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Ultimate Boot Disk
Active@ LiveCD!

Backup, Recovery & Security Toolset. Boot up any PC into a graphical environment from CD/DVD or USB!

Active@ LiveCD freeware package download for installation on Windows OS

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Active@ LiveCD Installer, size 629MB

Active@ LiveCD freeware package download for installation on Linux OS

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Active@ LiveCD Installer, size 641MB

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Release Note: v.23 (Jul 14, 2023) The latest software: Active@ KillDisk 23,
Active@ Partition Recovery 3, Active@ UNDELETE 23... more

Requirements:

Intel-based x64(64-bit) PC, 1 GB RAM CD/DVD/BD drive or a USB disk to boot from more...

Supported:

File Systems: Linux Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, BtrFS, F2FS, ReiserFS; Microsoft FAT/exFAT, NTFS; Apple HFS+/ApFS; IBM JFS; Unix UFS, XFS, ZFS Storages: SATA / eSATA / HDD / SSD / NVMe / SCSI / RAID / LUN / USB / Media Cards: SanDisk, MMC, CompactFlash, MemoryStick,... Operating Systems for Backup/Restore, Repair/Recovery from: Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Unix

Active@ LiveCD tools:

Data Recovery tools

recovers unreadable, damaged or accidentally deleted volumes & disks

restores deleted files & folders, even from deleted, damaged or formatted volumes

Data Security tools

secure disk erasing & data wiping utility
DoD 5220.22M compliant

resets passwords & local user account's attributes for Windows OS family

Data Backup tool

data backup & data restore utility, supported compression & encryption

System tools

inspects disk data on a low-level,
views & edits raw disk's sectors

Active@ LiveCD features & utilities:

Ability to start non-bootable PC for the data access and recovery
Boots up any machine from a portable media: CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc or USB flash disk
All boot modes supported: legacy BIOS and the latest UEFI secure boot
Desktop configuration can be customized & saved to USB, then restored for next sessions
Virus detection and infected systems repair, anti-virus scanner included
R/W access to: NTFS, FAT/exFAT, Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, BtrFS, F2FS, ReiserFS, HFS+, JFS, UFS, XFS, ZFS
Ability to recover deleted, damaged or re-formatted volumes & undelete files being lost
Ability to back up volumes & local disks and to restore them back in case of system crash
Ability to erase all data on volumes securely, 24 international erasing standards supported
Ability to inspect data on a low-level, view & edit raw disk's sectors in hexadecimal editor
Ability to reset local user passwords and user account attributes for Windows OS family
Software Manager: Downloads & Installs extra RPM packages from web repositories
System Tools: Expert Partitioner manages any types of disks, volumes, RAIDs, networking
File managers: Dolphin & Krusader let you browse, search, copy/move files & folders
Desktop: Control Panel configures User Accounts, Networking, Workspace, Display,...
Networking: Connection Manager for Wired and Wireless (Wi-Fi) Connections, VPN,...
Networking: Network Folder Wizard connects WebAdv, FTP, SSH & MS Windows shares
Desktop: Control Panel configures User Accounts, Networking, Workspace, Display,...
Internet: QupZilla web browser, Sylpheed mail client, other tools cab be downloaded
Remote access: Remote Desktop Client supports RDP, SFTP, SSH, VNC secure connections
Status and health monitoring: Disks, RAM, CPU & Network monitoring utilities included
Internet: QupZilla web browser, Sylpheed mail client, other tools cab be downloaded
Graphics & multimedia: Image/Picture Viewers, Sound Mixer, CD/DVD Disc Burner
Okular Document Viewer previews PDF, EPS, DjVu, FB2, eBook, CHM and other documents
Advanced Text Editor previews/edits files stored in many text formats, colouring supported
Security: Encrypted with TrueCrypt volumes and files can be attached and managed
Console terminals: Konsole Terminal, Super User Mode Terminal, XTerm, Telnet
Support tools: Ark Archiver, Calculator, Screen Capture, Info Centre, Clipboard Manager

Data Recovery

Data Utility

Data Security

Data Backup

CD/DVD Tools