- Latest Active@ KillDisk 14
- Latest Active@ File Recovery 22
- Latest Active@ Partition Recovery 22
- Latest Active@ UNDELETE 19
- Boot Disk Creator supports Network configuration for PXE
- New utilities added to Boot Disk: Far, Notepad++ and WinMerge
May 4, 2022
- Latest Active@ File Recovery 22
- Latest Active@ Partition Recovery 22
- Latest Active@ UNDELETE 19
- Boot Disk Creator supports Network configuration for PXE
- New utilities added to Boot Disk: Far, Notepad++ and WinMerge
May 3, 2022
- Active@ File Recovery 22
- Active@ Partition Recovery 22
- Active@ Disk Editor 7.3
April 5, 2022
- Added Apple iWork Pages (PAGES) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Numbers (NUMBERS) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Keynotes (KEY) file signatures recognition
- Performance enhancements and bug fixes
- Improved Bootable Disk Creator and Active@ Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
March 24, 2022
- Added Apple iWork Pages (PAGES) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Numbers (NUMBERS) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Keynotes (KEY) file signatures recognition
- Performance enhancements and bug fixes
- Improved Bootable Disk Creator and Active@ Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
March 23, 2022
- Added Apple iWork Pages (PAGES) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Numbers (NUMBERS) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Keynotes (KEY) file signatures recognition
- Performance enhancements and bug fixes
- Professional package - improved Bootable Disk Creator and Active@ Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
March 22, 2022
- Added Apple iWork Pages (PAGES) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Numbers (NUMBERS) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Keynotes (KEY) file signatures recognition
- Performance enhancements and bug fixes
- Professional and Ultimate packages - improved Bootable Disk Creator
- Ultimate package - Active@ Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE v.10 based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
March 21, 2022
- Added Apple iWork Pages (PAGES) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Numbers (NUMBERS) file signatures recognition
- Added Apple iWork Keynotes (KEY) file signatures recognition
- Performance enhancements and bug fixes
- Professional and Ultimate packages - improved Bootable Disk Creator
- Ultimate package - Active@ Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE v.10 based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
March 18, 2022
- Latest Active@ KillDisk 14
- Latest Active@ Disk Image 11
- Latest Active@ Password Changer 12
- Active@ Disk Editor 7.3
- Active@ Partition Manager 6.3
- Improved Boot Disk Creator with App Settings
- Improved Linux Console Boot Disk with more drivers
- Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE v.10 based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
December 2, 2021
- Latest Active@ KillDisk 14
- Latest Active@ UNDELETE 18
- Latest Active@ Disk Image 11
- Latest Active@ Password Changer 12
- Active@ Disk Editor 7.3
- Active@ Partition Manager 6.3
- Improved Boot Disk Creator with App Settings
- Improved Linux Console Boot Disk with more drivers
- Windows Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE v.10 based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
December 1, 2021
- Windows 11 support
- Active@ Boot Disk switched to WinPE based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
- Revised logic for deleting of old backups, auto-deletion of incomplete backups
- Added more detailed error information
- Fixed app crash when incorrect check sum is detected
- Fixed Explorer crash when restoring a folder containing an empty folder
- Added detailed hardware information to the log
November 25, 2021
- Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE v.10 based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
- Improved Bootable Disk Creator for media formatting
- Improved recovery Kernel
- Ultimate package: Latest Linux LiveCD and Windows Boot Disk with more drivers
November 25, 2021
- Latest kernel with bug fixes & minor improvements
November 2, 2021
- Latest kernel with bug fixes & minor improvements
November 2, 2021
- Added recovery of Linux/Unix ZFS file system
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- GUI twaks & fixes
- Ultimate version: Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to the latest WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004
- Ultimate version: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18 -now supports PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
October 27, 2021
- New: Boot Disk Creator and Linux-based Boot Disk for erasing system disks
- New: Added context help
- New: Secure e-mail notifications provided (added SSL/TLS support for SMTP)
- Dialogs adopted for low-resolution monitors (800x600)
