A: Not reliably. It may launch in compatibility mode, but partition operations on GPT disks will likely fail with error “Bad disk”.

In the world of disk management, few names carry as much weight as MiniTool Partition Wizard . For over a decade, IT professionals, system administrators, and home users have relied on this Swiss Army knife of storage tools to resize, merge, clone, and repair partitions without losing data.

If you just need to resize a partition on a modern PC, (boot from USB) is safer and more powerful than an ancient MiniTool build. The Verdict: Should You Use MiniTool Partition Wizard Old Version 101 New? Yes, but only in a sandbox.

A: Yes. Uninstall 10.1 (your partitions remain untouched), then install the latest version. However, do not attempt to open a partition modified by 10.1 in the new version without backing up first.