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TestDisk is a free and open-source data recovery utility that helps users recover lost partitions or repair corrupted filesystems. [1] TestDisk can collect detailed information about a corrupted drive, which can then be sent to a technician for further analysis.
10 GB free hard disk space (16 GB is recommended for Windows 7) A full version of one of the following operating systems: Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 2 or higher (32-bit editions only) [13] Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit editions) [14]
Manual registry editing or third-party software is now required to choose default programs, change file type icons, and other advanced tasks. The Open With dialog box in Windows Vista also uses the corresponding Default Programs API which limits only one registered application to be set as the default program. [22]
System administrators use a program called a partition editor to create, resize, delete, and manipulate the partitions. [3] Partitioning allows the use of different filesystems to be installed for different kinds of files. Separating user data from system data can prevent the system partition from becoming full and rendering the system unusable.
Program Developer License Supported file systems Supported platforms GUI CLI Script Scheduler Boot time Auto defrag when idle Stable release; Auslogics Disk Defrag Auslogics Freeware: FAT16, FAT32, NTFS Windows XP and later Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Vista faces backward compatibility problems with many of the games and utility programs that work in Windows XP. As of August 2007, there were about 2,000 applications that specifically carried the 'Vista Compatibility Logo', [3] although the majority of applications without the logo will run without any problems. This number is low ...
Paragon Hard Disk Manager, including a tool named Partition Manager for resizing partitions. [6] [7] Paragon File System Link (proprietary). [8] [9] [10] File system drivers, including Paragon NTFS for Mac and APFS for Windows. [11] [12] [13] Konstantin Komarov of Paragon Software have also contributed to the NTFS3 driver in the Linux kernel.
On Apple Mac computers using Intel x86-64 processor architecture, the EFI system partition is initially left blank and unused for booting into macOS. [13] [14]However, the EFI system partition is used as a staging area for firmware updates [15] and for the Microsoft Windows bootloader for Mac computers configured to boot into a Windows partition using Boot Camp.