DiskGenius (PartitionGuru)

It’s always best to create multiple partitions on the computer in order to protect the bulk of the data in case something goes wrong with the operating system, for instance. DiskGenius (PartitionGuru) is a small program that was designed for partition management, but also for other tasks.

Manage partitions on your disks

The utility has a simple interface that should be easy to figure out by all users. It displays all the detected partitions within its main window. As mentioned, the program can not only be used for managing partitions, but also for recovering data, formatting, creating and deleting partitions. It can also recover lost files, lost partitions, clone partitions and discs to image files, as well as many other jobs. Furthermore, resizing and splitting partitions, as well as hiding and renaming them is also on the job list.
You may view various details regarding each of the partitions, such as the file system, ID, start and end cylinders, as well as overall capacity. Advanced information regarding the volume label can be viewed as well.
If there are any bad sectors on the hard disk, the program can repair them. This can prevent future hard disk failure to some extent. Furthermore, DiskGenius can verify the disk for errors in the partition table, build a virtual RAID, and format USB disks.

File management and data recovery

Aside from partition management and disk repair capabilities, DiskGenius also features a few file management tools, allowing you to move or copy files from one place to another, rename and delete them, all with a few clicks. Moreover, you can use it to recover data that was accidentally lost.

A partition manager and file recovery tool

All in all, DiskGenius is a nice tool that is sure to come in handy. Inexperienced users shouldn’t have any troubles with installing and working with this program, thanks to the intuitive layout.