Hiren's BootCD PE x64
Hiren's BootCD PE x64 is an emergency diagnostic boot disk based on Windows 10 PE x64. It is a great tool for repairing NTFS hard drives used in Linux systems. With the useful tools, you can fix many problems related to your NTFS hard drives within your computer. It does not contain any pirated software, it contains only free and legal software.
At the time of creating this webpage Hiren's BootCD PE x64 is at version 1.0.2 and it can be downloaded as an iso file at Hiren’s BootCD PE x64 (v1.0.2) or Hiren's BootCD PE 1.0.2 (Major Geeks). The filename is called HBCD_PE_x64.iso and its filesize is 2.88 GB (3099203584 bytes). You can create a USB bootable device or you can burn it to a bootable DVD. Windows users can create a bootable USB device using Rufus, Ventoy, or Balena Etcher. Windows users can create bootable DVD using CDBurnerXP or
ImgBurn.
ImgBurn.
Linux Users
Linux users can create a bootable USB device using Balena Etcher, Popsicle, Bootqt, or a variety of USB Image Writer Tools. Linux users can create bootable DVD using Brasero, K3b, or Xfburn (Xfburn package in Ubuntu).
Linux users can create a bootable USB device using Balena Etcher, Popsicle, Bootqt, or a variety of USB Image Writer Tools. Linux users can create bootable DVD using Brasero, K3b, or Xfburn (Xfburn package in Ubuntu).
Once you have your bootable USB or DVD created, you are now ready to insert it into your machine. Make sure your computer is configured in the BIOS to boot from USB or DVD. Start or restart your system and wait until Hiren's BootCD PE x64 loads into memory. This may take a while, so please be patient.
Once it completely loads click on the PE Network Manager icon in the lower right corner and select your network or wireless network and enter your Wifi password to gain access to the Internet.
Click the Windows icon in the lower left corner to access the menu.
Click on Control Panel in the lower right corner of the menu to bring up the Control Panel. Click on All Control Panel Items and then click on System to view basic information about your computer and operating system running in memory.
Click on Windows Explorer in the menu to bring up the file mangeror This PC dialog box
As you can see in the image below my Local Disk (C:) contains an Ext4 is a Linux file system. Ext4 is better on Linux based systems because it is designed and built for Linux. NTFS, on the other hand, is designed and built for Windows. NTFS is generally considered to be slower than Ext4 when accessed from Linux. If you need to use it cross-platform you should probably go with either NTFS or ExFAT. Native file systems (e.g. XFS, EXT4) have better tools available for Linux, for recovery and maintenance, and probably a more complete implementation. If you use NTFS, you must have Windows or Windows repair disk to make repairs. My Local Disk (D:), Local Disk (E:), and Local Disk (G:) contains NTFS, which stands for NT file system and the New Technology File System.
Although EXT4 is the most common Linux file system, it's not supported on Windows by default. You may easily visit a Windows NTFS partition from Linux. However, Windows cannot read Linux partitions directly. However, you can use third-party software to read and access EXT4 on Windows 10, 8, or 7. You can also mount EXT4 filesystems in WSL 2.
Although EXT4 is the most common Linux file system, it's not supported on Windows by default. You may easily visit a Windows NTFS partition from Linux. However, Windows cannot read Linux partitions directly. However, you can use third-party software to read and access EXT4 on Windows 10, 8, or 7. You can also mount EXT4 filesystems in WSL 2.
Linux using EXT4 allows you to view files and folders from EXT4, FAT32, and NTFS partions. Below is an image of my Caja file manager used in Ubuntu MATE (Linux) operating system.
Lets assume that you have some corrupt files and folders on one of your NTFS or FAT32 partions.
To successfully mount and access NTFS drives on Linux, you will need to install a driver to ensure no incompatibility issues arise. The go-to driver when working with NTFS drives is NTFS-3G. It's cross-compatible between Debian/Ubuntu derivatives, Arch Linux-based systems as well as RHEL/CentOS/Fedora systems. NTFS-3G contains some basic tools, like the ntfsfix utility, that fixes some common NTFS problems. ntfsfix is NOT a Linux version of chkdsk. It only repairs some fundamental NTFS inconsistencies, resets the NTFS journal file and schedules an NTFS consistency check for the first boot into Windows. Therefore, Hiren's BootCD PE x64 is a must have utility for Linux users that use NTFS or FAT32 partions.
To successfully mount and access NTFS drives on Linux, you will need to install a driver to ensure no incompatibility issues arise. The go-to driver when working with NTFS drives is NTFS-3G. It's cross-compatible between Debian/Ubuntu derivatives, Arch Linux-based systems as well as RHEL/CentOS/Fedora systems. NTFS-3G contains some basic tools, like the ntfsfix utility, that fixes some common NTFS problems. ntfsfix is NOT a Linux version of chkdsk. It only repairs some fundamental NTFS inconsistencies, resets the NTFS journal file and schedules an NTFS consistency check for the first boot into Windows. Therefore, Hiren's BootCD PE x64 is a must have utility for Linux users that use NTFS or FAT32 partions.
Below you can see the partition type and drive properties of each hard drive and USB drive.
Lets assume you have a bad USB Drive on (F:) (FAT32).
Left-click on the Windows icon in the lower left and then right-click Windows Command Processor. Then click on Run as administrator in the pop-up menu.
The Administrator: Windows Command Processor will appear on your screen.
You can use the chkdsk command to repair and restore corrupt files and folders on the drive. chkdsk /f and chkdsk /r are commands that can be used to repair hard drives. chkdsk /f checks for and fixes logical disk errors. chkdsk /r performs the same function as chkdsk /f, but also scans for physical disk errors.
The drive we want to repair is drive F:, so we will enter chkdsk F: /f /r and press the Return or Enter key.
The drive we want to repair is drive F:, so we will enter chkdsk F: /f /r and press the Return or Enter key.
It may take a while to completely scan your drive and make all the necessary repairs. A very large NTFS hard drive could take days to complete.
Lets take a look at some of the installed applications throughtout the menus of Hiren's BootCD PE x64.
Hiren's BootCD PE x64 is one of the best rescue and restore disks for NTFS and FAT32 partitioned hard drives. The rescue disk contains a wealth of utilities, including malware and rootkit detection, antivirus scanning, temporary file cleaners, data and driver backups, hardware scanning, partition scanning, imaging and saving, and even password crackers.
I think Hiren's BootCD PE x64 is must have diagnostic tool for any Linux user that has a NTFS or FAT32 partitioned hard drive. I also think that every Windows user needs to keep a bootable Hiren's BootCD PE x64 DVD or USB Drive nearby. You never know when you'll need it to recover your files and/or folders and fix that drive your machine will no longer access.
Sep 9, 2023