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Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition

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Spec score 7.9 #7 of 17 in Hard Drive Partitioning Software

What it is

Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition is free Windows software for organizing drives and adjusting existing partition space. You can resize or move partitions by dragging them or entering an exact size, redistribute free space, and change labels or drive letters. The edition can check partitions for errors, format or delete HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, and SD cards, and recover volumes or data after accidental deletion. Conversion tools handle logical-to-primary partitions, HFS to NTFS without reformatting, and MBR/GPT in either direction. Supported storage includes HDDs, SSDs, Storage Spaces, and RAID, with filesystems such as NTFS, FAT32, Ext2/3/4, Apple HFS+, Btrfs, XFS, and Linux Swap. It includes WinPE bootable media, command-line support, and native Arm64 support. It runs only on 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 systems.

Spec sheet

Purpose
The software organizes hard drives and reallocates space among existing partitions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Support
For free versions, Paragon directs users to its support forum and self-service Knowledge Base.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Headquarters
Freiburg, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · paragon-software.com
Founded
1994Read 28 Sep 2026 · paragon-software.com
Company
Paragon Software Group says it was founded in 1994 and identifies Freiburg, Germany as its global headquarters.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Arm support
The maker lists native Arm64 CPU support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Bootable media and command line
The edition comparison lists WinPE bootable disk and command-line support for Community Edition.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Command line
Paragon's edition comparison marks command-line support as included.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Company history
LinkedIn lists the group as founded in 1994, while Paragon's About page says it operates in more than 150 countries with offices in the USA, Germany, Japan and Russia.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company size and headquarters
LinkedIn describes Paragon Software Group as privately held, headquartered in Irvine, California, with 201–500 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Conversions
It converts logical partitions to primary partitions, HFS volumes to NTFS without reformatting, and MBR disks to GPT or GPT to MBR.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Create and delete
It creates, formats and deletes partitions on hard disks, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards and SD cards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Download version
The product page identifies application UI version 18.20.0 and provides separate x64 and Arm64 Windows downloads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Dynamic disks
The comparison table lists dynamic-disk management as included.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Expand partitions
Unallocated space and free space on adjacent volumes can be redistributed to expand a partition.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
File systems
Listed file systems include NTFS, FAT32, Ext2/3/4, Linux Swap, Apple HFS+, Btrfs and XFS; ReiserFS and HPFS have view or limited-operation restrictions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Format and delete
It can format HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, and SD cards, or delete partitions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Hardware requirements
Requirements include a 1 GHz or faster x64/Arm64 processor, at least 2 GB RAM, 800 MB disk space, an SVGA display and inbound/outbound ports 80 and 443.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Independent download facts
Uptodown lists version 17.9.1.5 dated February 12, 2025, as a 222.88 MB EXE with 34,851 downloads and a published SHA-256 hash.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-partition-manager.en.uptodown.com
Labels and drive letters
Users can change partition labels and drive letters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Legal entity
Paragon's terms identify the legal company as Paragon Technologie GmbH, registered in Freiburg, Germany.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Licence
Uptodown identifies the download as free but proprietary rather than open source.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-partition-manager.en.uptodown.com
Limit: backup and migration
Disk or volume backup and operating-system migration are excluded from the Community Edition.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Limit: diagnostics and cloud backup
Accurate Reviews says the product lacks hard-drive diagnostic or repair tools and cannot schedule cloud backups.Read 15 Oct 2026 · accuratereviews.com
Limit: learning curve
The same G2 reviewer warned that novices can lose data by choosing the wrong options, that navigation became harder after interface changes and that a recent update loaded slowly.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: licensing and support
Trustpilot complaints repeatedly describe activation or licensing portals failing to recognize valid purchases and support responses taking weeks or not arriving.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Limit: merge and split
Merging and splitting partitions are excluded from the Community Edition.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Limit: wipe and virtual disks
Data wiping and virtual-disk support are unavailable in this edition.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Limits
Community Edition does not include merge/split partitions, Windows Server support, disk or volume backup, OS migration, data wiping, or virtual disk support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Operating systems
The current page supports Windows 10 x64 version 1809 or newer, Windows 11 x64 and Windows 11 Arm64 editions, all on 64-bit systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Partition tools
It can redistribute free space, change partition labels or drive letters, and check selected partitions for errors.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Praise: advanced free features
Daves Computer Tips ranked the Community Edition first among its tested free partition managers because it supports bootable WinPE media, MBR/GPT conversion and dynamic disks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · davescomputertips.com
Praise: guided workflows
Accurate Reviews says the wizards make complex partition tasks relatively understandable and let users preview the intended changes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · accuratereviews.com
Praise: support
Trustpilot also contains customers praising fast, patient and technically effective assistance for NTFS and other Paragon products.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Praise: usability and flexibility
A verified G2 reviewer praised the easy interface and multiple disk-management methods and described it as a long-term Windows go-to tool.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on G2
4.3 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Trustpilot
4.0 out of 5 from 223 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Rating on Uptodown
5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-partition-manager.en.uptodown.com
Recover volumes
The product can undelete volumes and recover data after accidental partition deletion.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Resize and move
Partitions can be resized by dragging boundaries or entering an exact size.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Resize partitions
Users can resize or move partitions by dragging them or entering an exact size.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Security reporting
Paragon says its security channel has operated since 11 September 2026 for actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents under the EU Cyber Resilience Act, with [email protected] as the contact.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Storage and filesystems
Listed support includes HDDs, SSDs, Storage Spaces, RAID, and filesystems including NTFS, FAT32, Ext2/3/4, Apple HFS+, Btrfs, XFS, and Linux Swap.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Support documentation
Paragon links users to a Zendesk knowledge base with HDM for Windows, licensing and support categories.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.zendesk.com
Surface testing
The program checks selected partitions for errors and can fix detected errors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Undelete
It can recover volumes and data after an accidental partition deletion.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
Use restriction
The maker says Community Edition is free for non-commercial purposes and directs commercial users to Hard Disk Manager for Business.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com
WinPE
The Community Edition includes creation of a WinPE bootable disk.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com

Plans and prices

Community Edition Priced on request Absolutely FREE for personal and home use; non-commercial purpose only Personal and home use · Non-commercial use only · 64-bit Windows platforms Read 22 Sep 2026 · paragon-software.com
Partition Manager Community Edition Free Absolutely FREE for personal and home use; non-commercial use only Windows only · personal/home use · no merge/split · no backup · no OS migration · no data wipe · no virtual-disk support Read 15 Oct 2026 · paragon-software.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free for non-commercial personal and home use
  • Resizes and moves partitions with exact sizing
  • Recovers volumes after accidental partition deletion
  • Supports MBR/GPT conversion in either direction
  • Includes WinPE media and command-line support

Limits

  • Windows-only, with 64-bit systems required
  • No partition merge or split operations
  • No backup, OS migration, or data wiping
  • No Windows Server or virtual disk support

Who it suits

It suits personal and home users who need partition management on supported 64-bit Windows systems. Commercial users are directed to Hard Disk Manager for Business.

Verdict

Community Edition covers common partition resizing, recovery, formatting, and conversion tasks at free. Its non-commercial restriction and omitted backup, migration, merge, and server features define the boundaries.

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