--- title: Macrorit Partition Expert canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/macrorit-partition-expert/ category: Disk Partition Software points: 70 rank: 8 of 12 facts_checked: 2026-10-09 --- # Macrorit Partition Expert Windows partition manager with a free home edition and a $39.99 Pro edition for 2 PCs. 70 points out of 100. #8 of 12 disk partition managers. Vendor: Macrorit. Website: https://www.macrorit.com/ - The Free edition is for home users and resizes and moves partitions without data loss [5]. - Pro costs $39.99 for the Standard Edition and covers 2 PCs [2][3]. - A Lifetime Upgrade Edition of Pro costs $49.95 [3]. - Pro includes WinPE bootable media; roll-back protects data if power goes off during an operation [1][2]. - A 30-day money-back guarantee applies, with set conditions [2][4]. Verdict: Macrorit suits people who want a low-priced paid edition with boot media and roll-back protection, and a free edition for home use [1][2][5]. Partition Expert migrates the OS and clones disks, and the free edition converts MBR to GPT [5][10][11]. The catch: the vendor's pages do not say merge works in the individual editions, and name no split feature [5][7][9]. Best for: People who want a low-priced paid edition with roll-back protection. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Partition tools | Resize and move partitions | Yes | 8/8 | Free edition: extend, enlarge, shrink and move a partition without losing data [5]. | | Partition tools | Merge partitions | Not published | 0/4 | Not published for individual editions: 'Merge partitions' appears only on the Server edition page [5][7]. | | Partition tools | Give free space to another partition | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's Partition Expert pages [5][6][7]. | | Partition tools | Split a partition | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's Partition Expert pages [5][6][7]. | | Partition tools | Convert FAT32 to NTFS | Not published | 0/3 | Pages list only NTFS to FAT32 conversion, not FAT32 to NTFS [5][7]. | | Partition tools | File systems named | NTFS, FAT32 | 2/4 | Free page: resize and format FAT32 up to 2 TB, format NTFS to FAT32. NTFS resize shown [5][12]. exFAT and Ext4 not named. | | Disks and system | Convert MBR and GPT without data loss | Yes | 8/8 | Free edition: 'Convert MBR to GPT disk without data losing' [5]. | | Disks and system | Migrate Windows to another drive | Yes | 8/8 | Pro page lists 'migrate OS to a new hard drive'; a help article shows the copied system booting [9][11]. | | Disks and system | Clone a whole disk | Yes | 7/7 | Help article: 'Clone disk, the new function is able to clone the entire disk' [10]. | | Disks and system | Recover lost partitions | Not published | 0/5 | Not published: one page mentions a 'partition recovery wizard' but no feature that finds and restores deleted partitions [5][7]. | | Disks and system | Disks over 2 TB | Yes | 3/3 | Free edition page: support for disks larger than 2 TB with MBR and GPT partitions [5]. | | Safety and media | Bootable disc or USB | Yes | 7/7 | Pro includes WinPE bootable CD, DVD or USB media, 32-bit and 64-bit [1][2][9]. | | Safety and media | Protection if an operation is interrupted | Yes | 5/5 | Pro lists 'Unique Data Roll-Back Technology'; data recovers if power goes off; cancel-at-will also listed [1][9]. | | Safety and media | Open source | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's pages; no source repository is linked [1][2]. | | Price and licence | Free edition | Yes | 8/8 | Free edition 'for free, forever', designed for home users; resizes and moves partitions [5]. | | Price and licence | Cheapest paid edition | $39.99/yr | 10/10 | Pro Standard Edition, $39.99 for 2 PCs, from the price file the purchase page loads [2][3]. | | Price and licence | One-time licence | Not published | 0/6 | Not published: pages do not say whether the Standard Edition licence is one-time; only a Lifetime Upgrade edition is named [2][8]. | | Price and licence | Money-back period of 30 days or more | Yes | 4/4 | Refund policy: refunds within 30 days of purchase, under set conditions [2][4]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [5][6] | $0 | | Pro, Standard Edition | $39.99 [2][3] | - | | Pro, Lifetime Upgrade Edition | $49.95 [3][9] | - | The vendor does not state whether the Standard Edition licence is one-time or time-limited, so we record no perpetual licence [2][8]. ## Strengths - Pro costs $39.99, with a Lifetime Upgrade option at $49.95 [3]. - Free edition converts MBR to GPT and handles disks over 2 TB [5]. - Partition Expert pages describe Migrate OS and Clone Disk [9][10][11]. - Data roll-back recovers data if power goes off during an operation [1]. - Pro includes WinPE bootable CD, DVD or USB media, 32-bit and 64-bit [1][2]. ## Limits - The Server edition page lists merging partitions; the Free and Pro edition pages do not [5][7][9]. - Pages name no split feature and no FAT32 to NTFS conversion, only NTFS to FAT32 [5][7]. - The refund policy rejects a full refund asked for without a reason, or for a change of mind [4]. - Upgrades to newer versions of the Pro, Server and Unlimited editions cost a fee [8]. ## Vendor claims (not scored) - Macrorit says its software moves data about twice as fast as other partition managers [1]. - Macrorit says the free edition has almost every function of the paid editions [5]. ## Sources 1. [Macrorit Partition Expert](https://www.macrorit.com/), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 2. [Partition Expert editions](https://www.macrorit.com/purchase.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 3. [Macrorit product price file](https://www.macrorit.com/js/product-price.js), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 4. [Refund policy](https://www.macrorit.com/support/refund-policy.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 5. [Partition Expert Free Edition](https://www.macrorit.com/partition-magic-manager/free-edition.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 6. [Free partition manager](https://www.macrorit.com/free-partition-manager/), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 7. [Partition Expert Server Edition](https://www.macrorit.com/partition-magic-manager/server-edition.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 8. [After-sale FAQs](https://www.macrorit.com/support/after-sale-faqs.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 9. [Partition Expert Pro Edition](https://www.macrorit.com/partition-magic-manager/professional-edition.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 10. [How to clone disk in Partition Expert](https://www.macrorit.com/partition-magic-manager/clone-disk.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 11. [Migrate OS to another hard drive](https://www.macrorit.com/partition-magic-manager/migrate-os.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09 12. [Resize NTFS partition](https://www.macrorit.com/partition-magic-manager/resize-ntfs-partition.html), Macrorit, accessed 2026-10-09