Trinity Rescue Kit

Trinity Rescue Kit is a powerful bootable Linux distribution designed from the ground up to offer you all the necessary tools for repairing and recovering problematic Linux and Windows installations.

Not only that, but it can also reset Windows passwords, clone dead installations, clone computers over a network, recover lost partitions, remove dying disks, clean unnecessary junk files and run samba and ssh servers, just to get a basic idea.

It's also worth pointing out that there are a number of five security programs (capable of performing on-the-fly virus scans) integrated within Trinity Rescue Kit.

Please note that this utility does not have a typical GUI and it's definitely not the kind of program you install on your computer. The tool is packaged as an ISO file and as a self-burning executable file, and it can be booted in two ways.

You can burn the ISO or use the self-burning Windows version to create a bootable CD or USB drive, or you can run it over a network via PXE - Preboot eXecution Environment.

If the burning procedure is successful, once you boot your computer, you should be greeted by a simple startup screen followed by a non-impressive graphical boot menu (easy menu).

Taking everything into account, Trinity Rescue Kit is definitely a very interesting tool that should come in handy in critical situations where saving data from Windows and Linux machines failed with other software.

Even though it's mainly aimed at slightly more advanced users, it can be used successfully used even by novices thanks to its self-burning version. Best of all, it's remarkably low on system resources, so it's still very much usable on oldschool workstations, as well.