Paragon Partition Manager is a freeware distributed tool that allows users, regarded of their skill level, to edit partitions on their computer. The tool has been gradually improved and now the interface features a simple design that is enough to provide the standard information regarding hard drives and existing partitions. Moreover, developers aimed to create a beginner-friendly application and they managed to create it in this way, as a wizard will guide users throughout the partitioning process. A brand new partitioning engine has been developed and this drastically shortens the time required for an operation to be completed.

First of all, users can defragment all of their disks in order to optimize the reading and writing speeds. Afterwards, other tools can be used in order to enhance the performance of the system. Partitions can be easily edited with no data loss because the application features a Smart and Safe resizing tool. This allows the partitions to be edited within seconds after the user adds into the queue all of the modifications that he wants. Partitions are color coded, depending on their type, and this allows users to easily spot which are primary, logical and extended partitions.

If one needs to know what these terms define, he can check the Help file, which is extremely detailed and features information regarding each available process. Formatting is also an easy task with the aid of this tool, and multiple formatting options are available. Quick or standard formatting options are the standards nowadays, but various file formats can be chosen and this way, users can create not only Windows-compatible partitions. Currently, the application does not require the user to reboot the computer anymore in order for the changes to take effect – everything is achieved live and the execution speed is quick enough, too.