BootMed Alternatives

BootMed is described as 'The BootMed Live CD is an Ubuntu Remix for those new to Linux. It's main goal is to help the average Windows user to recover a computer that will not boot. BootMed can help you remove viruses from a computer that will not boot, recover deleted files and partitions' and is a File Recovery tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BootMed for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Windows Preinstallation Environment and Kali Linux apps. The best BootMed 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 BootMed are Ultimate Boot CD, SystemRescue, DiskGenius and Knoppix.

BootMed alternatives are mainly File Recovery Tools but may also be Partition Managers or Hard Disk Recovery Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of BootMed.

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File Recovery Tool

The BootMed Live CD is an Ubuntu Remix for those new to Linux. It's main goal is to help the average Windows user to...

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Hiren’s BootCD
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Free Personal • Proprietary
File Recovery Tool
Partition Manager
Hard Disk Recovery Tool
Windows
Linux
26 Hiren’s BootCD alternatives
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
- - Hiren’s BootCD is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to BootMed.
- - Hiren’s BootCD is the most popular free alternative to BootMed.
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Hiren’s BootCD Features
1. NTFS Partition RecoveryHiren’s BootCD can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
2. Photo RecoveryHiren’s BootCD can recover photos from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible storage.
3. PortableHiren’s BootCD can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customize Windows
Registry repairing
Hackable
MediCat USB
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Free • Proprietary
File Recovery Tool
Partition Manager
Windows
Linux
14 MediCat USB alternatives
A highly-customizable multiboot USB stick for modern PC Repair. Supports both Legacy BIOS and UEFI. Based on Ventoy.
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MediCat USB Features
1. PortableMediCat USB can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Photo RecoveryMediCat USB can recover photos from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible storage.
3. Password RecoveryMediCat USB can help you recover your passwords for software applications and hardware devices.
All in one
Multiboot USB
Memory analysis
Rescue cd
Disaster Recovery
Hiren’s BootCD PE
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Free • Proprietary
File Recovery Tool
Hard Disk Recovery Tool
Windows
Linux
32 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives
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.
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Hiren’s BootCD PE Features
1. LightweightHiren’s BootCD PE consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Incremental BackupHiren’s BootCD PE supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
3. NTFS Partition RecoveryHiren’s BootCD PE can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
Hardware Diagnostics
Windows password recovery
Registry repairing
Ram diagnostics
Ultimate Boot CD
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Free • Proprietary
File Recovery Tool
Partition Manager
Windows
Linux
16 Ultimate Boot CD alternatives
Live/Bootable CD with network support containing tools for file and system recovery, virus scans and more.
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Ultimate Boot CD Features
1. PortableUltimate Boot CD can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Registry repairing
Hardware Diagnostics
SystemRescue
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Self-Hosted
30 SystemRescue alternatives
SystemRescue is a Linux system rescue toolkit available as a bootable medium for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the hard disk partitions.
- - SystemRescue is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to BootMed.
- - SystemRescue is the most popular Open Source alternative to BootMed.
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SystemRescue Features
Rescue cd
DiskGenius
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Freemium • Proprietary
File Recovery Tool
Partition Manager
Windows
Apple TV
186 DiskGenius alternatives
DiskGenius, previously PartitionGuru, is full-featured partition manager, which is designed to optimize disk usage for Windows users.
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DiskGenius Features
1. NTFS Partition RecoveryDiskGenius can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
Migrate to SSD
Partition Recovery
Knoppix
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Free • Open Source
Operating System
Linux Distro
Linux
67 Knoppix alternatives
Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive.
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Knoppix Features
1. Privacy focusedKnoppix is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Portable Linux
Booting from USB
Add a screenshot
MobaLiveCD
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Free • Open Source
Virtualization Tool
Windows
23 MobaLiveCD alternatives
MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent emulator called "Qemu".
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MobaLiveCD Features
1. PortableMobaLiveCD can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
All in One – System Rescue Toolkit
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Free • Proprietary
File Recovery Tool
Hard Disk Recovery Tool
Partition Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
13 All in One – System Rescue Toolkit alternatives
All in One – System Rescue Toolkit is a free utility disc designed to quickly and efficiently aid a technician with troubleshooting and repairing Windows based PCs.
- - All in One – System Rescue Toolkit is the most popular Mac alternative to BootMed.
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All in One – System Rescue Toolkit Features
1. Photo RecoveryAll in One – System Rescue Toolkit can recover photos from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible storage.
2. NTFS Partition RecoveryAll in One – System Rescue Toolkit can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
Rescue cd
Hardware Diagnostics
Qemu Simple Boot
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Free • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Windows
24 Qemu Simple Boot alternatives
Qemu Simple Boot lets you to Boot ISO images without having to burn them to disc first , it is is a portable freeware virtualization tool
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Qemu Simple Boot Features
1. PortableQemu Simple Boot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
13 Offline NT Password & Registry Editor alternatives
Windows stores its user information, including crypted versions of the passwords, in a file called 'sam', usually found in \windows\system32\config. This file is a part of the registry, in a binary format previously undocumented, and not easily accessible.
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Offline NT Password & Registry Editor Features
1. PortableOffline NT Password & Registry Editor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Password RecoveryOffline NT Password & Registry Editor can help you recover your passwords for software applications and hardware devices.
Registry Editor
Discontinued
The last update was in 2014.
Windows Preinstallation Environment
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 Windows Preinstallation Environment alternatives
Windows Preinstallation Environment is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or install, deploy, and repair Windows while it is offline.
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Windows Preinstallation Environment Features
1. NTFS Partition RecoveryWindows Preinstallation Environment can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
2. PortableWindows Preinstallation Environment can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightWindows Preinstallation Environment consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Windows repair