Partition tools10 of 26
Disks and system26 of 31
Safety and media12 of 15
Price and licence22 of 28
disk partition manager · Macrorit
Macrorit Partition Expert
Windows partition manager with a free home edition and a $39.99 Pro edition for 2 PCs.
In short
- The Free edition is for home users and resizes and moves partitions without data loss5.
- Pro costs $39.99 for the Standard Edition and covers 2 PCs2,3.
- A Lifetime Upgrade Edition of Pro costs $49.953.
- Pro includes WinPE bootable media; roll-back protects data if power goes off during an operation1,2.
- A 30-day money-back guarantee applies, with set conditions2,4.
Macrorit suits people who want a low-priced paid edition with boot media and roll-back protection, and a free edition for home use1,2,5. Partition Expert migrates the OS and clones disks, and the free edition converts MBR to GPT5,10,11. The catch: the vendor's pages do not say merge works in the individual editions, and name no split feature5,7,9.
Best for: People who want a low-priced paid edition with roll-back protection.
Where the points come from
Partition tools 10 of 26 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Resize and move partitions | YesFree edition: extend, enlarge, shrink and move a partition without losing data5. | 8 / 8 |
| Merge partitions | Not publishedNot published for individual editions: 'Merge partitions' appears only on the Server edition page5,7. | 0 / 4 |
| Give free space to another partition | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Partition Expert pages5,6,7. | 0 / 3 |
| Split a partition | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Partition Expert pages5,6,7. | 0 / 4 |
| Convert FAT32 to NTFS | Not publishedPages list only NTFS to FAT32 conversion, not FAT32 to NTFS5,7. | 0 / 3 |
| File systems named | NTFS, FAT32Free page: resize and format FAT32 up to 2 TB, format NTFS to FAT32. NTFS resize shown5,12. exFAT and Ext4 not named. | 2 / 4 |
Disks and system 26 of 31 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Convert MBR and GPT without data loss | YesFree edition: 'Convert MBR to GPT disk without data losing'5. | 8 / 8 |
| Migrate Windows to another drive | YesPro page lists 'migrate OS to a new hard drive'; a help article shows the copied system booting9,11. | 8 / 8 |
| Clone a whole disk | YesHelp article: 'Clone disk, the new function is able to clone the entire disk'10. | 7 / 7 |
| Recover lost partitions | Not publishedNot published: one page mentions a 'partition recovery wizard' but no feature that finds and restores deleted partitions5,7. | 0 / 5 |
| Disks over 2 TB | YesFree edition page: support for disks larger than 2 TB with MBR and GPT partitions5. | 3 / 3 |
Safety and media 12 of 15 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Bootable disc or USB | YesPro includes WinPE bootable CD, DVD or USB media, 32-bit and 64-bit1,2,9. | 7 / 7 |
| Protection if an operation is interrupted | YesPro lists 'Unique Data Roll-Back Technology'; data recovers if power goes off; cancel-at-will also listed1,9. | 5 / 5 |
| Open source | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pages; no source repository is linked1,2. | 0 / 3 |
Price and licence 22 of 28 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Free edition | YesFree edition 'for free, forever', designed for home users; resizes and moves partitions5. | 8 / 8 |
| Cheapest paid edition | $39.99/yrPro Standard Edition, $39.99 for 2 PCs, from the price file the purchase page loads2,3. | 10 / 10 |
| One-time licence | Not publishedNot published: pages do not say whether the Standard Edition licence is one-time; only a Lifetime Upgrade edition is named2,8. | 0 / 6 |
| Money-back period of 30 days or more | YesRefund policy: refunds within 30 days of purchase, under set conditions2,4. | 4 / 4 |
The rule behind each line: how we score disk partition managers.
Plans and prices
As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.
| Plan | Price as listed | Per month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeHome users | Free5,6 | $0 | Resize, move, migrate OS, clone disk |
| Pro, Standard Edition2 PCs | $39.992,3 | – | Commercial use and WinPE bootable media; licence term not stated |
| Pro, Lifetime Upgrade Edition2 PCs | $49.953,9 | – | Includes lifetime upgrades |
The vendor does not state whether the Standard Edition licence is one-time or time-limited, so we record no perpetual licence2,8.
Strengths
- Pro costs $39.99, with a Lifetime Upgrade option at $49.953.
- Free edition converts MBR to GPT and handles disks over 2 TB5.
- Partition Expert pages describe Migrate OS and Clone Disk9,10,11.
- Data roll-back recovers data if power goes off during an operation1.
- Pro includes WinPE bootable CD, DVD or USB media, 32-bit and 64-bit1,2.
Limits
- The Server edition page lists merging partitions; the Free and Pro edition pages do not5,7,9.
- Pages name no split feature and no FAT32 to NTFS conversion, only NTFS to FAT325,7.
- The refund policy rejects a full refund asked for without a reason, or for a change of mind4.
- Upgrades to newer versions of the Pro, Server and Unlimited editions cost a fee8.
Other disk partition managers
- 1
EaseUS Partition MasterPeople who want one paid licence for two PCs with a rollback safeguard92/100$49.95/yrcheapest paid edition - 2
AOMEI Partition AssistantPeople who want a long refund window and a one-time licence for 2 PCs87/100$49.95/yrcheapest paid edition - 3
4DDiG Partition ManagerPeople who want one paid tool for resizing, migrating and converting disks78/100$40.95/yrcheapest paid edition - 4
NIUBI Partition EditorPeople who want a low one-time price and a rollback feature77/100$39/yrcheapest paid edition
Sources
- Macrorit Partition Expert, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Partition Expert editions, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Macrorit product price file, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Refund policy, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Partition Expert Free Edition, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Free partition manager, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Partition Expert Server Edition, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- After-sale FAQs, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Partition Expert Pro Edition, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- How to clone disk in Partition Expert, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Migrate OS to another hard drive, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Resize NTFS partition, Macrorit. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Website: www.macrorit.com · Markdown version · We are not affiliated with Macrorit.