Review of AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional

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AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional

A powerful and stable software to manage hard drive and partition without data loss.
Support: Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP/2000 (32/64-bit)
One License valid for 2 computers.
Price: $49.95 (Lifetime Free Upgrades)

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What's new

• NEW Version 8.0 (January 25, 2019)
• Brand-new user interface: a more modernized look and feel.
• Other improvements, fixes and features.

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About AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional

AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional is a Windows disk manager that can help you manage disk space with high efficiency. You can create/delete/merge/split/resize/move the partition without data loss. It offers more advanced features: migrate OS to SSD/HDD, format/wipe/erase disk, recover lost partition, SSD 4K Alignment, Windows To Go Creator, etc.

AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional is a stable and complete disk manager for Windows that can handle all disk or partition operations.

Comprehensive Partition Manager | How-to Guides

Partition Functions:

• Resize/Move Partition: Adjust the size of partition or move the partition without data loss.
• Merge Partitions: Merge unallocated space or two adjacent drives into one partition.
• Split Partition: Divide one large partition or disk into multiple partitions without data loss.
• Allocate Free Space: Allocate free space from one partition to other partitions without data loss.
• Create/Format/Delete Partition: Create partition from blank space, or format partition, or delete partition to protect data.
• Partition Alignment: Align partition to improve the speed of reading and writing.
• Command Line Partitioning: Partition a hard drive with command line prompt.

Partition Wizards:

• NTFS/FAT32 Converter: Convert file system among NTFS, FAT32 and FAT without losing data.
• Primary/Logical Partition Converter: Convert disk flag between primary and logical quickly and safely.
• Disk & Partition Copy Wizard: Copy data from one disk or partition to another easily and fast.
• Partition Recovery Wizard: Recover the accidently deleted or lost partitions to get back lost data.
• Make Bootable CD Wizard: Create a Windows PE bootable CD/DVD or USB without installing Windows AIK/ADK.
• Windows To Go Creator: Make a portable Windows 10/8/7 system on USB flash drive without Windows 10/8/7 Enterprise.
• Integrate to Recovery Environment: Integrate AOMEI Partition Assistant or AOMEI Backupper into Windows built-in recovery environment.
• SSD Secure Erase: Securely erase SSD to reset to factory state for peak performance.

Specialized Utilities:

• Add Drive to Software RAID
• Remove Drive from Software RAID
• Change Partition Label
• Change Drive Letter
• Change Serial Number
• Change Partition Type ID
• Set Active Partition
• Hide/Unhide Partition
• Wipe Partition
• Wipe Hard Drive
• Check Partition
• Rebuild MBR
• Initialize Disk
• Surface Test

AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional Requirements

Supported Operating System

• Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP/2000 (32/64-bit)

Supported Storage Devices

• Traditional hard disk drive (HDD), solid-states drive (SSD) and SSHD.
• External hard drive (USB 3.0/2.0/1.0), PC card, All Flash Drives and Thumb Drives and other removable media.
• All storage devices recognized by Windows, such as IDE, SATA, iSCSI, SCSI disk, IEEE1394 (FireWire), etc.
• Full support all hardware RAID, such as RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, etc.
• Support MBR disk and GPT disk up to 16TB+.
• Support up to 128 disks in one system.
• Completely support hard disk with 4096, 2048, 1024, 512 bytes sector size.
• Support virtual disk partition in VMware, Virtual Box and Virtual PC, etc.
• Support UEFI/EFI boot.

Supported File Systems

• NTFS
• FAT32/FAT16/FAT12
• exFAT/ReFS *
• Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 *
• Bitlocker, other file systems *
  * The file system cannot be resized but you can move and clone them.

AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional Technologies

• Improved algorithm to ensure a faster and safer process to move partition.
• Enhanced data protection technologies to keep data safe.
• Flexible and adjustable drag & drop interface makes the task simple.
• Preview any partitioning tasks before applying to the disk.
• Provide option to shut down the computer after completing all operations.

Let's look at AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional Installation, Safe Partitioning and a few "How-to........."​

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Installation

Spoiler: Installation is simple and straightforward

Safely Partition

Spoiler: Notes for safe partitioning

Before Partitioning

1. It's always good to first take a backup of the system.

2. It's recommended to check errors and defragment on the partition or disk.

3. Do not rashly end the process or force the program shutdown.

4. Check the battery is enough charged and power cord properly connected.

5. Close all other applications including the antivirus software to avoid any issues.

How-to Guides

Spoiler: How to Resize Partition

Case 1: Extend Partition

There must be an unallocated space adjacent to the partition you want to extend, on the same hard disk.

Step 1. In this example, there is an unallocated space behind C drive. Right-click the partition (here is C drive) you want to extend and select "Resize Partition".



Step 2. Position the mouse pointer on the right border of the partition and drag it rightwards to extend partition. Click "OK".



Step 3. It will return to main console, and you can preview the partition to be extended. Click "Apply" to commit the operation.



Case 2: Shrink Partition

Shrink Partition help you release some unused space from one partition and get some unallocated space.

Step 1. Right-click the partition (here is D drive) you want to shrink and select "Resize Partition".



Step 2. Position the mouse pointer on either border of the partition and drag it rightwards or leftwards to shrink partition. Click "OK".



