Linux-based Hard Drive Data Recovery Tools

[Vimal Kalaria]

Linux-based Hard Drive Data Recovery Tools: If your hard drive is
unbootable due to corrupt partition tables, computer viruses, system
errors, and other non-mechanical issues, you may consider using a hard
drive data recovery tool to save your precious files or data from
being permanently wiped out. Thankfully, there are tons of available
Linux-based rescue tools that can get the job done quickly and easily.
I have here a list of some of the most well-known Linux-based hard
drive data recovery tools that you can use freely:

SystemRescueCd
SystemRescueCd is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution that is loaded
with essential features for rescuing damaged computer systems. It is
able to run from a Live CD or from a USB flash drive, and comes with
an easy-to-use graphical desktop environment. Here are some of
SystemRescueCd's features and software packages that can be used for
hard drive data recovery:
* fdisk for editing disk partition table
* PartImage disk imaging software
* TestDisk for recovering lost partition
* PhotoRec for recovering lost data
* GNU Parted and GParted for partitioning disks and resizing
partitions
* File system tools: file system create, delete, resize, move
* Ability to create boot disk for operating systems


Ubuntu Rescue Remix
Ubuntu Rescue Remix is a live system that can run from CD or USB flash
device and has a full command-line environment. It offers up-to-date
versions of some of the most capable open-source hard drive data
recovery software, which includes GNU ddrescue, Photorec, The Sleuth
Kit and Gnu-fdisk. Some of the packages included on the latest version
of Ubuntu Rescue Remix are aoetools, array-info, ext3-grep, gptsync,
kpartx, and scrounge-ntfs.


F-Secure Rescue CD
Based on Knoppix, F-Secure Rescue CD is specially designed to rescue
systems affected by viruses, trojans, worms, and other malware. It can
securely boot-up and check the files from the compromised hard drive
or view the programs installed. It is also capable of doing more
advanced repair and hard drive data recovery operations.


Trinity Rescue Kit (TKR)
Trinity Rescue Kit or TKR is a bootable command-line Linux distro that
is mainly based on Mandriva Linux. It is primarily aimed for recovery
and repair operations on Windows machine, but it can also be used on
Linux. It is bootable from a USB storage device, CD, or through a
network using PXE. Trinity Rescue Kit eliminates the standard Linux
manual command so that it can save disk space. Here are some of its
hard drive data recovery features:
* can easily reset windows passwords
* full NTFS write support
* clone NTFS filesystems over the network
* easy script to find all local filesystems
* recovery of files with utilities and procedures
* recovery of lost partitions
* evacuation of dying disks
* powerful multicast disk cloning utility for any filesystem


Ddrescue
Ddrescue is a simple hard drive data recovery software that has the
ability to copy data from one file or block device to another, thus
rescuing data in case of read errors. The basic operation of ddrescue
is fully automated but you can stop the rescue at any time and restart
it later right where you left off. Because Ddrescue is not a Live CD
or a Linux distro, you will have to install it first on your Linux
system, and then mount the affected hard drive to start rescuing data.


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