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POPSOpen Source Data Recovery Tools An overview of some software & live discs . See source for a decent overview and review. I'm going to explore various ways you can use open source solutions to recover data, bring dead systems back to life, and save your bacon in general. Many of the solutions described here run cross-platform (Lin/Win/Mac), but some of them are *NIX-only and will be described as such.
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POPSTips for Linux Explorers There are more tips for each topic at the site. Linux is free, but it takes more than an installation disc. Some of the things I had to learn from the start, burning iso, partitioning discs, and black screen command operation and command lines. linux can also run along side windows, and/or run off a live boot CD. I'm still green, so all of the tips I find help. This seems like a great site for anyone curious or interested in Linux