A hard disk drive is an indispensable component of a laptop and desktop, no matter whether you use an SSD, mechanical HDD, or even a hardware RAID array. Your personal or work files are saved to it, so you should pay close attention to this device. Disk partition management software is very important and helpful. Good partition software can help you:
- Scan a disk to check if there are bad sectors.
- Fix file system errors and defragment partitions to improve computer performance.
- Resize hard drives to optimize disk space usage without losing programs and data.
- Migrate the Operating System to an SSD or larger disk if you want to upgrade your computer.
- Convert disk/partition types when needed.
Is it expensive to get such powerful partition software for a Windows 10 computer? No. This article introduces 100% free partition software for Windows 10/8/7.
Native Free Partition Manager in Windows 10
As in previous versions, Windows 10 has its native partition manager: Disk Management. It is able to initialize a brand-new hard disk, create and format partitions to save files, delete partitions, and change drive letters and paths. Besides the basic ability to manage disk partitions, it has some advanced features, such as:
- Shrink and extend partitions without losing data (in most cases). However, not all partitions can be resized. It can only shrink an NTFS partition leftward or extend an NTFS partition by deleting the contiguous volume on the right.
- Convert a disk between MBR and GPT, and between Basic and Dynamic. But it is destructive; you must first delete all partitions on the disk.
- Create and manage Dynamic disk volumes. However, Dynamic disks consume a lot of system resources (CPU, RAM, etc.). Nowadays, hardware such as RAID controllers and hard disk drives is much cheaper, making hardware RAID arrays a better choice.
Read more about Windows 10 Disk Management.
Disk Management vs Free Partition Software
Dynamic disk volume management and destructive disk conversion are useless to most personal computer users, so the comparison below only focuses on the functions that are commonly used.
| Features | NIUBI Partition Editor Free | Windows 10 Disk Management |
| Create, delete, format partition |  |
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| Change drive letter, set Active | |
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| Shrink NTFS partition and make unallocated on the right | |
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| Shrink NTFS partition and make unallocated on the left | |
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| Extend NTFS partition with adjacent unallocated on the right | |
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| Extend NTFS partition with adjacent unallocated on the left | |
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| Extend/Shrink FAT32 partition | |
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| Resize, move, merge partition | |
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| Copy, convert, defrag, wipe, hide partition | |
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| Check volume, surface test, change status, set read-only attribute... | |
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Best Free Disk Partition Software for Windows 10
Unlike other free partition software for Windows 10/8/7 that sets traps by disabling some functions or bundles plugins and advertisements, NIUBI Partition Editor Free Edition is 100% free for all home users and 100% clean without any plugins. Furthermore, it features many advanced technologies.
1. Special Moving Algorithm
Sometimes, when shrinking a partition rightward or moving a partition, all files in this partition must be moved to new locations. It is heavy work and takes a lot of time if there are a large number of files. A good algorithm is very important for reducing time. Because of its unique file-moving algorithm, NIUBI Partition Editor Free is 30% to 300% faster than other free and commercial partition software.
2. Cancel-at-Will
When resizing or moving partitions, other disk partition software programs, including commercial versions, do not allow canceling even if you made a mistake. Because the cancellation causes part of the parameters to be unmodifiable, the system and/or data will be damaged. Similarly, you cannot forcibly terminate the programs during ongoing operations or reboot the computer manually, even if the computer is running slowly due to low CPU/RAM.
Thanks to the unique Cancel-at-will technology, while running NIUBI, you can cancel ongoing operations at any progress without losing data. In addition, cancellation will be done in a flash without waiting a long time to revert.
3. Virtual Mode
Windows Disk Management applies modifications immediately, but what should you do if you made a mistake? To avoid mistakes, NIUBI Partition Editor is designed to work in virtual mode, and all your operations will be listed as pending for preview. If you find any incorrect operations, simply click Undo on the top left to cancel. Nothing will be modified until you click the "Apply" button to confirm.
4. Hot Resize
Many skilled computer users have heard about hardware hot-swapping, which prevents server interruption. For a personal computer, it is not as important to stay online as it is for a server, but why not complete partition resizing without rebooting, especially when you have other tasks to do? With the help of Hot-Resize technology, NIUBI Partition Editor reduces the possibility of rebooting the computer. (Close other running applications and open files/folders in the partition that you want to modify before starting NIUBI.)
5. Easy to Use
You just need to click, drag, and drop on the disk map to modify disk partitions. Anyone can use this free partition software well for a Windows 10 laptop or desktop.
6. 1-Second Rollback
There are many precious files on your computer, such as family photos/videos and work documents/projects, but there is a potential risk of system damage and data loss when resizing disk partitions or performing other operations. NIUBI Partition Editor has a unique 1-Second Rollback technology to protect your system and data. It reverts the computer to its original status automatically and rapidly if it detects any error. (To ensure 100% safety, it is suggested to clone the disk/partition first with NIUBI.)
This technology and the bootable media builder are not included in the free edition; this is the only difference from the paid edition.
Download Free Partition Software for Windows 11/10/8/7
Download this free partition software on your Windows 10/8/7 computer, and you will see the main window with 5 sections.
- All single partitions with detailed parameters.
- All physical and virtual disks (RAID arrays) with graphical structures.
- Available operations for a selected disk or partition. (You will see the same options by right-clicking.)
- Pending Operations: all operations you perform will not be executed immediately; instead, they will be listed there as pending.
- Cancel, redo, or apply the pending operations.
Unlike other tools, NIUBI Partition Editor only lists the available operations to keep the interface clean; unavailable options are hidden automatically. Watch the video guide to see how it works.
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