The Best Hiren’s BootCD AlternativesTop File Recovery Tools & Partition Managers like Hiren’s BootCD

Hiren’s BootCD has been discontinued. The top-rated alternative is MediCat USB, which is free and open source. People also recommend SystemRescue, Hiren’s BootCD PE, Ultimate Boot CD and All in One – System Rescue Toolkit. You're spoiled for choice with File Recovery Tools like Hiren’s BootCD: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and self-hosting.

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  1. MediCat USB icon

    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.

    14 MediCat USB alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Hiren’s BootCD PE icon

    Hiren’s BootCD PE

     53 likes

    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.

    32 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    Hiren’s BootCD PE screenshot 1
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    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius icon
    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius

    Boots PCs with startup issues, recovers data from non-bootable drives, fixes over 100 Windows boot problems, resets lost passwords, backs up and clones partitions, restores files from crashed systems or formatted drives, and secu...

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  7. All in One – System Rescue Toolkit icon

    All in One – System Rescue Toolkit

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    This utility disc is designed to quickly and efficiently aid a technician with troubleshooting and repairing Windows based PCs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    All in One – System Rescue Toolkit screenshot 1
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  9. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

     20 likes

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite is a very easy to use ALL-IN-ONE boot disk that repair your crashed Windows, recover data from deleted, formatted, damaged partition, clone or backup disk, reset your forgotten Windows password.

    163 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
    Lazesoft Recovery Suite screenshot 1
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  10. Gandalf’s Windows 10PE icon

    Gandalf’s Windows 10PE

     20 likes

    Bootable CD with useful tools for analyzing, recovering and fixing your computer even if the primary operating system can not be booted.

    11 Gandalf’s Windows 10PE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Global
    Gandalf’s Windows 10PE screenshot 1
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  11. ALT Linux icon

    ALT Linux

     16 likes

    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.

    207 ALT Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    uefi boot
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    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.

    25 USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 screenshot 1
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    Ikki Boot

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    Ikki Boot is a Live DVD/USB multiboot which aims troubleshooting, disk partitioning, rescue, backup and restore data.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Ikki Boot 23.12 BIOS
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  14. Rescatux icon

    Rescatux

     11 likes

    Rescatux is a GNU/Linux rescue cd (and eventually also Windows) but it is not like other rescue disks. Rescatux comes with Rescapp. Rescapp is a nice wizard that will guide you through your rescue tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU
    Rescatux screenshot 1
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  15. 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius icon

    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius

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    Boots PCs with startup issues, recovers data from non-bootable drives, fixes over 100 Windows boot problems, resets lost passwords, backs up and clones partitions, restores files from crashed systems or formatted drives, and secures sensitive data.

    39 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
    Create a Bootable Disk 1
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