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Active@ BootDisk, LiveCD and Data Studio comparison and which to pick?

If you are on the market for one comprehensive data toolset, you have probably been thinking which to choose between these three products. We at LSoft Technologies have felt a need to clarify the differences between these products when it comes to their features and functionality so that you can make an informed purchase. But to avoid some confusion, first we need to clarify certain names and jargons.

A boot disk is a small operating system (based on DOS, Windows PE or LiveCD) installed on the removable storage media (CD/DVD or USB) from which the computer can be booted.

Active@ Boot Disk Creator is a follow-up application, developed by LSoft Technologies, which creates boot disk device explained above. Active@ Boot Disk Creator can create bootable drives, based on Windows PE or Linux Suse operating systems, called Active@ Boot Disk or Active@ LiveCD. Active@ Boot Disk Creator can be installed on Windows or Linux operating systems.

Active@ Boot Disk is an operating system based on Windows PE 5.1 which accompanies a proprietary LSoft Technologies application or a multitude of them depending on the software you have purchased. Active@ Boot Disk comes with Pro versions of many of our software such as Active@ KillDisk, Active@ Undelete, Active@ Disk Image, and much more. However, Active@ Boot Disk also is a standalone product in which are embedded all LSoft Technologies data recovery, data security, and backup applications. Active@ Boot Disk can be installed only on Windows platforms, but it can be used on drives based on Linux, Unix or OS X file systems. As a standalone product, applications that come with Active@ Boot Disk can only be used in Windows PE environment (booted from a CD/DVD or USB) and not in the resident Windows OS.

Active@ LiveCD is an operating system based on Linux (openSUSE). As with Active@ BootDisk, Active@ LiveCD is also a standalone product which comes with all of the data recovery, data security and backup applications developed by LSoft Technologies. Those applications can only be used within LiveCD environment; once LiveCD has been booted from the bootable drive created by the BootDisk Creator. Although based on Linux kernel, Active@ LiveCD can perform data recovery, destruction or imaging on other file systems not related to Linux (Windows, Unix, OS X). LiveCD’s Boot Disk Creator is available on Windows and Linux platforms. However, licenses for both of those platforms are sold separately.

Active@ Data Studio is a set of utilities and applications developed by LSoft Technologies available only on Windows platform. Active@ Data Studio has two main parts: Active@ Boot Disk and Data Studio Desktop Suite. As previously described, while Active@ Boot Disk enables LSoft application to work outside your main operating system Data Studio Desktop Suite can be used directly on your desktop.

Features

As previously discussed, products bases on Windows PE 5.1 are only available on Windows platform while Active@ LiveCD (Linux) is also available on Windows and Linux as well.

General Information

Active@ Data Studio	Active@ LiveCD	Active@ Boot Disk
Boot disk OS Environment	Windows PE 5.1	Linux (openSUSE)	Windows PE 5.1
BootDisk Creator installer	Windows	Windows & Linux*	Windows
Desktop Suite	Yes	No	No
Download	Download	Download

*for each OS version of Active@ LiveCD licenses are sold separately.

Active@ Software Information

Active@ Data Studio	Active@ LiveCD	Active@ BootDisk
Active@ Undelete Professional	X	X	X
Active@ Partition Recovery Professional	X	X	X
Active@ File Recovery Professional	X	X	X
Active@ Bootable Disk Creator	X	X	X
Active@ KillDisk Professional	X	X	X
Active@ Password Changer Professional	X	X	X
Active@ Disk Image Professional	X	X
Active@ Disk Backup	X
Active@ ISO Manager Professional	X
Active Data Burner	X	X	X
Active@ Hard Disk Monitor	X	X	X
Active@ Partition Manager	X	X	X
Active@ Disk Editor	X	X	X
Download	Download	Download

*Active@ ISO Manager is available only in Data Studio Desktop Suite

All Active@ tools support these file systems for data recovery, imaging & and wiping unused space:

Supported File systems

Active@ Data Studio	Active@ LiveCD	Active@ BootDisk
Windows (FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT)	X	X	X
Linux (Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, BtrFS, XFS)	X	X	X
Unix (UFS, XFS)	X	X	X
OS X (HFS+)	X	X	X
Optical Media: CDFS & UFS	X	X	X
Download	Download	Download

Under Bootable Environment File Explorer can access all locally attached volumes and files in mode:

File System Access Mode under boot disk

Active@ LiveCD	Active@ BootDisk
Windows: FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT	Read/Write	Read/Write
Windows: ReFS	—	Read/Write
Linux: Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, BtrFS, JFS, XFS, F2FS, ReiserFS, Nilfs2	Read/Write	—
Unix: UFS, XFS, ZFS	Read/Write	—
Mac OS X: HFS & HFS+	Read Only
Optical Media: UFS & CDFS	Read Only	Read Only

In a real world example, Active@ File Recovery running under Active@ LiveCD can recover files and have destination target (where to copy recovered files to) – volume formatted to FAT/NTFS/exFAT/ExtFs/BtrFs/XFS/UFS/ZFS/HFS+.

In the meantime, Active@ File Recovery running under Active@ Boot Disk can recover files and have target destination volume formatted only to FAT/exFAT/NTFS/ReFS

Conclusion

If you are a Windows user Active@ Boot Disk and Active@ LiveCD are more or less the same products when it comes to their functionality. However, if you use Windows, Linux and maybe other different operating systems in parallel, and you prefer to switch back and forth, then Active@ LiveCD is your best bet.

Instead of Active@ Disk Image that comes with Active@ BootDisk, Active@ LiveCD has Active@ Backup with functionality similar to aforementioned Disk Image.

One thing worthy of noting is that access to all of the applications that accompany Active@ LiveCD, and Active@ Boot Disk is possible only within boot disk environment and not via dekstop, while with Active@ Data Studio you get to do both.

