DiskGenius is a Windows application for data recovery, partition management, backup and restore, and disk utilities. It advertises recovery of deleted, formatted, missing, RAW and lost-partition data, including data on RAID arrays. Users can preview recoverable files and save selected files to a different drive, or create a WinPE bootable USB for recovery when Windows will not start. Listed recovery sources include virtual disks created with VMware, VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop and Hyper-V. Partition tools cover resizing, creating, formatting, deleting, hiding, splitting and wiping partitions, plus conversion between GPT and MBR. The application can clone disks or partitions, migrate Windows to another drive, and create disk or partition image backups. Other utilities include bad-sector checking and repair, secure wiping, disk-health monitoring and UEFI boot-entry management. A free edition is available, with feature differences from paid editions. Paid Professional licenses include a one-month option at 69.90 USD per month, a one-year option at 99.90 USD per year, and a lifetime option at 129.90 USD per once. The listed latest version is 6.2.0.1829; it does not support Windows XP, though an older compatible version is linked.
Who it is for
DiskGenius suits Windows users who need file recovery alongside partition, backup and disk-maintenance tools. It may also suit users who want bootable recovery media or support for listed virtual-disk sources.
What is good
- Free edition is available.
- Can create WinPE bootable recovery media.
- Supports recovery from listed virtual-disk sources.
- Includes disk cloning and image backups.
- Lifetime Professional license includes free upgrades.
What to know first
- Available for Windows only.
- Latest version does not support Windows XP.
- Professional One-Month costs 69.90 USD per month.
Verdict
DiskGenius combines recovery with partition, backup and disk utilities in one Windows application. Check the edition differences and Windows XP limitation, and compare the listed license terms for the features you need.
DiskGenius plans and pricing
All plansCompared on SD card recovery software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 69.9 one-time
- Bootable media
- Yes
- Partition table support
- both
- Filesystem support
- FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4
- Operating systems
- windows
- Move partitions
- Yes
- Merge partitions
- Yes
