Hiren’s BootCD Alternatives

Hiren’s BootCD is described as 'A free bootable CD that contains a multitude of tools for analyzing, recovering, and fixing your computer even if its operating system does not start' and is a very popular File Recovery tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Linux Mint apps. The best Hiren’s BootCD alternative is MediCat USB, which is free. Other great apps like Hiren’s BootCD are Hiren’s BootCD PE, SystemRescue, Ultimate Boot CD and All in One – System Rescue Toolkit.

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  1. ALT Linux icon
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    ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.

    206 ALT Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Finnix icon
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    Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian GNU/Linux. You can use it to mount and manipulate hard drives and partitions, monitor networks, rebuild boot records, install other...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Active@ Data Studio (Live CD) contains a set of both desktop applications and a bootable image for booting up any system into a DOS or Windows environment. Whether you need to perform data recovery, data imaging, or to securely erase data, Active@ Data Studio allows you to run...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Farbar Recovery Scan Tool, or FRST, is a free portable application designed to diagnose malware issues. Also available for 32-Bit. It is also possible to run FRST in the Windows Recovery Environment to diagnose and fix boot issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. D7II icon
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    d7II is a professional PC technician’s multi-tool designed for automation in diagnostic, Windows repair, and malware removal scenarios. d7II is the successor to d7 Premium, the vastly popular #1 tech tool and flagship product of Foolish IT.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Grml icon
     11 likes

    Bootable live system (Live-CD) based on Debian especially well suited for administrative tasks like installation, deployment and system rescue.

    17 Grml alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Trinity Rescue Kit or TRK is a free live Linux distribution that aims specifically at recovery and repair operations on Windows machines, but is equally usable for Linux recovery issues. Since version 3.

    26 Trinity Rescue Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. An up to date Fedora snapshot which contains a whole lot of useful utilities for data recovery, networking and others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9.  Like

    Recovery Is Possible (RIP) is a Slackware-based CD or floppy boot/rescue/backup/maintenance system. It has support for a lot of filesystem types and contains a bunch of utilities for system recovery.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Hoek's Tools icon
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    Hoek’s Tools is a vast collection of portable utilities for the management, diagnosis and repairing of computer problems, recover lost or deleted files or cracking passwords. There are literally hundreds of utilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. This is an alternative to Falcon 4's Ultimate Boot CD and a alternative to Legacy GeGeek Toolkit. This has over 100+ Tools and over 3+ Bootable OSs.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Linux Mint
    • Windows Preinstallation Environment
    • Kali Linux
     
  12. Dual-boot Repair will automatically fix boot environment of systems based on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Vista with Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7/8 as second operating system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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