MiniTool Partition Wizard

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MiniTool Partition Wizard
Developer MiniTool Software Limited
Initial release24 July 2009;16 years ago (2009-07-24)
Stable release
12.9 [1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 17 December 2024;11 months ago (17 December 2024)
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Available inEnglish, German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Korean
Type Utility software
License Freeware/trialware available up to version 11
Website https://www.partitionwizard.com/

MiniTool Partition Wizard is a partition management program for hard disk drives developed by MiniTool Software Ltd. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The 'free' version cannot save any of the data that the software may find.

From version 12, some free features have been removed, including resizing capabilities.

Timeline

DateVersionMain Updates
July 2009V4.0Initial Released
April 2010V5.0Extend NTFS partition without reboot.
Support Linux Ext2, Ext3 system.
New GUI.
May 2011V6.0Support Linux Ext4 file system.
Support 2 TB partition for FAT32.
Performance optimization.
New GUI.
September 2011V7.0Support Windows Dynamic Disk.
July 2013V8.0Support to copy dynamic disk volume.
Support to convert NTFS to FAT.
Support conversion between GPT Disk and MBR Disk.
January 2015V9.0Supports Storage Spaces in Windows 8.
Bug fixes.
February 2017V10.0Copy MBR disk to GPT disk, including system disk.
Convert system disk from MBR to GPT.
Create, format, delete, copy, label, wipe exFAT partition and more.
View GPT disk partition properties, including Partition Type ID and Partition ID.
Change Partition Type ID on GPT disk.
Brand new Boot Media Builder based on WinPE.
Support HD resolution (4K,5K).
January 2019V11Add Data Recovery feature.
Add Disk Benchmark feature.
Add Space Analyzer feature.
Bug fixes.
April 2020V12New GUI.
Improved data recovery quality of pictures and videos.
Bug fixes.
December 2024V12.9Allows preview of video, audio, and GIF pictures.
Enhanced the loading speed for video and audio previews.
Added RAW data recovery for EML, CHM, M4V, RM, RMVB, and MSG files.
Enhanced RAW scanning for Office 2007, MTS, and M2TS files to help users quickly and effectively find the required files.
Bug fixes.

See also

References

  1. "MiniTool Partition Wizard Magic Upgrade History" . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. Wilson, Jeffrey L. (22 January 2015). "MiniTool Partition Wizard Pro Edition 9 Review". PC Magazine .
  3. Jacobi, Jon L. (8 July 2014). "MiniTool Partition Wizard 8 review: A potent free partitioning toolkit". PCWorld .
  4. Biersdorfer, J. D. (9 February 2018). "When Windows Is 100 Percent Stalled". The New York Times .