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Easeus Partition Manager

Should Easeus Partition Manager be added somewhere in this article? Please help me with my uncertinty, thanks.--megamanfan3 (talk) 14:41, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

EaseUS has no article, so unless you find a reliable source for notability, no, it shouldn't be added. --Hm2k (talk) 09:00, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean Partition Master? I don't think Easeus have a product called Partition Manager?? Naki (talk) 15:40, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, it seems Feb 23, 2009 EASEUS Partition Manager was renamed as EASEUS Partition Master. Naki (talk) 19:07, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I had Easeus Partition Manager 6.01 and it could not convert partitions from primary to logical and and a result could not create a new (logical) partition. Other software I have also could not do these things. A friend told me about Easeus Partition Master 8.01.I downloaded it today (freeware) and found that it was greatly improved. It did the above jobs that the earlier versions and other software could not.

Dagme (talk) 00:17, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Others

Paragon's Manager (proffesional version ) has demo (trial version ) , but without warning , that is non-operational. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.102.13.155 (talk) 21:11, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Acronis's director's demo is also non-operational , althrough welcome screen says: " fully operational ". This is mentioned in version comparison . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.102.13.155 (talk) 04:02, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of this article

This article must be deleted according to this discussion and result about the deletion of similar list like articles like this one. An aticle of deletion should be created here: Wikipedia:List of disk partitioning software. (Onle registered users can do this, so not me) --91.89.137.62 (talk) 15:52, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do not delete, article/list is useful and must stay. Naki (talk) 15:44, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article needs to be rewritten, updated and expanded --- NOT deleted. There is a need for a good article on this topic, but this article is hopelessly incomplete and out of date. I hope some enthusiasts will come forward and do the job.

Dagme (talk) 00:10, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Link for "BootIt NG" doesn't work

The link for "BootIt NG" (see below) in the table is redirecting to the article about Bing, which isn't its purpose i guess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BootIt_Next_Generation

JTBrinkmann (talk) 12:21, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. You might notice that the initials are B.I.N.G. They even brought a lawsuit against Microsoft for possible confusion [[1]] Tumacama (talk) 20:01, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oops. Apparently the article was nominated for deletion, which is why the redirect is in place Tumacama (talk) 20:01, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Windows software + some issues

None of the windows freeware available is included. This biases the article toward paid Windows software. If a free version (for home non-commercial usage) exists, it should be mentioned, as this list is used by people as first step for partitioning tool selection.

Support for >2TB HDD should be compared in a separate column. Since some software I tried do not support >2TB. Additional columns might be ability to format, delete, resize, move, merge, split, convert, and wipe partitions, as well as hide, unhide, and make them active or inactive. Perhaps more than one table needed to cover all.

--88.249.208.188 (talk) 18:11, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

13:52, 27 April 2012 edit

Snarespenguin, what is your justification for your first edit of this article? I like the smaller font, but your replacement of a few columns with a single "Maintained?" column nullified some of the research time that I and others expended to improve the article, and thus made it less helpful for those of us that refer to it on a recurring basis. -JohnAlbertRigali (talk) 13:36, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the page and others like because I was referring to them often and I was getting frustrated with the way the information was presented, often incomplete with superfluous out of date and inaccurate information. I saw that these pages were going to remain in a messy state and thus took the initiative to improve the pages and update the information to be as accurate as possible as well as simple to understand. The pages did not reflect the high standard seen elsewhere on Wikipedia nor did they present the information in a way that could be understood, rather the way they were set out were off putting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snarespenguin (talk • contribs) 23:28, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Snarespenguin, after taking some time to "cool down" and research this matter, I discovered that:

your edit seems to use Comparison of disk encryption software as a model (the title of which I think should be changed back to List of disk encryption software)
this article had grown in scope from a mere list (such as the aforementioned) to a comparison (cf. Comparison of disc image software and Comparison of disk cloning software)

My concern regarding your edit is moot now, but because your edit nonetheless rendered this article useless to me, I'm contemplating the creation of Comparison of disk partitioning software using this list's previous table format. -JohnAlbertRigali (talk) 16:46, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your effort. Even though your edits were reverted by that idiot, your work wasn't in vain. I'm using your edit, rather than the current pointless list. Your version was also a lot easier on the eyes and actually contained useful information. Kudos! 93.128.231.49 (talk) 12:45, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Operating Systems implemented

This table lacks a column telling what operating systems are supported. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.140.212.154 (talk) 20:09, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sort

The table won't sort. - KitchM (talk) 19:26, 8 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

