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The world of computer administration requires you to be on\r\nyour toes and prepared for just about anything. Along with that, you need to\r\nhave tools that can get you out of nearly any jam — and that includes a set of\r\nportable diagnostic tools to help you when you don’t have the time or the\r\nability to install (or track down) software to solve the problem at hand.
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Here are five portable tools\r\neveryone should consider as first options for solving the problems that plague\r\nyour systems.
Note: This gallery is also available as an article.
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SystemRescueCd is a bootable Linux disk (can be run from either CD or thumb drive)\r\nthat offers a full kit of tools for administering or repairing your system\r\nand/or data after a crash. Included tools will help you work with drive\r\npartitions, files, networks, and much more.
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WinDirStat is an invaluable tool when you need to find out what is taking up\r\nall that space on a drive. Simply download it, run it, select the drive to\r\ntest, and wait for the results. Once the test is run, you will be offered a\r\ncolorized map of every file type on the drive.
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Console Portable is a console window\r\nenhancement that can be run from a portable drive. It also allows you to add\r\nyour own custom scripts (placed in ConsolePortable\\Data\\Scripts).\r\n
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