Active@ Data Studio AlternativesFile Recovery Tools and other similar apps like Active@ Data Studio

Active@ Data Studio is described as '(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' and is a File Recovery tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Active@ Data Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Linux Mint apps. The best Active@ Data Studio alternative is Hiren’s BootCD. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MediCat USB or Hiren’s BootCD PE. Other great apps like Active@ Data Studio are DiskGenius, 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius, USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 and Direction & Direction Lite.

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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...

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Active@ Data Studio alternatives page was last updated May 15, 2024
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  1. Hiren’s BootCD icon
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    Hiren’s BootCD

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    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.

    27 Hiren’s BootCD alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Customize Windows
    3.  Photo Recovery
    4.  Password Recovery
    5.  Portable
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Registry repairing
    8.  Hackable
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    • Hiren’s BootCD is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Active@ Data Studio.

    • Hiren’s BootCD is the most popular free alternative to Active@ Data Studio.

    • Hiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and ProprietaryActive@ Data Studio is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Hiren’s BootCD is LightweightActive@ Data Studio is not according to our users
  2. MediCat USB icon
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    MediCat USB

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    A highly-customizable multiboot USB stick for modern PC Repair. Supports both Legacy BIOS and UEFI. Based on Ventoy.

    15 MediCat USB alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  All in one
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Memory analysis
    4.  Create bootable USB
    5.  Photo Recovery
    6.  Rescue cd
    7.  Portable
    8.  Recover Corrupted Files
    9.  Delete Temporary Files
    10.  Schedule Backup
    11.  Password Recovery
    12.  Works Offline
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  4. Hiren’s BootCD PE icon
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    Hiren’s BootCD PE

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    Hiren’s BootCD PE (Preinstallation Environment) is a restored edition of Hiren’s BootCD based on Windows 10 PE x64. PE version is being developed by Hiren’s BootCD fans. it supports UEFI booting and requires minimum 2 GB RAM.

    33 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives
    Hiren’s BootCD PE screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hardware Diagnostics
    2.  Windows password recovery
    3.  Registry repairing
    4.  Ram diagnostics
    5.  Incremental Backup
    6.  NTFS Partition Recovery
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  5. DiskGenius icon
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    DiskGenius

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    DiskGenius is full-featured partition manager. It also lets you edit UEFI entries with ease, so if you want to install a different bootloader like Clover, DiskGenius can help set it up quickly.

    187 DiskGenius alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Apple TV

    DiskGenius Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Partition Recovery
    3.  Migrate to SSD
    Create New Partition
    Right Click on a Partition
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    Format Partition
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  6. 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius icon
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    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius

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    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius is a software solution that aids in computer troubleshooting. It can boot computers with startup issues, recover data from non-bootable drives, and reset Windows passwords. The software can troubleshoot over 100 common Windows problems such as startup...

    40 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius Features

    Create a Bootable Disk 2
    Create a Bootable Disk 3
    +2
    Windows System Password Reset
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    • 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius is the most popular commercial alternative to Active@ Data Studio.

    • 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius is Paid and ProprietaryActive@ Data Studio is Freemium and Proprietary

  7. USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019

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    DLC Boot 2019 is a rescue disk that is used as a Recovery CD. The point is that if you are having problems such as Windows can not boot, missing MBR, want to format the hard drive, remove viruses and so on, you can simply use the DLC Boot 2019 to resolve the issue.

    27 USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 Features

    1.  UEFI Support
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    • USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 is the most popular Open Source alternative to Active@ Data Studio.

    • USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 is Free and Open SourceActive@ Data Studio is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Direction & Direction Lite icon
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    Direction & Direction Lite

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    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.

    20 Direction & Direction Lite alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Linux Mint
    • Windows Preinstallation Environment
    • Kali Linux
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    Top Direction & Direction Lite Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Password Recovery
    3.  Recover Corrupted Files
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Multiboot USB
    12.  USB to FAT
    Direction & Direction Lite iconActive@ Data Studio Icon

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    • Direction & Direction Lite is the most popular Android & Mac alternative to Active@ Data Studio.

    • Direction & Direction Lite is Free Personal and ProprietaryActive@ Data Studio is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Trinity Rescue Kit

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    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.

    29 Trinity Rescue Kit alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Trinity Rescue Kit Features

    1.  Password Recovery
    2.  Windows repair
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  11. Hoek's Tools icon
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    Hoek's Tools

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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.

    25 Hoek's Tools alternatives
    Main Menu - Category and applications list

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Hoek's Tools Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    3.  Registry repairing
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    Discontinued

    The project is no longer updated and a download is no longer provided on the official website, but you can still download last version, 0.1.001, released on April 20, 2013. See the link to the setup file in the comments.

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  12. AppleJack

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    AppleJack is a user friendly troubleshooting assistant for Mac OS X. With AppleJack you can troubleshoot a computer even if you can't load the GUI, or don't have a startup CD handy. AppleJack runs in Single User Mode and is menu-based for ease of use.

    247 AppleJack alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Discontinued

    This project has not had an updated release since about 2010, and does not work on macOS Catalina

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