Minitool partition wizard 12.3

About Migrate OS to SSD/HD

In today’s era, computer hard drive is not only the medium to store and exchange data, it also provides an entertaining way. Users can download good music tracks and movies to the hard drive so as to listen to or watch them whenever they want.

As the size of files stored on the hard drive is increasing, the running speed and responding speed of computer will be greatly affected. Meanwhile, the appearance of SSD offers users a wonderful experience in speed. So to replace the old hard drive with a new SSD or migrate OS to new SSD becomes the first choice to improve computer performance and speed.

In addition, some large-scale online games are required to download to hard drive. This can easily make the old hard drive run out of space in a short time. The most direct and effective way to deal with this situation is also to replace the old hard drive with a new larger SSD or HD.

In both cases, if users don’t want to reinstall Windows and programs or don’t want to lose anything, we highly suggest using Migrate OS to SSD/HD feature of MiniTool Partition Wizard to do this, which is an easy and safe process.

Below is a detailed MiniTool Partition Wizard tutorial on OS migration.

Note: The migration process of Partition Wizard will destroy all data in users’ target disk, so users would better transfer data to another device or make a backup in advance. Yet, it doesn’t have any effect on the data in the original disk.

# Wipe Disk via MiniTool Partition Wizard

Sometimes, you may need to wipe partition in Windows Vista to protect your data security. To do that, the Wipe Disk feature of MiniTool Partition Wizard is a good choice that can destroy all the data saved on the hard drive and the data can never be recovered by software on the market.

To wipe a disk via the MiniTool toolkit, you just need to carry out 3 steps. Please click here to learn about them.

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There are many other useful features built-in MiniTool Partition, and you can explore them on its official website.

About Partition Recovery

Hard disk partitions may get lost or disappear due to one of these factors: mistaken deletion, virus attack, wrong ghost, sudden power outage, incorrect partitioning, and so on. In these cases, Partition Recovery is quite a good solution to dealing with partition loss, recovering lost partitions and data altogether.

 MiniTool Partition Wizard is a partition recovery software that can recover lost/deleted partitions as long as new partition hasn’t been created. The tutorial below shows detailed steps on how to recover lost/deleted partitions easily.

Note: MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition does not support this function. To use this function, users need to buy a professional edition or more advanced edition. View Edition Comparison to know more.

What Exactly Is MiniTool Partition Wizard?

All-in-one Disk Partition Manager

As best partition manager for Windows, MiniTool Partition Wizard aims to maximize disk performance. It helps create/resize/format partition flexibly, convert disk between MBR and GPT disks, convert partition between NTFS and FAT32, and convert dynamic disk to basic without data loss in a few clicks.

Effective Data Recovery Program

MiniTool partition manager software offers two perfect solutions for data recovery. Partition Recovery Wizard can find and recover the lost partitions while Data Recovery feature can recognize and recover lost/deleted files from damaged, formatted, inaccessible FAT/NTFS/exFAT drives and Desktop/Recycle Bin/specified folders.

(Which edition should you get for Data Recovery?)

Powerful Disk Clone Tool

Disk clone or system migration is most frequently used to back up and upgrade hard drive. Disk cloning works perfectly when you are forced to make an instant backup. System migration returns you to act on the new disk in a while. No need to spend hours reinstalling operating system and applications.

Striking Disk Diagnostic Master

As comprehensive disk check master, MiniTool Partition Wizard can measure disk read/write speed, analyze disk usage on computer, verify the file system integrity of a volume and fix logical file system errors, and quickly detect if there are bad sectors on the drive.

Download & Install FAQ

Failed to download the program — Network Error

Upgrade page for MiniTool Partition Wizard:

https://www.partitionwizard.com/upgrade-service/upgrade-now.php

Upgrade page for MiniTool Power Data Recovery:

https://www.powerdatarecovery.com/upgrade-service/upgrade-now.php

Free home version doesn’t seem to be downloading?

You can download MiniTool Partition Wizard Free version from

Kindly reminder: if you are using Windows Edge, after hitting the download button, please check the download task list. The download will be pending until you select Run, Save or Save To.

