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MiniTool Partition Wizard

MiniTool Partition Wizard is a Windows disk management utility for creating, resizing, merging, and converting partitions without reformatting a drive. It handles both basic and dynamic disks and works across Windows 7 through 11 as well as Windows Server editions, making it a common tool for upgrading storage or preparing a new SSD. Paid Pro editions add capabilities like disk cloning, lossless OS migration to SSD, BitLocker management, and data recovery, while the free edition covers core partition operations for everyday users who just need to resize or format a drive.

AOMEI Backupper

AOMEI Backupper is a Windows backup utility that images systems, disks, partitions, and files, and includes a genuinely usable free Standard edition rather than a crippled trial. Paid editions add features like disk cloning for hardware upgrades, OS migration to SSD, and Windows Server support.

EaseUS Partition Master

EaseUS Partition Master is a comprehensive disk management utility designed to help users manage their hard drive partitions efficiently. It offers a range of features to optimize storage, including resizing, merging, and splitting partitions, as well as converting file systems and checking for disk errors.

Stellar Data Recovery

Stellar Data Recovery is a file-recovery software suite for Windows and Mac that scans hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, and RAID/NAS storage to recover deleted, lost, or inaccessible photos, videos, documents, and emails. The company reports more than 30 years in the data-recovery business and multiple product tiers for individuals, technicians, and businesses. Beyond basic undelete recovery, Stellar's tools handle corrupted Outlook PST and Exchange EDB files, damaged Office and PDF documents, and photo or video files with structural corruption. A free scan lets users preview recoverable files before choosing a paid tier to actually restore them.