Do you use Linux live cd for recovery?

[mooncat]

I was wondering if anyone uses Linux live cd's to help recover data from a Windows box and what distro(s) you use? I love the Linux bootable cd's, I have recovered data from corrupted Windows systems.

 

[iisjman07]

http://www.caine-live.net/

is what I use, or I'll slave the drive

 

[dbdawn]

I use Puppy Linux, works for what I need it to do.

I was wondering if anyone uses Linux live cd's to help recover data from a Windows box and what distro(s) you use? I love the Linux bootable cd's, I have recovered data from corrupted Windows systems.

 

[Alphabyte]

I use Ubuntu 9.10 it works well, most of the time use ClamAV to scan outside of windows

 

[Packrat1947]

Not long ago, I had a customer's bad drive. Neither Knoppix, Ubuntu, or Slax could mount it. Puppy 4.2.1 did, and I was able to access the data.

Just why, ......I don't have a clue.

That's about all I know about Linux.

Packrat1947

 

[purple_minion]

Not long ago, I had a customer's bad drive. Neither Knoppix, Ubuntu, or Slax could mount it. Puppy 4.2.1 did, and I was able to access the data.

Just why, ......I don't have a clue.

That's about all I know about Linux.

Packrat1947

Usually if the drive has an error such as windows not cleanly shutting down or having a checkdisk scheduled they will refuse to mount it since NTFS isn't native and they don't want to screw it up. I believe Ubuntu tells you the command to force mount even in the details.

 

[ideal-pc]

My vote goes to puppy too, brilliant live cd, doesnt take long to load & perfect for recovering data.

 

[JohnG]

Another live option you might like to try...Trinity Rescue Kit, CPR for your computer.

I have used TRK for recovery of Windows systems, and Linux boxes as well.

 

[PcTek9]

I would highly recommend you take a good look at INSERT. Inside Security Rescue Toolkit. A free, bootable credit card cd that is made for just this sort of emergency.

 

[MobileTechie]

Cool. I'll check that out.

My current linux disk is Parted Magic which comes complete with some testing, DR and cloning tools.

 

[tankman1989]

Try Helix or Backtrack. Helix seems very good at recovery of NTFS partitions.

 

[Daevien]

I usually use Trinity as mentioned above or SystemRescueCD if I don't have my 12" toshiba laptop that's got backtrack 4 + some stuff from various other sites & distros installed on it. I have been looking at GRML (can't post link, easy to find in google) the last couple of days and it's got potential I think. With unetbootin, it easily goes on a flash drive. Just need to look at modifying it to add in some custom stuff and I may use it.

 

[Vakman]

I always use multiple Linux LiveCDs or other Linux tools.
One of my favourite though for just general use is Puppy Linux or Ubuntu depending on the hardware.
Lots of great Linux based tools and there is a nice list that was featured on the main page not to long ago. Pretty much all of the ones posted the other day on the main page and ones that have been mentioned above.

 

[PDG Technologies]

I have used BackTrack myself. Was trying to do data recovery on a counterfeit SD card (long story). It includes some awesome programs meant for just recovery. DDRescue is a nice program.