- Boot Disk Creator allows to customize KillDisk settings for Boot Disk
- Latest kernel including bug fixes and performance improvements
August 26, 2021
- New: Added context help
- New: Secure e-mail notifications provided (added SSL/TLS support for SMTP)
- Dialogs adopted for low-resolution monitors (800x600)
- Secure e-mail notifications provided (added SSL & TLS support for SMTP)
- Boot Disk Creator allows to customize KillDisk settings for Boot Disk
- Latest kernel including bug fixes and performance improvements
April 30, 2021
- Environment upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18
- The latest software included: Active@ KillDisk 13, Active@ File Recovery 21, Active@ Partition Recovery 21, Active@ Password Changer 11
- Improvements in Bootable CD/DVD/USB Disk Creator
December 4, 2020
- Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE based on Windows build 2004
- Improved Boot Disk Creator
- Latest software included: Active@ Disk Image 10, Active@ File Recovery 21, Active@ KillDisk 13, Active@ Partition Recovery 21, Active@ Password Changer 11
November 24, 2020
- Added Amazon Cloud support: backup to & restore from AWS cloud
- The latest Active@ Boot Disk - WinPE upgraded to Windows build 2004
- Boot Disk Creator improved to configure Cloud access
- Minor bug fixes & user interface improvements
November 24, 2020
- WinPE environment upgraded to Windows build 2004
- Improved Boot Disk Creator
- Included the latest software versions: Active@ Disk Image 10, Active@ File Recovery 21, Active@ KillDisk 13, Active@ Partition Recovery 21, Active@ Password Changer 11
November 24, 2020
- Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE based on Windows build 2004
- Improved Bootable Disk Creator for media formatting
- Minor recovery improvements & security library update
- LiveCD & Boot Disk full support for PCI-E & SATA NVMe M.2 disks
- Ultimate package: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18
November 17, 2020
- New: Resume Disk erase action to continue interrupted disk erase due to disk malfunction or errors
- New: Digitally signed PDF certificate with optional encryption and visual signature presentation
- New: Secure Erase feature for SSD drives (Linux & Console only)
- Enhanced faulty disks detection and handling
- Bug fixes and major performance improvement
- Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to the latest WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004
- Console updated to the latest Linux Kernel and Drivers Set
- Ultimate & Linux versions: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18
November 13, 2020
- Active@ File Recovery 21
- Active@ Partition Recovery 21
November 3, 2020
- Simplified and improved User Interface
- Latest Recovery Kernel includes improvements and bug fixes
- Ultimate version: Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to the latest WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004
- Ultimate version: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18
October 30, 2020
- Added applying Boot Sector Template (all major file systems supported) to any disk’s sector
- Latest Recovery Kernel includes many improvements and bug fixes
- Ultimate version: Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004
- Ultimate version: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18
October 23, 2020
- New: Resume Disk erase action to continue interrupted disk erase due to disk malfunction or errors
- New: Digitally signed PDF certificate with optional encryption and visual signature presentation
- New: Built-in Web Service that allows remotely monitor and control processes, review Event Journal and Application Log and more
- Improved Event Journal: faster and convenient erase log presentation and batch grouping
- Enhanced faulty disks detection and handling
- Bug fixes and major performance improvements
October 20, 2020
- Added applying Boot Sector Template (all major file systems supported) to any disk’s sector
- Latest Recovery Kernel includes many improvements and bug fixes
- Ultimate version: Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004
- Ultimate version: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18
October 19, 2020
- Recovery environment based on the latest openSUSE Leap 15.1
- Active@ KillDisk 12
- Active@ UNDELETE 17
- Active@ Partition Recovery 20
- Active@ Password Changer 10
- Active@ Disk Editor 7
- Active@ Disk Backup 2
- Improved Boot Disk Creator
June 5, 2020
- Added recovery of new Apple’s ApFS file system
- Re-implemented recovery of Microsoft ReFS file system to get more stable & reliable code
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- Added new pre-defined file signatures recognition: Ancestral Quest Database File (AQ), LibreOffice Documents (ODT, ODG, ODP, OPDS, ODF, ODB), WPS Office Documents (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)
- Ultimate package: the latest Active@ Boot Disk utilities & Boot Disk Creator