Or, please go back to the previous page, you may be asked to Save, Run or Cancel the download.

However, if your system is running another browser, please check if there is a download task which is located at the bottom of the browser page.

Receive the error «the signature of this program corrupt or invalid» when downloading Partition Wizard.

Every time I try to install or open the program, my antivirus software detects it as a virus, malware, or unwanted program. What’s the problem?
This is a false positive mainly reported by ESET, and it appears because we add the shell to prevent our program from being cracked. Please rest assured. Our program is 100% safe, and it is harmless to your data and system.

Can’t install Partition Wizard and receive the error message: An error occuured while trying to rename a file in the destination directory: MoveFile failed; code 5.

Please try the following methods:

1. Go to C:\Program Files to delete the folder MiniTool Partition Wizard 10, and install the program again.
2. Install the program to another path.
3. Choose Ignore.

Received the error «the procedure entry point getlogical processor information could not be located in the dynamic lik l8ibarart KERNAL.32.dll» when installing MiniTool Partition Wizard.
The error message shows Partition Wizard doesn’t support your system. For Windows non-server operating systems, it requires 32 bit XP SP3 and 64 bit SP2 at least. For server operating systems, it requires Windows 2000 SP4 at least.

Received the error «The setup files are corrupted. Please obtain a new copy of the program» when installing MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Could you please try the following methods:

1. Install the program as administrator.
2. Redownload the program and install it again.

It reports additional software will be installed. Is it safe? Can I remove it?

It reports additional software will be installed. Is it safe? Can I remove it?

Free Partition Wizard FAQ

Is MiniTool Partition Wizard Free for Windows 10?

MiniTool Partition Wizard Free is definitely among the best free partition manager software for Windows 10. This free program enables users to redistribute hard drive space and check hard drive health. Feel free to download it and have a try.

Can I use MiniTool partition software Free with Windows Server OS?
The free edition of MiniTool Partition Wizard denies usage on Windows Server OS. For those who would prefer a free trial before purchase, applying the Server Trial edition is a good choice.

Is MiniTool partition manager safe?
MiniTool Partition Wizard is absolutely safe to download and install. Based on a wide variety of criteria, the mainstream antivirus software on the market all rate it 100% safe for your devices.

How to uninstall MiniTool Partition Wizard Free?

1. Click Windows 10 search bar, then type “MiniTool Partition Wizard”.
2. From the best match, click Uninstall.
3. When you are in Programs and Features, scroll down the program list until you find MiniTool Partition Wizard.
4. Right-click on it and choose Uninstall.
5. Follow the on-screen wizard to finish uninstalling.

Remote

The Remote computer is a computer which you cannot access physically. But you can access or manage it via some kind of computer network. The Remote connections are made by the use of network that connects to the computer and the device that is used to access it.

For example, MiniTool ShadowMaker enables you to access it or manage it after inputting the IP address. After that, you can manage the remote computer as long as they are on the same LAN.

How do you know the IP address of your computer?

In order to know the IP address of your computer, you can open the Command Line window, then input the ipconfig command and hit Enter to continue. Thus, you can see that the IPv4 address of your computer is listed here, which can be used to access your computer by other people. Of course, you can also know the IP address on the Network and Sharing Center.

How to access Remote computer?

Go to the Tools page, click Remote, and MiniTool ShadowMaker will relaunch. Then, input an IP address in the pop-up window and press the right Connect button to start the remote backup.

About SD Card

SD card (Secure Digital memory card) is a kind of tiny storage device developed by Matsushita, SanDisk, and Toshiba and is specially designed to use in portable devices. Today SD card has been widely applied in digital cameras, digital camcorders, handheld computers, mobile phones, media players, GPS receivers, video game consoles, and so on.

There are several types of SD cards which can be simply categorized into full SD card, mini SD card, and micro SD card. The capacities of SD card typically can range from 1GB to 2TB (and even larger with time goes by). To help users better understand it, we have made a detailed table related to different SD cards:

Don’t hesitate to share this table to your friends.

