GParted
A bootable open-source partition editor for resizing and moving drives.
GParted is a free graphical tool for managing disk partitions, including creating, deleting, resizing, moving, labeling, and copying partitions. It supports many common Linux, Windows, and Unix-style file systems and can be run from GParted Live media on x86-64 computers.
Why it stands out
- Runs as free software under the GNU GPL, so it can be used, shared, studied, and modified without payment.
- GParted Live lets the tool be used on machines that normally run Linux, Windows, or macOS, without needing a native install on those systems.
- Covers an unusually wide range of file systems for a graphical partition manager.
- Focused specifically on partition operations rather than bundling unrelated system-maintenance features.
Good to know
- GParted Live is described for x86-64 based computers, so other hardware architectures may not be supported by that route.
- A minimum of 1 GB of RAM is required to use all application features.
- Supported actions vary by file system, so users should check the detailed feature matrix before planning a specific operation.
- Using it on Windows or macOS systems generally means booting from external GParted Live media rather than running it as a standard native app.
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Linux users, repair technicians, and system administrators can adjust partition layouts without relying on a commercial disk utility. Expand or shrink an operating-system partition after changing drive space needs. Prepare free space for installing another operating system. Create a shared data partition usable across multiple operating systems. Inspect and modify partition labels, UUIDs, and supported file-system settings.
Graphical partition editing; create, delete, resize, move, check, label, copy, and paste operations; UUID changes; broad file-system coverage including ext2/3/4, NTFS, FAT16/32, exFAT, Btrfs, XFS, HFS/HFS+, UDF, Linux swap, LVM2 PV, and more; downloadable GParted Live environment for booting from CD/USB.
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