- Ultimate package: Active@ LiveCD now supports PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
June 3, 2020
- Active@ KillDisk 12 (build 12.0.27)
- Active@ File Recovery 20
- Active@ Partition Recovery 20
- New lightweight Boot Disk Console (TinyCore based) including data recovery and data security tools
- Improved Bootable Disk Creator and Boot Disk tools
May 29, 2020
- Active@ File Recovery 20
- Active@ Partition Recovery 20
- Added recovery of new Apple's ApFS file system
- Re-implemented recovery of Microsoft ReFS file system to get more stable and reliable code
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes: Ancestral Quest Database File (AQ), LibreOffice Documents (ODT, ODG, ODP, OPDS, ODF, ODB), WPS Office Documents (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)
May 25, 2020
- New lightweight Boot Disk Console (TinyCore linux-based)
- New web browser to support latest security standards
- Improved Bootable Disk Creator
- Included the latest software versions: Active@ KillDisk 12 (build 12.0.27), Active@ File Recovery 20, Active@ Partition Recovery 20
May 22, 2020
- Added recovery of new Apple’s ApFS file system
- Re-implemented recovery of Microsoft ReFS file system to get more stable & reliable code
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- Added new pre-defined file signatures recognition: Ancestral Quest Database File (AQ), LibreOffice Documents (ODT, ODG, ODP, OPDS, ODF, ODB), WPS Office Documents (OCX, XLSX, PPTX)
- Ultimate package: the latest Active@ Boot Disk utilities & Boot Disk Creator
- Ultimate package: Active@ Live now supports PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
May 15, 2020
- Added recovery of new Apple’s ApFS file system
- New pre-defined file signatures recognition: Ancestral Quest Database File (AQ), LibreOffice Documents (ODT, ODG, ODP, OPDS, ODF, ODB), WPS Office Documents(DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)
- Re-implemented recovery of Microsoft ReFS file system to get more stable & reliable code
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- Ultimate package: the latest Active@ Boot Disk utilities & Boot Disk Creator
- Ultimate package: Active@ Live now supports PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
May 9, 2020
- Added recovery of new Apple’s ApFS file system
- Re-implemented recovery of Microsoft ReFS file system to get more stable & reliable code
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- Added new pre-defined file signatures recognition: Ancestral Quest Database File (AQ), LibreOffice Documents (ODT, ODG, ODP, OPDS, ODF, ODB), WPS Office Documents (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)
- Ultimate package: the latest Active@ Boot Disk utilities & Boot Disk Creator
- Ultimate package: Active@ Live now supports PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
April 22, 2020
- Added recovery of new Apple’s ApFS file system
- Re-implemented recovery of Microsoft ReFS file system
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements and bug fixes
- Added new pre-defined file signatures: Ancestral Quest Database File (AQ), LibreOffice Documents (ODT, ODG, ODP, OPDS, ODF, ODB), WPS Office Documents (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)
- The latest Boot Disk Creator & Boot Disk utilities
April 22, 2020
- Product became fully freeware
- No registration needed to use all erase methods, including DoD 5220.22-M
- Improved disk wipe procedures for some file systems
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
April 13, 2020
- Disk duplication hardware solution - clone up to 20 disks automatically
- Affordable industrial-grade disk duplication hardware solution supporting parallel cloning of multiple disks
- Easy to use, extremely quiet and energy efficient
- Supports cloning physical disks, ISO images or compressed Disk Images to different type of media: HDD/SSD/NVMe/USB
- Customizable interface allows to define layouts, batches and processing automation
- Cloning any file systems and operating systems: Windows, Linux/Unix, MacOS
- Licensing policy assumes no extra charges per each disk duplication
March 30, 2020
- Barcodes & QR codes support for Certificates and Disk Labels for easy item tracking and reporting
- Individual Disk Labels for any types of process with customizable content and presets for various tasks
- Secure Erase feature for selective disks
- Sound Notifications (customizable) to indicate process completion
- HTTP Notification to report process completion by calling dedicated URL
- Enhanced Certificates and Reports name patterns
- Improved Erase Log: tracking erased disks by Order ID, records filtering, export to CSV and much more
- Enhanced product stability working with damaged or unresponsive disks
- Enhanced disk analysis for crucial information extraction (Serial number, SMART information etc)
- Bug fixes and major performance improvements
February 10, 2020
- Utility designed for sanitation of unused space on the Internal and External media storage.
