Partition Logic

Partition Logic is a free hard disk partitioning and data management tool. It can create, delete, format, and move partitions and modify their attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to another.

Partition Logic is free software, based on the Visopsys operating system. It boots from a CD or floppy disk and runs as a standalone system, independent of your regular operating system.

Partition Logic is intended to become a free alternative to such commercial programs as Partition Magic, Drive Image, and Norton Ghost...

Requirements:

Partition logic supports most of the basic PC hardware without any additional work or configuration. It has very modest (by today's standards) requirements:

- Pentium-class x86 processor
- 32 megabytes RAM memory (16 megabytes in text mode)
- IDE (ATA) hard disks for partitioning.
- IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROM drive, if booting from the CD version.
- Standard PC floppy disk, if booting from the floppy disk version.
- For graphics mode, a VESA 2-compatible graphics card with linear framebuffer support.
- PS/2-style mouse, in graphics mode

What is new in this release:

• This version consists of hardware support updates and bugfixes, with a particular focus on USB.
• Support for USB 2 controllers and devices has been added.

What is new in version 0.71:

• This maintenance version consists of general bugfixes and improvements to hardware detection and device drivers, with a particular focus on USB.
• New features include the ability to boot from a USB device (a new USB image is available for download) and the ability to power down the system.

What is new in version 0.7:

• It offers an updated look and a number of new features, including 64-bit disk support, UDF (DVD) filesystem support, and GPT partition table support, as well as file browsing functionality.
• New administrative applications and functionality have been added, and the ATA/IDE driver has been enhanced, including the ability to better support backwards-compatible SATA controllers.
• A number of tweaks and bug fixes are also included.

Limitations:

• Partitioning of SCSI hard disks
• Non MS-DOS/MBR-style partition tables (i.e. Sun, BSD, EFI/GPT)
• Formatting non-FAT filesystems.
• Filesystem resizing.
• Serial mice, in graphics mode
• Keyboard layouts other than UK English and US English