A free partition manager for Windows 7 – free Windows 7 partition manager

With the sales of Windows XP ending and the formal release of Windows 7, the large market occupancy of Windows XP will be history forever and we are to embrace the brand-new age of Windows 7, which integrates the merits of the easy-to-use Windows XP, eye-pleasing Windows Vista as well as trend-setting Mac OS X. Though excellent, Windows 7 operating system needs plenty of disk space. Hence, user may fall into insufficient disk space situation where user must turn to third-party Windows 7 partition manager to help manage partition. Speaking of free Windows 7 partition manager, MiniTool Partition Wizard is my top recommendation.

Features included on Windows 7
1. Easier-to-use: Windows 7 is added with many user-facilitating designs, such as quick maximization, half screen and quick system error reparation, etc.
2. Faster: booting speed is greatly reduced on Windows 7.
3. Simpler: Windows 7 makes the search and using information simpler, including local, network and internet search functions.
4. Safer: Windows 7 expands the data protection and data management to peripheral devices, improving the role-based computer plan and user account management, bridging data protection and strong cooperation as well as launching enterprise-level data protection and right permission.
5. Better connection: Windows further strengthens mobile working ability to allow any device to access data and application at anytime in anywhere.

Create partition for Windows with MiniTool Partition Wizard
Here is a demo on create new partition with our free Windows 7 partition manager.
First, download MiniTool Partition Wizard at http://www.partitionwizard.com for free and then install it to computer. Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard to create new partition:



This is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard. To create a new partition, please first compress the disk to spare unallocated space for new partition. So click "Move/Resize" to activate next interface.



Adjust the unallocated size in this window by dragging the scrollbar. After setting, click "OK".



Now after backing to main interface, an unallocated space can be clearly seen.
Next, click this unallocated space and then click "Create" at the toolbar.



Set partition properties such as partition size, file system, cluster size and much more at will, and then click "OK".



Last, click "Apply" to execute all pending operations employed by both resizing and creating partition to successfully create a new partition on Windows 7 with our partition manager MiniTool Partition Wizard.

A free partition magic for Windows Vista

The arrangement of the partition space in a system is very important. In order to promote the best performance from a system, we should do partition work on the hard disk.

As we all know, the C: drive is where the Operating System reside. The number of partitions in a hard disk depends on the user. In order to store the Operating System separately from other kinds of data, multiple partitions are created. One advantage of multiple partitions is that we can delete a single partition while retaining the rest of the data. Furthermore, multiple partitions allow computer users to quickly recover from viruses, root kits, and Trojan horses or an otherwise damaged, corrupt or compromised Operating System.

The disadvantages of multiple partitions are that they are difficult to manage. A Professional Partition Manager is a must. With the help of a Professional Partition Manager Software, we can perform partitioning work as an expert so that the performance of our computers would be greatly optimized.

How to Resize Partition under Windows Vista?

You may have been racking your brains in finding a solution to partition problems on vista. Sometimes, you would like to enlarge or shrink your system partition C, but you find that there are certain risks such as data loss.

You no longer need to worry about data loss when resizing your partitions from now on!

MiniTool Partition Manager has powerful functions in partition management under Windows Vista. For Vista users, Partition Wizard has different versions of Partition Manager for different users.

If you a home user, you can use Partition Wizard Home Edition as a professional Partition Manager at home.

If you are a Professional user, you can use Partition Wizard Professional Edition as a Partition Manager for Professional computers.

You can resize partitions under Windows Vista by the following simple steps:

Whether you are a Professional user or home user, just launch MiniTool Partition Manager and you will be greeted with its user-friendly interface.



Next, select the partition you want to resize.
Click the button Resize/Move and you will see a pop-up dialogue-box just like the screenshot below.



Position your mouse pointer onto the left or right side of the dialogue box and you will see the mouse pointer change into two arrows with different directions. Then, drag the handle to resize the partition, or input the size number in the blanks below.

At last click OK and you're done!
Isn't it easy? If you want to try it yourself, just go to the Download Centre to download free Partition Manager for a trial.

