
There are other ways of making USB Windows installers and bootable Windows USB drives, but at $30 there’s value in the convenience of this neat app. One of several Kits/Compilations on this list, I got this kit mostly for resetting windows passwords, backing up files from an unbootable system to a USB key (without having to pop the drive out), and to have a solid partition manager that runs outside of Windows. You can make images while Windows is running, encrypt images, generate hashes, and mount an image as a virtual drive, but the best feature is the command line interface by which you can easily run automation tasks of image backups.Īlternatively, Image for Windows from TeraByte Unlimited is also great.

It’s super tiny (under a megabyte!), uses very little ram, and is widely compatible through Windows versions, raid configurations, and file systems. I’ve also been using Tom Ehlert’s Drive Snapshot for even longer than CCC-since 2007-and I’m just as happy with it as I am with CCC on the Mac. I’ve been using it happily for over a decade and it’s been great version-to-version from day one. The license is clear, affordable, and liberal.įor internal use, the scheduling feature is great, but for the most part CCC is a must for easily snapshotting, upgrading, or migrating Mac disks. If you service Macs or use them internally, Mike Bombich’s classic app is still a must, and it’s completely current for macOS Catalina. Here’s a list of the uninstallers for the five Antivirus software packages.

So before you roll out your MSP-managed AV solution, you need to get these old AV programs cleanly out. Whether you are onboarding new clients or just cleaning up solo systems, you’ll encounter a variety of malfunctioning, half-uninstalled, or password-locked Antivirus software, and also Antivirus software hidden from the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel. As a group these apps have my bases covered with a good amount of overlapping features in case one can’t get the job done. ( GeGeek has a good categorized list of apps that covers that territory.) This list is a rundown of the apps that get the meat and potatoes of your work done the best, apps that I just like using, and apps I find interesting or impressive. This page is not a comprehensive list of everything that needs to be in your Software Toolkit or every tool you might ever need.
