Depending on the commands they type, users can save or restore MBR and partitions data to file, as well as delete all detected partitions. The application can be used to perform a wide range of actions, and some of them refer only to getting information about one’s hard disk, the partitions or the drive size in MB. Administrator privileges are also required in order to run MBRFix. It needs to be specified from the get-go that this tool should only be operated by experts as rookies might inflict too much damage to their computer to be fixed afterwards.įurthermore, the app does not comes with a graphical user interface and its functions can only be accessed via command-line. MBRFix is a dedicated application that can help expert users perform various MBR tasks, including creating a backup for it.

Master Boot Record (better known as MBR) is a special type of boot sector located at the beginning of a hard disk and it stores details regarding the organization of partitions (where the file systems are located).

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