DiskStudio for Mac

By Micromat
Trial version
User Rating

Used DiskStudio for Mac? Share your experience and help other users.

The product has been discontinued by the publisher, and Download.com offers this page for informational purposes only.

Developer’s Description

Create and remove hard drive partitions on the fly.

How often have you wished that you could change the partitioning scheme of your hard drive, but not wanted to go through the trouble of completely erasing and reinitializing your hard drive to do so? Now, using DiskStudio, you are able to do this plus much more. With DiskStudio you can: Add new partitions to your hard drive. Delete partitions previously created by DiskStudio. Erase and reformat existing partitions in a number of standard formats. Completely erase and repartition an entire hard disk. Support forum for DiskStudio and other Micromat products: http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=42

DiskStudio for Mac

By Micromat
Trial version
User Rating

Used DiskStudio for Mac? Share your experience and help other users.

Explore More

Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: September 27, 2008

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 1.6.3

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

Mac OS X 10.5
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac OS X 10.4
Mac OS X

Additional Requirements

PowerPC G4 processor or newer
Mac OS X 10.4.9 or greater
DVD drive
512 MB RAM or higher

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 2,659

Downloads Last Week: 0

Report Software

Program available in other languages

Descargar DiskStudio

Last Updated

User Reviews

4/5

2 User Votes

can not resize partitions must delete and lose data...
edlotzJuly 21, 2005
Pros
Cons
Summary
...first<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />After purchasing and trying to resize my partitions...this is not the product for doing that...you must detele the partitions..and in doing so you will delete all info on those partitions. Go to iPartition...better product with more options.
Re-partitions flawlessly on fly; works seamlessly...
nnagerApril 26, 2005
Pros
Cons
Summary
...with TechTool Pro 4.0.4<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I donated by time as a volunteer beta tester and put DiskStudio through its paces on a 733-mhz G4 QuickSilver (2001) and 266-mhz Beige G3, early in the testing running Panther's 10.3.8 and then OS 10.3.9. DiskStudio allowed me to do re-partitioning on the fly when launched from another hard drive and when launched from TechTool Pro 4.0.3's or 4.0.4's eDrive. I re-partitioned several internal and and external FW hard drives not just for testing DiskStudio, but also in reconfiguring my drives to allow me to boot from either 10.3.9 or 10.4 and added a data partition to which I moved all documents, music and photos and another partition on which I now have all non-Apple applications with the exceptions of a couple utilities. DiskStudio's final beta worked like a charm. I experienced some hiccups early in the beta testing process, but none whatsoever in the last beta before the public release. I did the following on both Macs: --added partitions. --erased partitions --deleted partitions --re-sized existing partitions DiskStudio's final beta worked like a charm. I experienced some hiccups early in the beta testing process, but none whatsoever in the last beta before the public release. Before I would ever do any re-partitioning, I would make sure Permissions were repaired and that the volume directory was tested or rebuilt with either TechTool Pro or DiskWarrior. Before and after partitoning, I ran Repair Permissions, just to make sure. I would NEVER do any re-partitioning without having a very recent backup set or a bootable clone on another hard drive. I had no need for my backups or clones while testing DiskStudio--except as insurance against the unknown--but I still would insist upon backing up first. And I'd recommend that a UPC battery backup system be used during re-partitioning, just as I would suggest that during any OS update, just in case the local electricity company has a blackout or brownout. I can only speak on how DiskStudio works with OS 10.3.8 and 10.3.9, not 10.4. I will not intall Tiger until after it's release on April 29. DiskStudio's reliability and its seamless operation with TechTool Pro's eDrive earned my five-star rating on all but the price. Respectfully, Norm