EaseUS Partition Master Professional Edition (EPMP 9.1) is an all in one partition solution and disk management utility. I’m reviewing it alone, and its merits but not comparing it to other tools since it really is a composite of three separate tools. To try and sum up all the features, I’d need a website all my own, but EaseUS already has that. You’d be better served to download the trial copy (link at end) read the “Help” file fully, watch the tutorials and use it for the trial period.
EPMP 9.1 allows you to extend partitions, especially for your system drive, fix low disk space problems, and manage disk space easily on the MBR and GUID partition table (GPT) disk under 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 (SP1 included).
The most popular hard disk management functions are brought together with powerful data protection including: Partition Manager, Disk & Partition Copy Wizard and Partition Recovery Wizard.
Several of the program's recovery-oriented features really excel: The ability to convert dynamic disks easily to basic disks without losing data, which helps when extending partitions or repurposing older disks. Another great feature is the ability to create a bootable recovery CD or DVD. It can rebuild a damaged Master Boot Record to make a disk bootable again, something that would have come in handy more than once for me, when my Acronis wouldn’t run due to errors. Especially noteworthy as well as useful the ease with which you can copy your entire main drive completely to another disk even if larger, such as an older disk you're replacing with a new, larger one: A cloned image copy is better than any compressed backup file every time and before any cloning. A chkdsk /f is run as part of the cloning process. Only missing is a “smart defrag” after the chkdsk is run to make the disk and clone more compact and faster.
EPMP 9.1 can support USB Flash Drive, Memory Card, etc. too.
Key benefits?
- New! Safely merge adjacent partitions into one without data loss.
- New! Upgrade system disk to a bigger one with one-click.
- Improved! Resize system volume on dynamic disk.
- Extend system partition to maximize computer performance.
- Better disk management & PC performance optimization utility under Windows & WinPE based bootable disk.
- Copy Wizard to copy partition or migrate entire hard disk to another without Windows reinstallation.
The interface is Windows 7 vanilla, but do you really need more when doing these operations? I honestly prefer keeping it simple, clearly labeled and functional when doing critical operations.
Welcome screen and Help screenshots
Tools and Wizards screenshots
More screen shots can be viewed here: http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/screenshot.htm
What I like the most though is the “one stop shop” Partition Master Pro 9.1 provides.
EasUS’s most popular hard disk management functions are brought together with powerful data protection including: Partition Manager, Disk & Partition Copy Wizard and Partition Recovery Wizard. You don’t have to hassle with wondering “Which do I need now?”. Seriously, this would be a great deal even if used only to create backups on an external drive and for copying but you really have to read about all the main features advantages, and new ones here: http://www.partition-tool.com/professional.htm .
It isn’t free. It costs $39.99, and it should. That really isn’t a lot considering you’re getting three separate fully explained programs integrated in one piece of software. The “Help” is both online and in PDF form. The online help includes video tutorials and really covers the program features fully.
Supports:
OS’s: 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7(SP1 included). On x64 systems it will install in the C:\Program Files\Programs (x486) directory because the backup operation is x486 as yet not updated to x64 which is likely in the future.
Devices:
IDE, SATA, SCSI, USB removable hard disk, and Firewire external hard disks are all supported by EASEUS Partition Master. The minimum capability is 2 GB and the maximum is 8 TB. EPMP 9.1 can support 32 disks at most.
EASEUS Partition Master can support USB Flash Drive, Memory Card, etc too.
Download a trial copy here:
http://www.partition-tool.com/professional.htm