@ Mynd Phantom

"Ultimate Boot Stick" is in my opinion much better than "Ultimate Boot CD"

This software enables AutoPlay on all devices without asking for permission or informing about the fact. I always run my Windows 7 with AutoPlay turned off for all devices, so I don't like some software coming along and change my settings unnecessarily.

Just a heads up for other security nuts like me.

@#27 Grammarman:

As you seem unable to resist going off-topic just to criticise and correct the grammar of another GAOTD member, perhaps you should check your own as well.

When you asked the question "Do you know what a period is.", you should have used a question mark at the end of the sentence and not a period. You obviously know where the question mark is on the keyboard, because you'd already used it on the previous sentence.

I took the free version of EaseUS Partition Master.
Preferable because it is installable at any time after the 24 hour time limit of GOTD offers.

Mike, thanks a lot for your comments in #38 and many earlier ones!!! Very informative and enlighting. Look forward to your further contributions and please, continue participating in this forum.
Regards
Marek

So OK I'm just a bit confused, why does the EasuES Pro version that sells reg for 39 bucks on their page say it HAS WinPE??
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EaseUS® Partition Master 9.2.1 Professional Edition New Update!

Built-in WinPE bootable disk license: $39.95

Buy NowFree Download
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But after install and clicking on the WinPE box, it says you need the "paid" version for this feature.???????

say what??? I thought THIS WAS THE PAID pro version???

I had the free 9.2.1 version which yeah, has no WinPE.........

Mike@35, thanks for a very informative comment.

Have you made any changes to your server configuration lately that could cause connection problems? For the last few days, every time I've attempted to run setup and install the offered program, I've received the error message "Unable to connect. Please try again later." but trying again later always leads to the same error message.

I've made no changes to my own configuration, and I'm able to connect to any websites I wish to see and access, so I'm led to think that it may be something that changed on YOUR side of the connection.

Please let me know if there's anything you've changed that could be causing my connection problem. Thanks.

Note: My issue is connection, not files, as I have been getting the .gcd files when unzipping the main file downloaded from your site (and I have been able to download the files from your website, with no problems).

I am already happy and satisfied with Aomei. It is not bloated and the size is 3.4MB only.

No boot CD/DVD is a deal breaker..

One feature this program has over GParted, Windows' own bundled partition tool and Paragon Partition Manager is that EaseUs will copy partitions with bad sectors - which I needed to do recently.

I still had to use GParted afterwards since EaseUS (the free version from only 1 month ago) does not do alignment when copying to an SSD.

#24 - They probably don't bother anymore since you can just download GParted Live and burn that to a CD.

#25,#30 - This tool, and Paragon's Partition manager require a reboot before (most) actual partition operations and then perform the operation from their own booted environment. It's up to you which GUI you prefer to work in but the actual partitioning from either a bootable CD or from a windows application like EaseUS is no different in terms of unmounted disk safety since they all come with their own core booting component in which the work is done without any other OS getting in the way.

I used 4 of these tools over xmas to do several migrations and found the Windows own partition tool to be fine for obvious tasks, but lacking for any tricky operations; GParted was the only tool that would reliably align for SSDs; Partition Manager (an old version) lacked loads of features since they wanted you to buy their other products that fill these gaps; and EaseUS was the only tool that worked with bad sectors, but annoyingly didn't perform alignment.

# 29 BearPup

Ok...just use PARTED MAGIC or Partition Wizard....what's the problem in doing that?

Here is another nice free tool for windows / linux based systems that I did not see listed.

Ultimate Boot CD

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/index.html

<a href="http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/index.html" title="Ultimate Boot CD"

No bootable media? No thanks!

I must disagree with most respected reviwer Giovanni - Aoamei Partition Manager caused my laptop to crash during a "simple" partition realignment, requiring the complete reinstallation of windows 7 & 71 programs. Hopefully, this program will have better results.

Not sure what the big deal about these partition your HD in Windows 7 and 8 in like 20 seconds or less. I did it and removed my HP restore partition and the added to my current partition is like 20 seconds. It's so simple.

As stated above>>
>>Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools\computer management then disk management

Now if you are using Windows Vista or Windows XP maybe it's the Bomb...

at #13 Shaine. Wow. Reading your comment gave me a headache. Have you ever heard of a CAPITAL letter? Do you know what a period is. It's the little dot just over from the right shift key. Stop texting and try doing it the right way. It will be easier for people to figure out what you're going on about.

@TK, thanks for the link to ShadowExplorer, v. handy.

As this doesn't have the Linux disk, I'll pass (I got the previous GOTD version that did). It's possible they didn't include it this time because people kept complaining about the size of the download for such a 'simple' utility - they never understood that the size was due to the Linux boot disc image. So maybe the complaining has backfired.

