recovery

recovery is a Live DVD/USB which aims troubleshooting, disk partitioning, system rescue, backup , restore data and desktop. This is a customized version of Debian Live.
It contains : GParted, Clonezilla, Boot-Repair, LibreOffice and a lot of tools like ddrescue, Nwipe, TestDisk, DejaDup and many more

version 2.4 - 19 September 2025
recovery is now modular in design, meaning programs can be installed simply by double clicking on module files.
add modules :
- borg 1.4.1
- calibre 8.10.0
- codium 1.104.06131
- libreoffice 25.8.1.1
- mkusb 24.1.1
- rclone 1.71.0
- seamonkey 2.53.21
- wireshark 4.4.7
libreoffice is no longer included by default but is available as a module.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/recovery/files/modules/

Features

Support BIOS and UEFI with Secure Boot
GParted
Clonezilla
TestDisk
Boot-Repair
LibreOffice
Rescuezilla
Erase drive
LibreWolf with NoScript
Forensic Registry EDitor
Clear Windows password
Change Linux password
Retrieve Windows product key
Easy to use and customize
Support encrypted persistence on USB stick
Compress PDF, add Watermark
Clear Metadata

Project Samples

Project Activity

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop, System Administrators

Registered

2024-08-19

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