New column: supported formats

This list is all nice and dandy, but what is it good for if the only information it contains is the supported operating system and the name? I'm glad I stumbled over this list, but it doesn't help me making a choice which software suits my needs. The very least should be a column listing the supported partition formats to actually give this list some usability. Even better yet would be a column for every format, including columns for other features like the capability of moving/shrinking features etc. The GParted website delivers a good example of how to do it properly:

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/features.php

To keep the size down, the table could be split into several ones, one for each OS saving one column and making it easier to skim through. Most people will only care for a single operating system anyway. The latest release column is also pretty useless with currently only three values and even if it was filled wouldn't give a clue about the usability of the software. There are programs that haven't been updated for a decade and still work today on modern hard drives thanks to relying on boot discs and more current ones don't function on newer operating systems without constant updates. The licensing column doesn't make sense at all as proprietary software can just as well be freeware. The author apparently wanted to indicate whether the software would cost money, so why not just rename the column to "Freeware" and tick an X into the appropriate locations. Sometimes the simpler things are more correct.

I'm going to go through each and every single one of these products now and check out above mentioned features manually. I'd go through the hassle and update the list accordingly, but thanks to the above bickering and reverts of other people's efforts I won't waste my time doing that. May be if people agreed on the necessity of these changes these could be implemented next time someone with determination comes along to reassure people in their efforts instead of putting them off. After all, this list is a good idea, but in its current shape it's barely of good use. 93.128.231.49 (talk) 12:38, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of Notes Column

Why the hell was the Notes Column deleted? Here is the last good version before someone killed all that Information. At least the Notes about resizing-capabilities are of high importance. Do not understand why that was swept. --Itu (talk) 05:49, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Extra column

This article can be improved.

I have C drive. However, I want to split this into two drives. I want to preserve the data files on the drive. I think a program like Partition Magic, seem to be able to create a partition without loosing data?. However, there are a lot of programs out there, which do not preserve existing data on the disk. It would be helpful if someone listed this capability..

Can there be additional information about programs which preserve user files versus programs which do not?

Thx, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.103.226.151 (talk) 19:53, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There are many different types of filesystem resizing software, some like growe2fs do not modift the partition table themselves, some like partiton magic can resize some types of partition i vote no to an extra column make a new list. 118.90.37.101 (talk) 11:18, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Developer

The "developer" column seems to mainly list the publisher should it be renamed? 118.90.37.101 (talk) 11:18, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

linuxtools naming system

As far as i can see its a simple system for six basic linuxtools:

fdisk as the basic tool for classic MBR ,commandline+interactive
gdisk as the basic tool for GPT-Partioning ,commandline+interactive always converting MBR to GPT
- adding first letter c to get the corresponding curses (non-commandline) tools
- same does s for a skripting tool (commandline, non-interactive)

--Itu (talk) 12:27, 5 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Acronis?

I stopped using Disk Director several years back, and switched to Minitool, but, as far as I know, Acronis is still in business and still produces DD.
--216.52.207.101 (talk) 21:03, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It was removed 2015-03-31 because there is no article about it: someone should create such a page, before re-adding this entry. DKDIB (talk) 08:27, 18 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Disk Director has been added by multiple editors at various times to this list. This suggests that editors believe it belongs on the list. Notability for an item being added to a list is not a requirement for the item existing on the list. Specifically, "Because the group or set is notable, the individual items in the list do not need to be independently notable, although editors may, at their discretion, choose to limit large lists by only including entries for independently notable items or those with Wikipedia articles ("Wikipedia Policy: Notability".)." The notability requirement is discretionarily applicable to extremely large lists and not relevant to short lists, like this article. If the item being added is unrelated to the list, then naturally remove it. As a disk partitioning software suite, this is not the case with Disk Director. Disk Director itself has been around for years, has a large user base, and has earned a number of awards. But again, these notability facts are irrelevant since the item need not be notable to appear on a short list. .digamma (talk) 13:46, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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References

Parted Magic

I do not think Parted Magic should be included. It's not a partitioning manager. It is a Linux distro dedicated to disk management and recovery. It includes GParted for partitioning, which is already in the list. And there are far more disk management/recovery distros, including fully free and open source. Elk Salmon (talk) 22:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Criteria for inclusion?

There should be explicit criteria for inclusion on this list. —DIV (49.180.187.242 (talk) 07:55, 24 February 2024 (UTC))[reply]

Macrorit Disk Partition Expert

I suggest adding Macrorit Disk Partition Expert (Free/Professional/Server/Unlimited). It is one of the ten free disk partitioning tools listed by Lifewire, for example, with a favourable review there and also on CNET/Download. —DIV (49.180.187.242 (talk) 08:04, 24 February 2024 (UTC))[reply]