Mount

MiniTool ShadowMaker allows you to mount partition backup images, disk backup images and system backup images as virtual drives. Note that all these images should be created by using MiniTool ShadowMaker. Once a backup image is mounted, a new partition appears in Windows Explorer and you can quickly access the drive to view backup files inside.

How to Mount an Image

Step 1. Enter Mount under Tools, and then select a backup task from the list window.

Step 2. Select a backup task from the list and then click Next to continue.

Step 3. Select a backup version and hit Next to go on.

Step 4. Choose a partition to be mounted and click Finish.

Step 5. MiniTool ShadowMaker will ask you whether you want to mount the drive image, click Yes to confirm.

Immediately the mounting operating is finished. Now you can see the new mounted partition under Windows Explorer.

What Exactly Is MiniTool Partition Wizard?

All-in-one Disk Partition Manager

As best partition manager for Windows, MiniTool Partition Wizard aims to maximize disk performance. It helps create/resize/format partition flexibly, convert disk between MBR and GPT disks, convert partition between NTFS and FAT32, and convert dynamic disk to basic without data loss in a few clicks.

Effective Data Recovery Program

MiniTool partition manager software offers two perfect solutions for data recovery. Partition Recovery Wizard can find and recover the lost partitions while Data Recovery feature can recognize and recover lost/deleted files from damaged, formatted, inaccessible FAT/NTFS/exFAT drives and Desktop/Recycle Bin/specified folders.

(Which edition should you get for Data Recovery?)

Powerful Disk Clone Tool

Disk clone or system migration is most frequently used to back up and upgrade hard drive. Disk cloning works perfectly when you are forced to make an instant backup. System migration returns you to act on the new disk in a while. No need to spend hours reinstalling operating system and applications.

Striking Disk Diagnostic Master

As comprehensive disk check master, MiniTool Partition Wizard can measure disk read/write speed, analyze disk usage on computer, verify the file system integrity of a volume and fix logical file system errors, and quickly detect if there are bad sectors on the drive.

Free Partition Manager for Windows Vista

Launched in 2006, Windows Vista is an operating system that was produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs.

Although this operating system gives way to Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10, some people still use it. Here is a good piece of news for these people that “a free partition manager Windows Vista”– MiniTool Partition Wizard is a good choice for managing the hard drive in Windows Vista.

As one of the best partition managers for Windows, MiniTool Partition Wizard is designed to maximize disk performance. It helps create/resize partition easily, convert file system from FAT32 to NTFS, and convert dynamic disk to basic disk without data loss in a few clicks.

With the help of this MiniTool toolkit, you can perform partition management easily. Let’s see how to do that.

# Move or Resize Partition in Windows Vista via MiniTool Partition Wizard

With this MiniTool Partition Wizard, you can also change the location and size of the specified partition with ease.

Sometimes, you may think the location and size of your partition in Windows Vista are not appropriate for your actual use, you can try this toolkit to make a change.

Here is the simple tutorial on moving and resizing one partition via MiniTool toolkit:

Step 1: Download the toolkit, install it and then launch it to get its main interface.

Step 2: Select one partition in the Disk Map, and select the Move/Resize Partition from the left panel.

Step 3: Determine the location and the size for the selected partition according to your own preference. Finally, click the OK button.

Step 4: Click the Apply button on the main interface to complete all changes.

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What Exactly Is MiniTool Partition Wizard?

All-in-one Disk Partition Manager

As best partition manager for Windows, MiniTool Partition Wizard aims to maximize disk performance. It helps create/resize/format partition flexibly, convert disk between MBR and GPT disks, convert partition between NTFS and FAT32, and convert dynamic disk to basic without data loss in a few clicks.

Effective Data Recovery Program

MiniTool partition manager software offers two perfect solutions for data recovery. Partition Recovery Wizard can find and recover the lost partitions while Data Recovery feature can recognize and recover lost/deleted files from damaged, formatted, inaccessible FAT/NTFS/exFAT drives and Desktop/Recycle Bin/specified folders.