- Based on latest security technologies used in other LSoft’s products, like Active@ KillDisk.
December 19, 2019
- The latest KDE5 updates
- The latest software included: Active@ KillDisk 12, Active@ UNDELETE 16, Active@ Partition Recovery 19, Active@ Password Changer 10
- Improvements in Bootable CD/DVD/USB Disk Creator
October 31, 2019
- Redesigned Bootable Disk Creator ♦ WinPE recovery environment upgraded to v.10.0.18362.1 (based on Windows 10 build 1903)
- Full support for SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
- Latest software versions: Active@ Disk Image 9.5, Active@ KillDisk 12, Active@ File Recovery 19, Active@ Partition Recovery 19, Active@ Password Changer 10
October 18, 2019
- Redesigned Bootable Disk Creator
- WinPE recovery environment upgraded to v.10.0.18362.1 (based on Windows 10 build 1903)
- Full support for SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
- Improved USB initialization utility
- Included the latest software versions: Active@ Disk Image 9.5, Active@ KillDisk 12, Active@ File Recovery 19, Active@ Partition Recovery 19, Active@ Password Changer 10
October 18, 2019
- New pre-defined algorithms for file signatures recognition: Canon Raw Image File (CR3), Finale Notation File (MUSX)
- Improved NTFS recovery on volumes located in Windows Storage Spaces
- Improved recovery of disks having 4KB (4096 bytes) sector size
- Improved software stability working with failing disks
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- GUI tweaks and bug fixes
- Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to WinPE based on the latest Windows 10 build 1903
- Active@ Boot Disk now fully supports SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
October 17, 2019
- Improved backup/recovery for the latest Windows 10 updates
- Many improvements and bug fixes
- Pro version: Boot Disk upgraded to WinPE based on Windows 10 build 1903
- Pro version: Active@ Boot Disk now fully supports SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
October 17, 2019
- Added ability to print customizable disk labels with essential information about erased (wiped) disk
- Sound notifications for process completion could be selected from a list of predefined tunes, user defined sounds could also be used
- Certificates and reports: slightly re-designed for better user experience
- Better Disk Serial Number detection algorithms, including serials for USB disks
- Improved overall software stability working with failing, damaged or unstable disks
- Boot Disk: WinPE upgraded to Windows 10 build 1903 base
- Boot Disk: Now fully supports SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks ♦ Boot Disk: Improved Boot Disk Creator and Utilities
October 11, 2019
- Improved NTFS recovery on volumes located in Windows Storage Spaces
- Improved recovery of disks having 4KB (4096 bytes) sector size
- Improved software stability working with failing disks
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- New pre-defined algorithms for file signatures recognition: Canon Raw Image File (CR3), Finale Notation File (MUSX)
- Included the latest Active@ File Recovery 19 and Active@ Partition Recovery 19
October 7, 2019
- Improved NTFS recovery on volumes located in Windows Storage Spaces
- Improved recovery of disks having 4KB (4096 bytes) sector size
- Redesigned and improved Registration & Welcome Screen
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & bug fixes
- Improved software stability working with failing disks
- Implemented more pre-defined algorithms for file signatures recognition: Canon Raw Image File (CR3), Finale Notation File (MUSX)
- Ultimate version: Active@ Boot Disk Lite upgraded to WinPE based on the latest Windows 10 build 1903
- Ultimate version: Included the latest Active@ File Recovery 19
- Ultimate version: Active@ Boot Disk now fully supports SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
October 4, 2019
- Redesigned and improved Welcome Screen & Registration
- Improved recovery on NTFS volumes based on Windows Storage Spaces
