GParted vs MiniTool Partition Wizard

GParted is a free graphical editor for managing disk partitions. It can create, delete, resize, move, check, label, and copy partitions, as well as assign a new UUID. It can also create partition tables such as msdos and gpt. Supported storage includes hard drives, USB flash devices, SSDs, NVMe, and RAID devices. The project lists filesystems including bcachefs, btrfs, exFAT, ext2/3/4, FAT16/32, NTFS, and XFS, although available actions vary by filesystem. GParted Live provides a bootable GNU/Linux environment that can run from CD, USB, a PXE server, or a hard disk. Current Live releases are 64-bit amd64 images and work with UEFI Secure Boot; native installation requires Linux. At least 1 GB of RAM is needed to use all application features. The project warns that partition editing can cause data loss and recommends backing up first. It also provides instructions for checking downloads with a signed checksum list and GPG.

MiniTool Partition Wizard is a Windows utility for managing hard disk and SSD partitions, with tools for disk operations, conversion, copying, and recovery. It can create, resize, move, merge, split, format, delete, wipe, and hide partitions. Conversion options include MBR and GPT, Primary and Logical, and FAT to NTFS. Check tools cover file-system errors and repair, bad-sector exploration, disk-space analysis, and read/write speed measurement. The utility can copy an OS disk to a larger drive or migrate Windows to an SSD, and create bootable CD, DVD, or USB media for a system that will not start. The Free edition covers basic partition tasks such as creating, deleting, resizing, formatting, checking, and wiping. Listed support includes Windows home editions 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11, plus Windows Server editions from 2008 through 2025. Free costs nothing; Pro costs $59 a year and does not include Data Recovery or Partition Recovery, which are listed for Pro Platinum and Pro Ultimate.