Parted Magic

Parted Magic has the tools to get the job done. With the Partition Editor, you can re-size, copy, and move partitions. You can grow or shrink your C: drive. Create space for new operating systems.

Attempt data rescue from lost partitions. PartedMagic allows you to easily reset or change Windows passwords. Recover lost files. Rescue files from devices with disk read errors.

Clone a computer’s entire disk or a single partition. The cloned data could be saved as an image-file or as a duplicated copy of the data. The data could then be saved to a locally attached storage device, an SSH server, a Samba Server, or a Network File System share.

The clone file can then be used to restore the original when needed.

PMagic comes with easy to use solutions for conventional overwrite. Internal Secure Erase. Wiping of only Free Space. All the benchmarking tools you would ever need! Bonnie++, IOzone, Hard Info, System Stability Tester, mprime, and stress. Don’t wait another minute, put Parted Magic to work for you!

Supported File Systems

ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, ntfs, and reiserfs
Supported Actions: Create, grow, shrink, move, copy, check, label, and UUID.

btrfs
Supported Actions: Create, grow, shrink, move, copy, check, and label.

exfat
Supported Actions: Create, move, copy, check, and label.

hfs and hfs+
Supported Actions: Create, shrink, move, copy, and check.

f2fs
Supported Actions: Create, move, and copy.

Other file systems with limited support: jfs, Linux swap, lvm2 pv, nilfs, reiser4, ufs, xfs, and zfs.

Features and Highlights

Supported Hardware
PMagic requires at least a 686 processor with 1GB of RAM. 512MB in Live mode. Compatible with Secure Boot Windows machines. Runs well on Intel Macs.

Supported Storage Devices
Hard disk drives (SATA, IDE, and SCSI). Flash memory. USB drives. SSD (Solid State Drives). Devices with sector sizes of 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, etc.

Networking
Use the powerful Network Manager to easily set up wired and wireless connections. Includes the Firefox web browser to surf the web.

Additional Partition Features
msdos or gpt partition tables supported. MIB partition alignment or traditional cylinder boundaries. Disable and enable partition flags such as hidden, boot, raid, etc.

No Installation Required!
PartedMagic is a stand-alone Linux operating system. Runs from a CD or USB drive. Nothing installed.

Disk Partitioning Software?
Disk partitioning divides a hard disk into multiple storage units referred to as partitions. A physical disk with multiple partitions is useful for running more than one operating system. Each Partition may use a different file system.

SSD Secure Erase?
When Parted Magic Secure Erase is issued against an SSD drive, all of its cells will be marked as empty.

Benchmarking Software?
A benchmark program tests the relative performance of a computer by running a number of standard tests and trials against it.

Pricing

One Year Subscription – $49.00

Quarterly Subscription – $13.00

How to Use

• Create a bootable USB or burn ISO to CD/DVD
• Insert USB or CD into the PC and reboot
• Access BIOS/UEFI and change boot order to USB/CD
• Boot into Parted Magic environment
• Launch the desired tool (Partition Editor, Disk Eraser, etc.)
• Perform your disk operations carefully
• Save any necessary logs or reports
• Shut down and remove the bootable media

System Requirements

OS: Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7

CPU: x86_64 (64-bit) processor

RAM: Minimum 2 GB (4 GB recommended)

Storage: 2 GB free space for ISO or USB

Bootable USB or CD/DVD drive

BIOS/UEFI with boot from USB/CD support

PROS

• All-in-one disk management toolkit
• Secure disk erase functionality
• Lightweight and fast boot time
• No installation required
• Works on most hardware setups

CONS

• May confuse non-technical users
• Limited hardware driver support
• Internet access setup can be tricky