Whether you choose Active@ Boot Disk or Active@ LiveCD, rest assured that all of them support all dominant file systems in the modern PC market. Once installed on the portable drive (CD/DVD or USB). Active@ Boot Disk and Active@ LiveCD are great tools for PC technicians who are always on the road or for people who like to have a ready all-in-one utility in case of a sudden system crash.

Active@ Data Studio comes with Active@ Boot Disk and accompanying software, but it also comes with the desktop suite which ensures that all of the LSoft products are always available regardless of time place or situation. Active@ Data Studio is an excellent tool for businesses or individuals who like to perform maintenance tasks from the comfort of their desktop environment but who also like to have Active@ Boot Disk as a backup utility.

About

LSoft Technologies Inc. is a privately owned North American software company. Our goal is to create world’s leading data recovery, security and backup solutions by providing rock solid performance, innovation, and unparalleled customer service.

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Active@ Boot Disk

System can’t start normally? Easy way to access you data and repair your PC!

Active@ Boot Disk is a complete and functioning computer operating system on CD/DVD/USB disk. Boot Disk does not modify the operating system already installed on a computer’s hard drive. It includes many tools to boot up a computer and fix most startup, PC configuration, and system management problems.

You can perform data recovery, creating and restoring backups, secure data erasure and a number of other tasks all from a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash media.

Active@ Boot Disk FREEWARE EVALUATION

Active@ Boot Disk 9 (32-bit WinPE 3.1-based) FREEWARE

Key Features

Full access to non-bootable PC

Ability to start non-bootable PC to get exclusive access to the local disks and system

Loads from CD, DVD or USB flash drive

Starts from a CD, DVD or USB flash drive (appropriate BIOS settings required)

Network access

Network access via TCP/IP, network configurator is included

Removable Boot Disk media

Boot Disk media may be removed from the system after successfully booting the system

Multi-boot support

Multi-boot or dual-boot functionality (DOS + Windows)

Data recovery tools

Recovery utilities recover deleted files, or recover data from deleted/damaged partitions

Disk Backup and Restore

Ability to backup and restore data with Disk Image

Windows password recovery

Administrator password resetting tool for resetting Windows user passwords including Administrator account

Industry standard data sanitizing

DoD-compliant disk erasing & wiping of free space on PC disks, securely erase data

Disk health checking and monitoring

Disk monitoring utility controls hard disk temperature and disk S.M.A.R.T attributes

Boot Disk Utilities

Windows Task Manager

Monitors applications and services running, system performance and resources

Command Prompt

Run various command line tasks and scripts

File Manager (Explore my Computer)

Copy, move, delete files and folders and run programs from GUI interface

DISKPART

Manage disks, partitions, or volumes from a command prompt or script

Map Network Drive

Connect to a shared network folder and assign a driver letter to the connection so that you can access the folder using My Computer

Telnet Connect

Connect to remote hosts in terminal session

FTP Connect

Connect to remote hosts via FTP, browse, download and upload files

DRVLOAD

Add device drivers, such as audio, video, and motherboard chipsets, to Boot Disk image or load drivers after Boot Disk started

NETCFG

View network status or renew IP address

Mail Sender

Send an e-mail from under Active@ Boot Disk environment

CheckDisk

Execute standard chkdsk.exe utility with set of options that allow you to detect and fix bad sectors or file clusters

Registry editor

Search for local registry on HDDs, attach and view/edit them to repair some registry problems manually

Localization Support

Add your local keyboard layout, type in using your native language

Web Browser

Easy-to-use simple web browser

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Pricing Table

Please choose the correct version and licensing model according to your business needs

Windows

Windows Installer
Windows-based Boot Disk

Licenses:

Suite

Windows Installer
Windows-based Boot Disk
TinyCore-based Console

Licenses:

• Personal license — for non-commercial purposes. The Personal License will be assigned to the individual’s name.
• Corporate license — for commercial use. With a Corporate License the company can use the program in a business, academic, or government environment.
• Site license — provides unlimited licensing for corporation on one physical site or location.
• Enterprise license — for large corporations and enterprises. It means that you can use software without of any limitations at all company’s offices and branches (worldwide).

About

LSoft Technologies Inc. is a privately owned North American software company. Our goal is to create world’s leading data recovery, security and backup solutions by providing rock solid performance, innovation, and unparalleled customer service.

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Active@ LiveCD Download

Get installation package for free and try to solve all disk problems easily

Download for Windows
Active@ LiveCD 64-bit, size 629MB
Windows Installer (EXE)

Download for Linux
Active@ LiveCD 64-bit, size 641MB
Linux Installer (TAR)

* Freeware package runs in 64-bit environment (x64 mode) and contains DEMO versions of Active@ applications. Universal Boot Disk Creator prepares a bootable CD/DVD/USB media after package has been installed on Windows or Linux.

* Commercial package of Active@ LiveCD is 64-bit environment (runs in x64 mode). Boots both legacy BIOS PC as well as the latest UEFI secure boot systems. Package contains professional versions of Active@ applications (64-bit). Get commercial version

Release Note: v.23 (Jul 14, 2023) — Environment is openSUSE Leap 15.2; — The latest software included: Active@ KillDisk 23, Active@ Partition Recovery 23. read more

• Active@ UNDELETE
• Active@ File Recovery
• Active@ Partition Recovery
• NTFS Recovery Tools
• UNFORMAT
• Active@ UNERASER

• Active@ Boot Disk
• Active@ LiveCD
• Active@ Partition Manager
• Active@ Hard Disk Monitor

• Active@ ISO File Manager
• Active@ ISO Burner
• Active@ Data Burner
• Active@ DVD Eraser

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