Rescatux AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Hard Disk Recovery Tools

The best Hard Disk Recovery alternative to Rescatux is Hiren’s BootCD. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Hiren’s BootCD PE or Ikki Boot. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Rescatux and five of them are Hard Disk Recovery Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Hard Disk Recovery Tool alternatives to Rescatux are Direction & Direction Lite and Hoek's Tools.

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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.

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Rescatux alternatives page was last updated Mar 15, 2023
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  1. Hiren’s BootCD icon
    Hiren’s BootCD icon

    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
    Hiren’s BootCD iconRescatux Icon

    Hiren’s BootCD VS Rescatux

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    • Hiren’s BootCD is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Rescatux.

    • Hiren’s BootCD is the most popular free alternative to Rescatux.

    • Hiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and ProprietaryRescatux is Free and Open Source
    • Hiren’s BootCD is LightweightRescatux is not according to our users
  2. Hiren’s BootCD PE icon
    Hiren’s BootCD PE icon

    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
    Hiren’s BootCD PE iconRescatux Icon

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  4. Ikki Boot icon
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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.

    21 Ikki Boot alternatives
    Ikki Boot 23.12 BIOS

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Ikki Boot Features

    1.  Rescue cd
    2.  Incremental Backup
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    4.  Recover Corrupted Files
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Photo Recovery
    7.  Differential Backup
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  5. 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.

    21 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 iconRescatux Icon

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    • Direction & Direction Lite is the most popular Android & Mac alternative to Rescatux.

    • Direction & Direction Lite is Free Personal and ProprietaryRescatux is Free and Open Source
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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
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    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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