I believe that one should use KISS solutions, particularly in regard to something as important as your running OS partition.
Many vendors, and reviewers have no qualms about encouraging you to create images from within a running Windows. I believe you should always do that from a bootable CD.

Similarly vendors and reviewers have no qualms about encouraging you to do partitioning tasks from within a running Windows. If you have multiple partitions om one drive, there are some tasks that are probably safe to do, AND SOME THAT ARE NOT. Thus, once again I believe that the safest option is to do the tasks from a bootable CD.
If the above comments (posts) are correct, AND THERE IS NO BOOTABLE CD option, then I would suggest that you give this offering a miss.

Further to my previous comment.
This version IS A STEP backwards after all. Although I was correct about the WinPe bootable disc not being available in the previous version, a Linux bootable disc was included. This version DOES NOT include a bootable Linux Disc.
Shame on GOTD and Easus for not pointing this out.

Is the program will be in Polish?

Does this EaseUS version fix an alignment problem on an SSD or a hybrid HD+SSD? I think the recent Aomei does (?), but does this EaseUS?

Comments #5 & 6

I also have version 9.1.1 from the previous offer, but beg to differ on this offer being a "backward" step. If you go to "tools", "Create WinPe bootable disc" the button opens this link
http://www.partition-tool.com/landing/epm-pro-upgrade.htm
It does NOT create a WinPe bootable disc.

As this upgrade only seems to add compatibility for Windows 8 I do not have any reasons to upgrade as I am using Win XP in a RAID 1 configuration and this tool has helped me out quite a few times with it's easy to follow interface.

TYPO
I meant KNOWN - not none.

Does the Partition Recovery Wizard in this product work on GPT disks without loss of the data which is KNOWN to exist because RAW data recovery tools can retrieve the data ?

I already have a Partition Manager that works on both MBR and GPT disks,
but its Partition Recovery Wizard only works on MBR disks but not GPT disks.

Does the Partition Recovery Wizard in this product work on GPT disks without loss of the data which is none to exist ?

NB My problem HDD holds data and a Linux Boot crash changed the Disk Signature from GPT to MBR and Windows now sees two partitions as RAW and one as Unallocated.

"EaseUS Partition Master Professional Edition is an ALL-IN-ONE partition solution and disk management utility. It allows you to extend partition, especially for system drive, settle low disk space problem, manage disk space easily on MBR and GUID partition table (GPT) disk under 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ Windows 7 SP1/ Windows 8."

Humm, Windows 2000 only exist in 32-bit OS...not in 64-bit as stated in the info.

@shaine
That would be to make the registration process easier, as well as catering to those who whinge about having to provide an email address for product registration.

I switched from Partition Magic 8.0 to EaseUS Partition Master the last time this was offered ... Oh, yes!
A much better/easier/smoother experience in using Partition Master.
Easy loading, easy interface, nothing bad to say about this one, grab it!

After building a system installing win 7 64 bit and getting everything just the way I wanted I made a copy of the boot disc using Easus and when I had a glitch with drive simply swapped drives and carried on working till Id time to resolve the minor issue.
Having done that I cloned it again to an SSD which has since worked faultlessly.
Well worth installing the programme.its simple to use and does the job efficiently

just one question why is it that any time i download from giveaway of the day and install what ever it is that is given away that day is it registered to you and not me if it is a giveaway then there should be no ties to you when register it should simply be to me not you i do not want software registered to someone else on my system !

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!!

Thanks for the offer, but No Thanks. Reasons: No WinPE or Linux boot support. This version would be a downgrade from my current version on those two items.
"If it ain't broke... "

I used the previous offering of this program to migrate both of my computers to SSDs. I needed a way to migrate not only the existing operating system and installed programs but also the recovery partition (as is usually the case with most major computer manufacturers).

With this I was able to create a linux boot CD and use the partition tool to "copy" each partition to the new SSD drives. Worked like a charm and saved me tons of time in reinstalls alone, not to mention all of the software I would have lost in a complete reinstall.

Micro$oft’s licensing policy no longer allows software vendors to provide WinPE media to their customers directly. You have to go to Micro$oft’s site and looking for it yourself.

I tried to use previous EPM 9.1.0 Pro to migrate XP SP3 from 250GB to 1TB without bootable CD.
Without CD the program restarts OS in special mode and copies original HD in use to new blank HD.
EPM failed - just frozen in the middle of the process. I re-tried several times.
I tried some more programs and only Paragon Drive Copy did it.
At least Easeus PM is not the perfect for every case they claimed. Better to have something additional for black day.

This is my default program for partition resizing. It's pretty easy to use and has a nice user interface. Never had a problem with it. I can recommend it.

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.

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.

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.

I cannot believe this software is running again here.

You can partition your HDD in windows 7 very easily.

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools\computer management then disk management

You can shrink, resize and merge very easily.

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

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Thanx GAOTD, nice offer!!
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