List of disk partitioning software
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This is a list of software that is designed for manipulating disk partitions.
List of softwares
Runs on | License type | |
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Acronis Disk Director Suite | Windows | Shrinkwrap |
BootIt Next Generation | (self-booting) | Shareware |
cfdisk | Linux | |
Data Lifeguard Tools | Windows, DOS | Freeware |
Disk Utility | Mac OS X | (bundled in Mac OS X) |
DiskDrake | Linux | Open source |
fdisk | Unix-like, DOS, OS/2 | (bundled in various operating systems) |
GNU Parted | Linux, GNU Hurd, FreeBSD, BeOS | Open source |
GParted | (self-booting) | Open source |
Logical Disk Manager | Windows | (bundled in Windows) |
Partition Logic | DOS, Windows | Freeware |
PartitionMagic | DOS, Windows, OS/2 | Shrinkwrap |
QtParted | Linux | Open source |
TestDisk | (multiplatform) | Open source |
File system support
Specific file system support is not required to simply create, delete, or destructively resize partitions. Partial support allows trivial tasks such as adding unpartitioned space to an existing partition or shrinking a defragmented partition. Complete support for a file system is necessary if the software is to perform non-destructive resizing.
FAT | NTFS | ext | ext2 | ext3 | ReiserFS | HFS | |
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Acronis Disk Director Suite[1] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
BootIt Next Generation[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
cfdisk | |||||||
Data Lifeguard Tools[3] | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Disk Utility | |||||||
DiskDrake | |||||||
fdisk | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
GNU Parted[4] | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
GParted | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
Logical Disk Manager | Partial | Partial | No | No | No | No | No |
PartitionMagic[5] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
QtParted[6] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
TestDisk |
References
- ^ http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/partitioning.html
- ^ http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/comparison-grid.htm
- ^ http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2779-001005.pdf
- ^ http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/html_node/resize.html#resize
- ^ http://www.symantec.com/norton/partitionmagic
- ^ http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/features.en.html