Step 3. It will return to main console, and you can preview the unallocated space beside the partition. Click "Apply" to commit the operation.

Spoiler: How to Clone Hard Disk to SSD or Another HDD

Case 1: Copy Disk Quickly

In this demonstrator, click "Disk Copy".



Step 2. Here, select "Copy Disk Quickly", then click "Next".



Step 3. Disk 1 is selected as the source disk by default. In next window, select the destination disk, and then click "Next".



Step 4. In this window, adjust the partition size on the destination disk i.e select the option (here is Edit Disk) you want, and click "Next".



Step 5. You can preview the disk cloning operation under "Pending Operations". Click "Apply" to commit the operation.



Case 2: Sector-by-Sector Copy

The steps are similar to "Copy Disk Quickly". In step 2, you should select "Sector-by-Sector Copy" as the copy method; in step 3, you should make sure the size (used + unused space) of the destination disk is no less than the size (used + unused space) of the source disk. The rest operation is the same as "Copy Disk Quickly".

Spoiler: How to Check Partition and Fix Errors

Step 1. Right-click on the partition you want to check and choose Advanced -> Check Partition.



Step 2. Select the check errors option (here Check partition and fix errors) you want to perform, and click "OK" to continue. .



Step 3. The operation will complete successfully in a few seconds or minutes.



The steps are similar for other two options "Check partition" and "Check bad sector"; in step 2, select the check errors option you want to perform, the rest of the steps are same.

Spoiler: How to Delete All Partitions on a Hard Drive

Step 1. In main window, right-click the disk you want to clear and select "Delete All partitions".



Step 2. Select delete method in the following dialog, there are two options

Delete all partitions: Just deletes the partitions. The deleted data is recoverable.

Delete all partitions and wipe data: The partitions are deleted and wiped too. The wiped data may not be recovered by data recovery software too.



Step 3. Click Apply and then Proceed to execute the operation. The partitions will be deleted successfully in several minutes.

Spoiler: How to Convert GPT to MBR or MBR to GPT without Losing Data

Step 1. In the main console, select the data disk you want to convert; right-click it and select "Convert to GPT Disk" (or Convert to MBR Disk) in the drop-down menu.



Step 2. Click "OK" to confirm the operation.



Step 3. You can preview the conversion under "Pending Operations". Click "Apply" to save the changes and wait for the process to complete.

Spoiler: How to Convert Primary Partition to Logical Drive

Step 1. In the partition list column of main interface, right-click the primary partition you want to convert and then choose "Advanced" and "Convert to Logical".



Step 2. Click "OK" to confirm the operation.



Step 3. Click "Apply" to commit the operation.

Spoiler: How to create "Windows To Go"

AOMEI Partition Assistant enable users to make Wintogo on Windows 10/8/7. They should have the installation disc, ISO file or ESD file of the supported systems.

Step 1. Plug the USB drive into a USB 3.0 or 2.0 port on the computer.

Step 2. The program will automatically display your USB (here is Disk 2). Click "Windows To Go Creator" in the left side.



Step 3. The program will automatically detect Windows installation or ISO file, or manually "Browse" the file. Click "OK" to continue.



Step 4. Click "Proceed". The program will give you info on the process. Click "Yes" to create the bootable USB or Wintogo.



AOMEI Windows To Go Creator also supports installing Windows 10/8/7 on USB drive. It makes BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) possible.

Spoiler: How to Migrate OS to SSD or HDD

Step 1. Main Interface, click "Migrate OS to SSD" on the left side under "Wizards". In the pop-up window, click "Next" to continue.



Step 2. Select a partition or an unallocated space on the destination disk (SSD or HDD), and then click "Next".



Step 3. Here, you can keep default settings or modify information of the partition on new disk.



Step 4. Set up all the information, click "Next" to read the note about "Boot Operating System". Click "Finish".



Step 5. It will return to the main interface. You can preview changes under "Pending Operations". Click "Apply" to save the changes and commit the operation.

Spoiler: How to Create Windows PE Bootable USB or CD

Step 1. Click "Make Bootable Media" on the left side under "Wizards", confirm the operation you want to perform and then click "Next" to continue.



Step 2. The program will automatically detect Windows AIK is installed or not on the system. If yes, go to step 3, if not, download and install Windows AIK, then click "Next" to go to step 3.

Step 3. Choose one of the three options (here is USB flash drive) to create a bootable media based on Windows PE. Click "Proceed".



Step 4. The USB flash drive will be formatted and data on it will be erased. Click "Yes" to format or continue.



Step 5. The process of creating WinPE bootable USB drive will take a few minutes.

AOMEI Technology is a software developer that majors in backup & restore, hard disk & partitions management and cloud file transfer. AOMEI products are widely used all over the world. AOMEI built a mature framework in a short span. Today, AOMEI is one of the leading and trusted brands in the field of Technology.

Spoiler: The Source of AOMEI

AOMEI is a word that is integrated with two Chinese words pronunciation. AO means Proud, and represents that AOMEI will be proud of you and your satisfaction. All staffs at AOMEI wants you to be proud to have AOMEI products. As for MEI, it is a plum blossom, which blooms in winter. It is extremely remarkable in snow. MEI is a symbol of persistence and bravery. This spirit was, and is, even will be inspiring all stuffs in AOMEI to make progress in the field of Technology and try the best to let all people around the world benefit from AOMEI products.

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