MiniTool Partition Wizard

MiniTool Partition Wizard
MiniTool Partition Wizard
Developer(s)	MiniTool Software Limited
Initial release	24 July 2009; 16 years ago
Stable release	12.9 / 17 December 2024; 7 months ago
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Available in	English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Korean
Type	Utility software
License	Freeware/trialware available up to version 11
Website	https://www.partitionwizard.com/

MiniTool Partition Wizard is a partition management program for hard disk drives developed by MiniTool Software Ltd.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...

The 'free' version cannot save any of the data that the software may find.

From version 12, some free features have been removed, not including resizing capabilities.

Date	Version	Main Updates
July 2009	V4.0	Initial Released
April 2010	V5.0	Extend NTFS partition without reboot. Support Linux Ext2, Ext3 system. New GUI.
May 2011	V6.0	Support Linux Ext4 file system. Support 2 TB partition for FAT32. Performance optimization. New GUI.
September 2011	V7.0	Support Windows Dynamic Disk.
July 2013	V8.0	Support to copy dynamic disk volume. Support to convert NTFS to FAT. Support conversion between GPT Disk and MBR Disk.
January 2015	V9.0	Supports Storage Spaces in Windows 8. Bug fixes.
February 2017	V10.0	Copy MBR disk to GPT disk, including system disk. Convert system disk from MBR to GPT. Create, format, delete, copy, label, wipe exFAT partition and more. View GPT disk partition properties, including Partition Type ID and Partition ID. Change Partition Type ID on GPT disk. Brand new Boot Media Builder based on WinPE. Support HD resolution (4K,5K).
January 2019	V11	Add Data Recovery feature. Add Disk Benchmark feature. Add Space Analyzer feature. Bug fixes.
April 2020	V12	New GUI. Improved data recovery quality of pictures and videos. Bug fixes.
December 2024	V12.9	Allows preview of video, audio, and GIF pictures. Enhanced the loading speed for video and audio previews. Added RAW data recovery for EML, CHM, M4V, RM, RMVB, and MSG files. Enhanced RAW scanning for Office 2007, MTS, and M2TS files to help users quickly and effectively find the required files. Bug fixes.

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