Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition vs Windows File Recovery
Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition
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| Figure | Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition | Windows File Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Hard Drive Partitioning Software | 7.9 (#7) | 7.2 (#12) |
| Spec score · Disk Partition Software | 7.9 (#10) | 7.2 (#19) |
| 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. | The article describes support for NTFS, FAT, and exFAT file systems, with non-NTFS recovery supported only in Extensive mode. |
| Purpose | The software organizes hard drives and reallocates space among existing partitions. | It is a command-line app for trying to recover deleted files from local storage devices when they cannot be restored from the Recycle Bin. |
Plans
Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition
- Community EditionPriced on request
- Partition Manager Community EditionFree
In their own words
Paragon Partition Manager Community Edition
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.
Windows File Recovery
Windows File Recovery has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.