And you don't have to install anything to make it work - just burn the download ISO file to a disc, boot from it and go to work.Īnd there's a lengthy list of additional programs to add further capabilities: the Midnight Commander file manager, TrueCrypt for encryption, ClamAV antivirus and TightVNC-viewer for remote access, along with undelete tools, music players, disc burning apps, an IRC chat program, several data recovery programs and a whole lot more. Extensive file system support means you can use it on Intel-based Macs, Linux and Windows PCs (the full list: ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs). The system is based on the well-respected Parted and GParted tools, so you can be sure it's reliable. You can format, test or back or drives create, copy, move, expand, shrink or delete partitions or securely wipe a hard drive, ensuring any personal information has gone forever. Parted Magic is a bootable Linux-based environment that's primarily designed to handle most partitioning and hard drive-related tasks.
