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Parted Magic Reviews & Product Details

Parted Magic is a comprehensive, Linux-based bootable solution designed for efficient hard disk management and data recovery tasks. Operating directly from a CD, USB drive, or network via PXE, it eliminates the need for installation, allowing users to perform operations independently of the installed operating system. Parted Magic supports a wide range of file systems, including ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and more, making it versatile for various storage configurations. Key Features and Functionality: - Disk Partitioning: Utilizes tools like GParted and Parted to create, resize, move, and delete partitions, facilitating tasks such as expanding or shrinking drives and setting up new operating systems. - Disk Cloning: Includes Clonezilla for cloning entire disks or specific partitions, with options to save the cloned data as an image file or a direct copy to various storage destinations, including local devices and network servers. - Data Rescue: Features tools like TestDisk and PhotoRec to recover lost files and partitions, reset or change Windows passwords, and rescue data from devices with disk read errors. - Secure Data Erasure: Provides secure erase options, including ATA Secure Erase, to completely wipe data from drives, ensuring sensitive information is irretrievably removed. - Benchmarking: Offers a suite of benchmarking tools such as Bonnie++, IOzone, and System Stability Tester to assess system performance and stability. Primary Value and User Solutions: Parted Magic addresses critical needs in disk management and data recovery by offering a reliable, all-in-one toolkit that operates independently of the installed operating system. Its ability to handle various file systems and support for both traditional hard drives and solid-state drives make it an essential tool for IT professionals and enthusiasts. Whether it's partitioning disks, cloning drives for backup or deployment, recovering lost data, or securely erasing sensitive information, Parted Magic provides the necessary tools to perform these tasks efficiently and effectively.

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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/25/2023

"Parted Magic has saved my bacon on more than one occasion"

5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

The best thing about Parted Magic is that it does what it says it will do. Its not magic. You still need to know what you are doing but, Parted Magic has re-partitioned and formatted drives that other programs just would not do. Instead of disposing of these "problem" drives, they have been going strong for years! We have had problems with drives that transition from LINUX to Windows or vice versa. Parted Magic was able to revive these drives for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

Being LINUX based, PArted Magic is not the most intuitive program. However, it does fit right in with the LINUX universe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Parted Magic solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our imaging system boots into LINUX and then deploys a Windows system. Occasionally the partitions get corrupted - especially during a Windows upgrade. Parted Magic has been able to repair (actually remove and replace) the partition structure on many hard drives that the native LINUX and/or Windows tools were not able to do. While we have used Parted Magic for data destruction, that is not what we generally use it for. It is generally used for creating complex partition structures or re-sizing partitions on our hard drives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aaron D.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/11/2023

"Great quick partition manager"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

Helped me set up linux partition locally and then delete it later on with no data loss on the primary partition Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

Could be replicated with free/open source tools if the user really wanted to Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Parted Magic solving and how is that benefiting you?

Its ability to resize and copy partitions makes it easy to create a new partition for the second boot OS without risking the loss of any existing data. Additionally, its live bootable environment allows users to create the second boot OS without installing any software on the existing operating system, avoiding any potential conflicts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joel T.

Student

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/18/2022

"An Essential part of your IT Toolkit"

5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

Parted Magic has a collection of all the tools that you might require in a LiveISO. Instead of being limited by the speed of the flash drive/CD drive, it runs on RAM, which makes the system very responsive, irrespective of the drive it is initially loaded from. It also has a GUI tool to securely erase SSDs, which is very, very convenient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

I do not like that there is no way to automatically update the ISO that you have already flashed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brian F.

Technology Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/28/2023

"Quality HDD product"

5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

The ease of use. I found Parted Magic shorted after it was initially released and I found it to be one of the easiest and safest utilities to adjust hard disk partitions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

There isn't anything that I didn't like about Parted Magic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ishita Z.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/6/2022

"Best solutions for partion"

5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

As parted editor is a harddrive management system it's the best which allows to resize, copy and move the partions also it helped a lot in shrinking the c drive its really good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

The one thing that I had to do is you have to boot from cd or flash drives and earlier it was free but now we have to pay something in order to use it otherwise it's good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brittany C.

Insurance Agent

Insurance

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/22/2022

"Money Saver"

5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

When you get the dreaded blue screen of death, this product comes to the rescue! I was almost in tears when I got the death screen because I was not thinking about the "what ifs" that could happen by not backing up my information on a regular basis. To be honest, it was the farthest thing from my mind. I love that the regular Joe Blow can use it without having to pay for an expensive IT guy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

The updates have been slowing than needed in some instances but when they are dropped, the bug fixes are worth the wait. So I say get that update out as quickly as possible so that customers are sitting there with their thumb up their noses waiting on this to progress. If they are like me, time management is a huge factor because if I can't do it with one product, I'm moving on to something that can. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Parted Magic solving and how is that benefiting you?

They are solving a multitude of problems and issues for me. My dad was in computer repair and gifted me this product which has been a total lifesaver. I can back up my files, schedule when to back it up so I don't even have to think about it. If you have used MS DOS in the old days, you already know how to work it. I haven't tried partioning an external drive yet, but I have used the clone feature and have had really good success. I am able to have the files on all of my devices instead of just the one which helps when working remotely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matthew L.

DevOPs Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/28/2022

"Excellent Live Linux Operating System"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

Parted magic has often helped me recover systems and troubleshoot issues with faulty hardware and failing drives.

I appreciate all of the free tools provided to perform various system tasks and the ability to browse the web. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

Parted Magic used to be totally free software, but now they are requesting a fee to use the software.

While I understand alot of work went into customizing the operating system -- nearly all the software is FOSS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Valerie B.

Frontend Developer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/23/2022

"Health disk partitioning manager"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

Disk management is very imp[ortant when it comes to systematic file storage and this is what Parted Magic has done. It enables the user to erase any unuseful data faster from stored workloads and create space for more important files. Since we deployed it in our offices it has enabled employees to save workloads effectively and transfer data within seconds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

It confuses first-time users without operational knowledge. The overall performance has been excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daniele C.

consultant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/20/2022

"a must tool for system administrator"

5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

the same tool for linux and windows, very simple to increase / decrease partitions and the user interface is the same in windows and linux always worked in a simple way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

when the free space is spread around you need some different steps the obtain a good result Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Casey O.

Information Technology Supervisor - Computer Lifecycle

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/20/2022

"Great for Sanitizing Equipment being sold/dispose of"

5/5

What do you like best about Parted Magic?

Its easy to use for all OS platform/models. It provides an efficient way to sanitize hard drives to DOD standard as well as offer additional tools such as system profiler (all system information) of the current machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parted Magic?

There is a delay or "waiting period" for partitioning or securely wiping on certain hard drives. Could take up to multiple hours depending on size of hard drive or RPM levels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.