disk partition manager · TeraByte Unlimited

BootIt Bare Metal

Boot manager and partition tool that installs outside Windows and starts from its own boot media.

58/100

#10 of 12 disk partition managers
Facts checked 9 Oct 2026

In short

BootIt Bare Metal is licensed through the BootIt Collection, which costs $39.95 per licence^2,3.
One non-business licence covers up to five systems in the household².
Sales are final with no refunds; a free 30-day trial is offered instead¹.
Partitions resize without data loss on FAT/FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and Linux Ext2/3/4¹.
It converts between MBR, EMBR and GPT disks, and GPT allows partitioning above 2 TiB^1,3.

BootIt Bare Metal suits people who want a boot manager with partitioning, imaging and cloning in one tool, installed from its own boot media^1,3. The $39.95 Collection licence covers up to five household systems². The catch: all sales are final, and the vendor's pages do not describe merge, split or FAT32-to-NTFS conversion^1,2.

Best for: Multi-boot users who want one tool for boot menus, partitioning and imaging.

Where the points come from

Partition tools12 of 26

Disks and system23 of 31

Safety and media7 of 15

Price and licence16 of 28

Partition tools 12 of 26 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Resize and move partitions	YesThe page lists non-destructive resizing of FAT/FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and Ext2/3/4, and moving partitions¹.	8 / 8
Merge partitions	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page or manual^1,3.	0 / 4
Give free space to another partition	Not publishedThe manual's Slide moves a partition within adjacent free space, not free space between partitions³.	0 / 3
Split a partition	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page or manual^1,3.	0 / 4
Convert FAT32 to NTFS	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page or manual^1,3; it converts only between FAT and FAT32.	0 / 3
File systems named	NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, Ext4Non-destructive resizing is listed for FAT/FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and Linux Ext2/3/4¹.	4 / 4

Disks and system 23 of 31 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Convert MBR and GPT without data loss	YesConverts between MBR, EMBR and GPT; the manual says partitions stay, but special flags are lost^1,3.	8 / 8
Migrate Windows to another drive	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page¹; it migrates to a new drive by image or clone but does not name Windows.	0 / 8
Clone a whole disk	YesMigrate to a new drive by copying (cloning) the original drive, optionally expanded¹.	7 / 7
Recover lost partitions	YesThe manual's Undelete function recovers missing FAT, NTFS and Ext2fs partitions³.	5 / 5
Disks over 2 TB	YesThe manual says a GPT disk allows partitioning above 2TiB³.	3 / 3

Safety and media 7 of 15 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Bootable disc or USB	YesSetup builds boot media on CD/DVD, USB flash drive or ISO, and it starts without Windows³.	7 / 7
Protection if an operation is interrupted	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page or manual^1,3.	0 / 5
Open source	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page¹.	0 / 3

Price and licence 16 of 28 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free edition	NoOnly a 30-day trial is offered; use beyond it needs a full-use licence^1,3.	0 / 8
Cheapest paid edition	$39.95/yrBootIt Collection licence, which covers Bare Metal³, $39.95 per licence for 1 to 14 licences².	10 / 10
One-time licence	YesLicence stays effective until terminated; no subscription is described³.	6 / 6
Money-back period of 30 days or more	NoThe product page says all sales are final with no refunds available¹.	0 / 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
BootIt Collection (1-14 licences)Up to 5 household systems	$39.95^2,3	–	Bare Metal licence; priced per licence
30-day trialEvaluation	Free¹	$0	Time-limited trial, not a free edition

The BootIt Bare Metal licence is a BootIt Collection licence³, sold at $39.95 on the Collection page². The vendor's BootIt UEFI page lists UEFI and PartWork for Windows in the same bundle⁴.

Strengths

Resizes FAT/FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and Ext2/3/4 partitions without data loss¹.
Undeletes partitions and clones a drive to a larger one^1,3.
Boots from its own CD/DVD or USB media, not from Windows³.
One non-business licence covers up to five household systems².

Limits

All sales are final with no refunds¹.
No free edition; use after the 30-day trial needs a paid licence³.
The boot media will not start a PC in UEFI mode; Secure Boot must be off and Legacy mode on³.
The manual says GPT disks are for partitioning only, not booting³.

What TeraByte Unlimited says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

TeraByte says BootIt Bare Metal supports hard drives beyond 16 exabytes in size¹.

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2
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3
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Sources

BootIt Bare Metal, TeraByte Unlimited. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Purchase BootIt Collection, TeraByte Unlimited. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
BootIt Bare Metal User Manual, TeraByte Unlimited. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
BootIt UEFI, TeraByte Unlimited. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.

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