- Improved recovery of disks having 4KB (4096 bytes) sector size
- Improved software stability working with failing disks
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- Added more pre-defined algorithms for file signatures recognition: Canon Raw Image File (CR3), Finale Notation File (MUSX)
- Ultimate package: Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to WinPE based on the latest Windows 10 build 1903
- Ultimate package: Active@ Boot Disk now fully supports SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
October 4, 2019
- New pre-defined file signatures recognition: Canon Raw Image File (CR3), Finale Notation File (MUSX)
- Improved NTFS recovery on volumes located in Windows Storage Spaces
- Improved recovery of disks having 4KB (4096 bytes) sector size
- Improved software stability working with failing disks
- Redesigned and improved Welcome Screen and Registration
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements & minor bug fixes
- Ultimate package: Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to WinPE based on the latest Windows 10 build 1903
- Ultimate package: Active@ Boot Disk now fully supports SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
September 27, 2019
- Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE 10 64-bit (based on Windows build 1903)
- Improved Bootable Disk Creator for bootable media, skip formatting option added
- Boot Disk now has full support for SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
- Added customization to Boot Disk: Desktop shortcuts can be created and saved
- Boot Disk customized settings can be saved to USB and restored on the next boot
- Minor improvements to passwords recovery logic
September 26, 2019
- Added more pre-defined file signatures recognition: o Canon Raw Image File (CR3); o Finale Notation File (MUSX);
- Improved NTFS recovery on volumes located in Windows Storage Spaces and on disks with 4KB sector size
- Latest Recovery Kernel including many improvements and bug fixes
- Professional package: Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to WinPE based on Windows 10 (build 1903)
- Professional package: Active@ Boot Disk now supports PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
September 26, 2019
- New compact modes added for Industrial environment: Touch Mode & Kiosk Mode
- Redesigned Disk Layout Editor allows in-place layout editing
- Printing Labels for all actions including Disk Examine & Disk Clone
- Reprinting Certificates, Reports and Labels from the Erase History
- Bug fixes and minor improvements
May 23, 2019
- The latest KDE5 updates
- The latest software included: - Active@ KillDisk 11.1, - Active@ UNDELETE 15, - Active@ Partition Recovery 18, - Active@ Password Changer 9, - Active@ Disk Editor 7, - Active@ Disk Backup 2
- Improved Boot Disk Creator for Windows
January 31, 2019
- All the latest software versions: Active@ Disk Image 9.1, Active@ UNDELETE 15, Active@ KillDisk 11, Active@ File Recovery 18, Active@ Partition Recovery 18, Active@ Partition Manager 6, Active@ Disk Editor 7, Active@ ISO Manager 6, Active@ Password Changer 9
- Boot Disk: WinPE upgraded to v. 10.0.16299.15 (based on Windows 10 build 1709)
- Boot Disk customization: Desktop shortcuts & user menus can be created
- Boot Disk: Customized settings can be saved to USB and restored on the next boot
November 14, 2018
- Improved Bootable Disk Creator
- Added disk defragmentation utility
- Added option of skipping USB disk formatting
- Included the latest software versions: Active@ Disk Image 9.1, Active@ File Recovery 18, Active@ Partition Recovery 18
November 14, 2018
- Added support for raw images in VirtualDisk
- Added support for ReFS in Explorer
- Minor user interface improvements
- Fixed bug preventing proper display of exFAT partitions in Explorer
- Fixed raw images compression in Disk Image and VirtualDisk
- Professional version: the latest Active@ Boot Disk and Boot Disk Creator improved
November 13, 2018