LSoft Technologies offers a free trial of their current Active@ Boot Disk. While the trial has limitations (e.g., data recovery limited to a certain file size), it is completely safe and will confirm if the tool works on your hardware before you consider purchasing a license.
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Create a sector-by-sector backup of your entire hard drive or individual partitions. You can compress the image and restore it later, protecting against total drive failure. LSoft Technologies offers a free trial of their
For those needing to securely wipe drives, Active@ KillDisk is included, providing industry-standard data sanitization (e.g., DoD-compliant). Key Features of Version 5.3.3 Active@ KillDisk is included