How to: Disk Image Creation Tools
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**Disk Image Creation** - is a process of Data backup and recovery where creating an image ensures that the original data on the disk is preserved. With an exact copy, you can extract the data from the disk image anytime you need.

* [AccessData FTK Imager](https://accessdata.com/product-download/?/support/adownloads#FTKImager) - Forensics tool whose main purpose is to preview recoverable data from a disk of any kind. FTK Imager can also acquire live memory and paging file on 32bit and 64bit systems.
* [Bitscout](https://github.com/vitaly-kamluk/bitscout) - Bitscout by Vitaly Kamluk helps you build your fully-trusted customizable LiveCD/LiveUSB image to be used for remote digital forensics (or perhaps any other task of your choice). It is meant to be transparent and monitorable by the owner of the system, forensically sound, customizable and compact.
* [Magnet ACQUIRE](https://www.magnetforensics.com/magnet-acquire/) - ACQUIRE by Magnet Forensics allows various types of disk acquisitions to be performed on Windows, Linux, and OS X as well as mobile operating systems.