: Users can create a bootable USB flash drive or CD/DVD. This is highly recommended for obtaining exclusive access to the drive and bypassing operating system limitations.

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: Having been in use for years, it has a documented history of successfully "bringing drives back to life" for enough time to perform critical data recovery.

: Now supports booting in both 64-bit and x86 UEFI modes, as well as legacy BIOS.