC.
The only drawback that we found annoying is the lack of transparency on which features are available on the free version. Some features you will assume to be available until you attempt to use them. However, with everything put into consideration, MiniTool Partition Wizard is a strong tool that can help you maintain a high performing disk and keep your files well organized.
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MiniTool Partition Wizard is a comprehensive tool giving users many hard disk management functionalities such as disk/partition converting, partition/disk management and volume/partition resizing. The program runs very smoothly and even beginner users with little technical knowledge could use it for managing their hard drive partitions.
Three simple steps of the program are: 1- recovery mode selection, 2- scanning, and 3- recovery after preview. The program supports 64/32 bit operating systems and it is compatible with both GUID and MBR partition tables.
More of this software features could be found below:
Features
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- Basic & advanced partition management – these include options like partition hiding, formatting, resizing & moving, creating & deleting, exploring, wiping, aligning, splitting, extending, converting FAT32/FAT to NTFS (and vice versa), setting partition label, drive letter changing, setting partition as logical or primary, and so on.
- MBR to GPT (and vice versa) conversion – many users might want to convert MBR disks to GPT disks for obvious reasons. There are many differences between these two disk types. GPT disks could support maximum of 128 partitions while this number for MBR disks is only four. Another difference is the maximum size of each partition in these two kinds of disks. Partition sizes could be up to 18EB in GPT whereas this number is only 2TB in MBR. This MiniTool partition management application makes it possible to convert between these two types very easily.
- Partition recovery – virus attack, accidental deletion, wrong partitioning, etc. could all be causes of partition loss which could have very disastrous effects especially when containing data about important business or family information and files. But using this application these lost partitions could be recovered unless a user has created a new partition.
- OS to HD/SSD migration – there are many cases in which users may require to migrate the OS to a new hard drive or SSD. For instance, the main hard disk of the computer may contain lots of video files, music, images, etc. making the available storage space on the disk very low. Or perhaps a user wants to have a better performance on their hard disk speed without needing to reinstall the Windows and all the necessary applications. In all these situations this useful software could come to help users accomplish this important task.
- DVD/CD recovery – the program also enables users to retrieve lost or deleted files from scratched or formatted DVDs or CDs.
In addition the software is equipped with extra functionalities (which could be found in Professional or other non-free editions of the program). These include copying/wiping volume, converting dynamic disk to basic, changing dynamic volume label or letter, formatting, deleting, moving, resizing dynamic volume, changing cluster size, and merging partitions.
Download & price
MiniTool Partition Wizard is released in many different editions: Free, Professional, Server, Enterprise and Technician.
The free edition contains all main partition management tools such as changing file system, partition creation & resizing, partition recovery, etc. Up to 8TB of hard disk capacity is supported by this edition. It could be downloaded from the CNET website.
The Professional edition include all previous options and features along with tools such as dynamic volume management, cluster size changing, etc. Maximum manageable disk capacity is 16TB here. This edition costs $39.00.
Users who want to use the software on Windows Server versions could buy the Sever edition ($129), while business users who want to use the software unlimitedly within their company could buy the Enterprise edition for $399.
The Technician edition with the price tag of $699 comes with full features and could be installed and run on any number of devices within different businesses or companies.
Please note that all above editions are compatible with Windows (from Windows XP to Windows 10). At this time, no Mac OS X or Linux compatible edition has been released by the product developer.
Tech support
All editions of this MiniTool program offer tech support. But keep in mind that phone support is only available for Server, Enterprise and Technician licenses. Mail support is provided with all subscriptions.
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