Increase partition size for Windows Server 2003

For users of Windows Server 2003 operating system, managing partition is an essential operation and increasing partition size in Windows Server 2003 is even more common. However, it is not easy to increase partition size in Windows Server 2003 due to the defects of the built-in disk management tool.



The above picture is the main interface of the built-in disk management tool of Windows Server 2003, from which we can see it only has some basic functions like Change Drive Letter, Delete Local Drive and Format Partition, unable to extend partition size. So we have to resort to the third-party partition magic. However, the idea is hard to realize because much partition magic of function defects appears in the software market along with users' increasing demands for partition mangers. Once used, that kind of software may lead to data losses, let alone increase partition size in Windows Server 2003. To avoid the dangerous situation, the partition manager server MiniTool Partition Wizard, published by the renowned software development company MiniTool Solution Ltd., is suggested.

Increase partition size in Windows Server 2003 with MiniTool Partition Wizard
If we want to extend partition size in Windows Server 2003 with MiniTool Partition Wizard, we should firstly visit the official website http://www.partitionwizard.com to download the partition manager server and install it to the computer. After that, launch the partition magic and we can see the following interface.



This is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard, from which we can see there is no unallocated space in Disk 1. If we want to increase Partition C:, we need to shrink other partitions to get unallocated space. So select Partition E: and click "Move/Resize" and the following interface will be shown.



In this interface, we can drag the two triangles or input exact value to shorten Partition Handle, thereby shrinking Partition E: (here, we'll drag the left triangle rightward). The result is shown in the following interface.



Now, click "OK" to go back to the main interface.



In the main interface, we can see an unallocated space appears in Disk 1. Now we can extend Partition C:. Select it and click "Move/Resize".



In this interface, drag the right triangle rightward to extend partition and then click "OK" to return to the main interface again.



In the main interface, we can see Partition C: has been extended and two pending operations appear in "Operations Pending" area. Please click "Apply". After all operations are finished, increasing partition size in Windows Server 2003 is achieved successfully.

Those above are all operations about increasing partition size in Windows Server 2003. For more information of the partition manager server, please visit its official website.

How to extend partition on Windows 8?

In the process of using Windows 8, have you ever encountered the situation where system partition of Windows 8 is out of space? When system partition is short of space, running efficiency will be influenced largely. Therefore, when Windows 8 system partition runs out of space, in order to use Windows 8 better, the best way is to extend partition in Windows 8.
As known to all, Windows 8 built-in disk management tool is able to extend partition and shrink partition. However, users who have used this tool to extend partition know extending partition should be on the condition that there is unallocated space behind and adjacent to target partition. If there is no unallocated space which can meet the above conditions, Windows 8 built-in disk management tool can not help you extend partition in Windows 8. At this time, third-party partition magic becomes an indispensable tool.

The best way to extend partition in Windows 8
We have said professional partition magic can help us extend partition in Windows 8. However, which professional partition magic is best since partition magic is overflowing? Since Windows 8 is a brand new Windows operating system, we should consider compatibility at first. Then, security and function follow. Here, a perfect partition magic which has good compatibility, security and all-sided functions is strongly recommended. It is MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Extend system partition in Windows 8 without data loss
If we want to extend system partition in Windows 8 when there is no unallocated space behind system partition, we should shrink the neighboring partition to release unallocated space. Then, extend system partition with the unallocated space.

Shrink partition in Windows 8
After downloading the partition magic from http://www.partitionwizard.com and installing it to computer, we open it to enter its main interface:



Select the partition neighboring to system partition and click "Move/Resize" button to get the following interface:



To shrink partition, drag the border of partition handle to shorten it and click "OK" to go back to main interface.

Extend partition in Windows 8
In the main interface, select the system partition and click "Move/Resize" button to extend partition in Windows 8. Then, we can see the next interface:



To extend system partition in Windows 8, just drag the border of partition handle to lengthen it and click "OK" to go back to main interface:



Here, we can see system partition of Windows 8 has been extended. So, we click "Apply" button to perform all pending operations to computer.

Does your Windows 8 partition run out of space? Do you want to solve the problem by yourself? If you say yes, download the partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard. It is the best way to extend partition in Windows 8.