Top 10 Free Computer System Recovery Tools - Boot CD - Lifehacker

This is a brief review of the most popular, free, desktop PC recovery tools for Windows, Linux, and the Mac. Some of these tools fix the OS, some recover files, some manipulate disk partitions, and some crack/find lost passwords. A few are portable and run from a flash disk.

Reviewed by superticker2 Jun 15 2007, 08:42am ( 14 reviews ) • lifehacker.com

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Rated by IHaveCoolName on Sep 04 2008, 12:43pm

I will try Undelete Plus
Rated by dozzerg on Jun 25 2007, 12:31am

Excellent resource for those in need...to make their computer boot again, I mean
Rated by superticker2 on Jun 15 2007, 8:42am

This is a brief review of the most popular, free, desktop PC recovery tools for Windows, Linux, and the Mac. Some of these tools fix the OS, some recover files, some manipulate disk partitions, and some crack/find lost passwords. A few are portable and run from a flash disk.
Rated by infidelity on May 14 2007, 8:56pm

Great list of tools to help for recovery if a computer crashes. I am partial to livecd's since they often provide a bunch of tools at your disposal. Knoppix is great for this.
Rated by alknick on May 01 2007, 12:28pm

Wow, I wish I knew of this when my computer crashed a couple months ago.
Rated by ashcox on Apr 14 2007, 12:27am

Useful collection of free computer system utils
Rated by keeperofpudding on Apr 13 2007, 6:16pm

ever since my laptops and computers neglected having floppies, i have yet to find a tool which steps up to the plate of pqmagic floppies. But there it is... gtparted-livecd, how have you hidden from me for so long?
Rated by pimpinaman on Apr 13 2007, 3:59pm

liveCDs...including some Mac stuff

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