(Which edition should you get for Data Recovery?)

Powerful Disk Clone Tool

Disk clone or system migration is most frequently used to back up and upgrade hard drive. Disk cloning works perfectly when you are forced to make an instant backup. System migration returns you to act on the new disk in a while. No need to spend hours reinstalling operating system and applications.

Striking Disk Diagnostic Master

As comprehensive disk check master, MiniTool Partition Wizard can measure disk read/write speed, analyze disk usage on computer, verify the file system integrity of a volume and fix logical file system errors, and quickly detect if there are bad sectors on the drive.

Editors’ Review

• Partition Wizard’s outstanding aspect is not its capabilities, which are largely mirrored in other programs, but how easy it is to use for basic operations.
• Considering this is a truly free tool, I would recommend any Windows user that looks for an easy and powerful way to manage his/her disks and partitions, installing and trying MiniTool Partition Wizard.
• MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition does what pricey premium tools do, and more — yet it’s free. It remains our primary disk utility.
• Take one look at MiniTool Partition Wizard: first, it makes partitioning much simpler and friendlier than the Windows tool. Second, it’s much more flexible than Windows’ rather basic tool.

Add Boot Menu

Normally, it is required to burn an .iso file to an USB flash drive or CD/DVD disk to create a bootable media. However, MiniTool ShadowMaker puts forward an easier way to achieve this aim. By simply adding MiniTool ShadowMaker to the boot menu, you can enter the MiniTool Recovery Environment which will start Windows PE and allow full system restore without a bootable media.

How to Add Boot Menu

Step 1. Enter Add Boot Menu under Tools.

Step 2. Select Add Boot Menu and confirm the operation.

Step 3. Wait for the operation to complete.

Note

When MiniTool Recovery Environment is added to Windows start-up menu, you can choose to enter Windows OS or choose to enter MiniTool Recovery Environment.

How to Delete Boot Menu

If you no longer need MiniTool Recovery Environment, you can delete the boot menu.

Step 1. Enter Add Boot Menu under Tools.

Step 2. Select Delete Boot Menu and confirm the operation.

The deletion will be finished quickly.

MiniTool PXE Boot

PXE is short for Preboot Execute Environment. MiniTool PXE Boot is designed to boot many computers from micro system in network. To put it simple, you can use MiniTool PXE Boot to make other client PCs boot from the same network. After booting, all client PCs are able to back up, restore or clone with tools offered in Windows PE micro system. In a word, MiniTool PXE Boot offers the best way to maintain multiple computers in LAN.

Step 1. Select PXE under Tools on host computer.

Step 2. Click Start button to begin the PXE service.

Tip:

MiniTool PXE Boot tool will configure related DHCP values automatically. However, before you click Start, you can change the values by entering Settings.

Step 3. In a few minutes, MiniTool PXE Boot will start the service to connect client PCs.

When you see the information «Connected to the server», you can set the client PCs to boot from network in BIOS. When all client PCs are booting from PXE network, maintaining hard drives on many clients will be easier.

Step 4. When you have finished all tasks on all client PCs, you can stop PXE service on the host computer.

MiniTool Partition Wizard Is Powerful Portable Partition Magic

Explanation? Well, for some Windows users, they don’t tend to install too much software on the PC, especially the ones they only operate occasionally.

To be honest, disk and partition management also belongs to the occasionally schedule, and users only need partition tools when they have to make the change, such as extend system partition after several years’ usage, while the next time to manage disks and partitions is uncertain.

MiniTool Partition Wizard puts forward portable partition software to meets both sides. You can store it in a USB drive without having to install it on your PC, OR struggle between installing and uninstalling the program for certain reasons. 

1. What Can MiniTool Portable Partition Manager Do?

Although MiniTool cuts off the installing process, the features of portable partition manager keep coincident with Partition Wizard Free Edition, because it comes right from the latter one. What you can find in Partition Wizard Free Edition also appear in the portable version. (View full features) 

Below is a screenshot after we decompress MiniTool portable partition manager. 

