Marcus inserted the USB into the server and changed the BIOS boot order. A few seconds later, the familiar, text-based boot menu of SystemRescue appeared. He selected the default option.

Provides full read-write access to Windows NTFS drives.

Boots directly from USB/CD, operating in RAM.

Recovers deleted files and lost partitions.

Marcus opened a terminal and ran testdisk , a tool for data recovery and repairing unbootable systems. He used the software to scan the disk for lost partitions.

SystemRescue (formerly SystemRescueCd) is a specialized, open-source Linux live system designed for IT professionals to repair unbootable systems and recover data. Version 7.01, released in November 2020, is a widely used edition for this purpose.