Parted Magic
Parted Magic is a paid Linux utility for working with disks and partitions, including moving partitions and handling both partition table types.
What Parted Magic is
Parted Magic is a paid Linux utility for working with disks and partitions, including moving partitions and handling both partition table types. Its filesystem support spans ext2, ext3, ext4, NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, btrfs, XFS, Linux swap, LVM2, HFS, HFS+, ReiserFS, Reiser4, JFS, NILFS2, F2FS, and UFS. It can be used from bootable media and is listed for Linux. Purchase options include a Single Version for the current release with no recurring charges or future updates; Quarterly and One Year subscriptions that provide updates while active; Parted Magic Forever with unlimited use and future updates; and an Enterprise Compliance License with lifetime access and future updates. The subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled and include a 14-day money-back guarantee. The Enterprise Compliance License supports W-9, purchase orders, ACH, and wire transfer. No plan prices are listed, and there is no free plan. Parted Magic was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
Good
- Supports moving partitions and both partition table types.
- Broad filesystem support, including NTFS and exFAT.
- Can be used from bootable media.
- Forever plan includes unlimited use and future updates.
- Subscriptions include a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Watch out
- There is no free plan.
- No plan prices are listed.
- Single Version includes no future updates.
- Subscriptions automatically renew until cancelled.
Who it suits
It suits Linux users who need disk and partition tools, including support for a broad range of filesystems. Buyers can choose between a current-release purchase, subscriptions, and options with future updates.
Verdict
Parted Magic offers disk and partition work across a wide range of filesystems, with bootable media use. Choose the purchase option carefully: update access differs by plan.
Plans and prices
From Parted Magic's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Compliance License | Priced on request | Lifetime access · All future updates · W-9, purchase orders, ACH or wire transfer support |
| Quarterly Subscription | $19 a month | Unlimited computers and drives · Updates during active subscription · 14-day money-back guarantee · Billed once per quarter until cancelled |
| Single Version | $19, paid once | No future updates · Receives a release shipped within 30 days of purchase at no charge · One-time purchase of the current release |
| One Year Subscription | $59 a year | Unlimited computers and drives · Updates during active subscription · 14-day money-back guarantee · Billed once per year until cancelled |
| Parted Magic Forever | $349, paid once | Unlimited computers, drives, wipes, and clones · Future updates · Final sale · One-time payment |
| Parted Magic Enterprise Compliance License | $1,750, paid once | Lifetime access and future updates · W-9, purchase orders, ACH or wire transfer, invoicing, and vendor onboarding paperwork · Final sale · One-time payment |
The facts
Each one read from Parted Magic's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Boot and hardware
- The product boots from USB, optical disc, or PXE and supports UEFI Secure Boot, legacy BIOS, and Intel-based Mac hardware.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Cloning
- Parted Magic Clone copies disks, partitions, and images, keeps the source read-only, and produces a certificate with verification details.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Erase evidence
- The product generates a signed PDF certificate of destruction after each successful erase and can export cryptographically signed evidence packs.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Cloning and storage workflows support local disks, USB, SSH, Samba, and NFS targets, plus multicast deployment with udpcast.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes uses for IT asset disposal, system administration, disk recovery and forensics, and home disk-management tasks.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Limit
- The support page says Parted Magic is not an installable Windows application; it is a bootable Linux environment run from USB or CD.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Partition management
- VisParted supports MBR and GPT layouts, filesystem operations, and in-place MBR-to-GPT or GPT-to-MBR conversion.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Parted Magic is bootable disk management software that runs from USB and provides secure erasure, partition management, and disk cloning.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The PM Report Server can receive erase status and evidence over a local network, and supports email, webhook, and ntfy alerts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Secure erase
- Its erase utility supports ATA, NVMe, SAS/SCSI, and eMMC/SD storage, selecting an erase path based on drive capabilities.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says report-server events carry a SHA-256 hash chain and an optional shared token can restrict report submissions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Standards
- The maker says sanitization levels follow NIST SP 800-88 Revision 2 and technology-specific methods conform to IEEE 2883.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- For purchase support, the maker asks customers to reply to their order confirmation email and says to allow one to two business days for a reply.checked 8 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The stated minimum requirement is a 64-bit x86 processor and at least 2 GB of RAM.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Waupaca, Wisconsin, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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