 Works for Windows 10, Windows 8.1/7/Vista/XP 32-bit and 64-bit 

2. How Can You Get MiniTool Portable Partition Magic?

Well, we have prepared a package in consideration of users’ convenience. With this package, you can bring it to anywhere you reach, and deal with the disk & partition issues at home and your workplace; or help your friends to get out of their trouble. Download portable partition magic!

3. How to Use MiniTool Portable Partition Manager?

Step 1. Download MiniTool portable partition manager to your portable USB drive and then decompress the package.

Step 2. When you need to carry out disk and partition management, connect the USB drive to the computer you are going to operate and then you can use MiniTool Partition Wizard without installation. 

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Для чего нужна утилита MiniTool

Простой и удобный профессиональный инструмент для работы с носителями MiniTool Partition Wizard приобрёл популярность ещё много лет назад и пользуется спросом всё это время. Применяется утилита для решения различных задач, таких как разметка дисков, изменение размера разделов, создание, удаление, конвертирование файловой системы, клонирование томов, восстановление загрузочной области и многих других операций с накопителями. Существует немало версий программы и доступна она как в платном, так и бесплатном варианте, что для обычного пользователя версия Free будет отличным решением, а если основных функций всё же будет недостаточно, то можно подписаться на лицензию или купить профессиональную редакцию навсегда. Кому-то, например, приходится работать с таким софтом ввиду особенностей деятельности.

Программный продукт нетребователен к ресурсам и подходит MiniTool Partition Wizard для всех версий и редакций операционной системы Windows, включая XP и Vista.

How to Recover Lost Partition Using Partition Recovery Software

Step 1. Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard to get its main interface.

Step 2. Right-click the disk where partition loss appears and directly choose Partition Recovery from the pop-up window.

Note: If it is a GPT disk that encounters partition loss, and it turns to an MBR disk after partition loss, please convert MBR disk to GPT first, and then employ the Partition Recovery feature.

Step 3. Choose a scanning range from Full Disk, Unallocated Space, and Specified Range, and then click on Next button.

Step 4. Set a scanning method to scan the specified range and click Next.

Step 5. Check all needed partitions, including existing partitions and deleted/lost partitions, and then click Finish button. 

Note: The existing partitions will be checked by default, so users just need to manually check Lost/Deleted partition.

Please make sure all needed partitions have been checked . Otherwise, users will receive the following warning message and some useful partitions will be deleted.

Step 6. Assign a letter for the recovered partition(s) using Change Drive Letter feature if users want to see it in Windows Explorer.

Step 7. Then click Apply button on the top to perform partition recovery.

If Partition Recovery doesn’t work, users can try the Data Recovery function in MiniTool Partition Wizard. Here are their differences.

Partition Recovery	Data Recovery
Rebuild partition table. Recover lost/deleted partition as well as data in it. Allow previewing data structure. All data will be recovered.	Recover lost/deleted data from Recycle Bin/lost partition/damaged partition and CD/DVDs. Allow previewing data structure as well as some types of files. Allow scanning specified file types and only recover data users selected.

Free Partition Manager for Windows Vista FAQ

What is the best free partition manager?

• MiniTool Partition Wizard.
• EaseUS Partition Master.
• AOMEI Partition Assistant.
• Paragon Partition Manager.
• Macrorit Disk Partition Expert.
• …

Does Windows 10 have a partition manager?
Yes. On Windows 10 PC, you can use Disk Management or Diskpart to manage your hard drive. But they can’t help you format a storage device (such as hard disk, USB drive, or SD card) that is larger than 32GB. In this situation, you can try MiniTool Partition Wizard.

How to create a partition?
It is quite easy to partition a hard drive on Windows 10. You can use the Windows built-in utility Disk Management, or try a third-party partition manager, such as MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Why can’t I extend my primary partition?
Do not worry. It is a simple issue. You can read the post to figure out the possible reasons and then try the mentioned fixes to get rid of this issue.