As almost any other Easeus product, this GAOTD is an excellent software which does what it claims without any hassle.

However, when compared to the FREE version, the only difference I can see is the ability to resize dynamic disk partitions, since this GAOTD does NOT support the creation of Linux-based and even WinPE-based bootable CD, which is a BIG CONS for me.

So if you don't have dynamic disk partitions in your HD, you can skip this GAOTD and grab the FREE version instead, unless you are eager to upgrade to the WinPE edition at a 20% discount.

But why pay money if you can get a HD partition manager with a bootable CD/DVD and even a bootable USB version for FREE (see below for more details)???


BEST FREE ALTERNATIVES

* Parted Magic (==> My Personal First Choice)
GParted + Partimage + TestDisk + Truecrypt + Clonezilla + G4L + SuperGrubDisk + ddrescue etc... ==> FREE!!

Key Features:

Format internal and external hard drives
Move, copy, create, delete, expand & shrink hard drive partitions
Clone your hard drive, to create a full backup
Test hard drives for impending failure
Test memory for bad sectors
Benchmark your computer for a performance rating
Securely erase your entire hard drive, wiping it clean from all data
Gives access to non-booting systems allowing you to rescue important data

http://partedmagic.com/doku.php

Tutorial GParted:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/help.php

It runs from a CD, so no install required; however, if you wish to, you can also create a bootable Live (Linux-based) USB drive for it, thus without burning any CD, using the excellent freeware "UNetbootin":

http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=creating_the_liveusb

* Partition Wizard
http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

Screenshots:
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Partition-Wizard-Home-Edition-Screenshot-133833.html

As far as I know this is the only FREEWARE providing you with a Bootable CD/DVD & Bootable Version even for 64 bit OS: just burn the ISO file (see link below) onto a CD using any CD/DVD Burner software (ImgBurn for instance)
http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html

Short Tutorial:
http://www.partitionwizard.com/partition-wizard-bootable-cd.html

* Paragon Partition Manager 12 FREE Edition
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/pm-express

Screenshots:
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Paragon-Partition-Manager-Express-Screenshot-113767.html

* Aomei Partition Assistant Home Edition
http://www.extend-partition.com/free-partition-manager.html

That being said, it’s worth noticing that WINDOWS already includes its own partition manager, so in theory, for basic HD partitions tasks, there wouldn’t be any need to download any third-party partition manager software like the one offered here today, unless you want to use some of the advanced features provided by tools like this!!

http://www.howtogeek.com/101862/how-to-manage-partitions-on-windows-without-downloading-any-other-software

Enjoy!!

Giovanni  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+170)

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Please read the above very carefully. Especially this line...

Limitations: GOTD version doesn’t include the WinPE Bootable CD, but you can upgrade to the WinPE edition at a 20% discount.

I have version 9.1.1 from an earlier giveaway and it does have this feature included. This "upgrade" is definitely a step backwards. What happened? I hope the publisher will explain. Either way, thank you to the GOTD team for all of the great work you do for us.

dadams  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+100)

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Pros
*Straightforward and fairly easy to use
*Has the typical partition management tools (resize, format, delete, merge, etc.)
*In addition to typical, has some advanced features too (error checking, copying drive, etc.)
*Has an interesting ‘upgrade disk’ feature
*Supports Windows and Linux filesystems (FAT, FAT32, NTFS, EXT2/EXT3)
*Supports internal and external hard drives/devices, USB devices, memory cards, etc.
*Supports hardware RAID
*Supports MBR (up to 2TB) and GPT (up to 4TB) disks
*Supports UEFI/EFI boot
*Users can create Linux-based or WinPE-based bootable CD/DVD/USB (GOTD version only comes with Linux-based)
*Users can password protect the program
*Has an always-free version

Cons
*Has ads built into the program for other EaseUS products
*No support for Mac filesystems or EXT4 Linux filesystem
*The defrag feature does not allow the user to view any sort of “analysis” before conducting the actual defrag
*Users can only defrag single partitions at a time

Free Alternatives
Review of Best Free Partition Manager for Windows

Final Verdict
Click here for final verdict and full review

Ashraf from dotTech  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+92)

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I've got a slightly earlier version of this software. It's excellent...does exactly what it promises to do in a user-friendly way. If you're Joe Average User, this program will sit on your system doing nothing most of the time...until you absolutely MUST have it, then it's priceless.

Highly recommended.

Counterglow  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+51)

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You have to uninstall version 9.0.0 (which includes WinPE as well as Linux boot disks) to install this.

This is a slight update to what is an excellent program, only missing out on some of the (minor) features included with the recent AOMEI Partition Assistant (For which there is a cheap lifetime upgrade offer until Feb 28th). And if you miss both, the free version of MiniTool Partition Wizard will cope with most of what you might throw at it.

Steve  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+47)

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