Format/Backup/Restore tool:
EASEUS Partition Master 6.5.2 Home Edition
http://www.easeus.com/
Compuapps SwissKnife V3.22
http://www.compuapps.com/
DriveImage XML V2.20
http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm
dd for windows
http://www.chrysocome.net/dd
Defragment:
http://www.mydefrag.com/
Installer:
Multisystem:
Support multiboot
running on linux
http://liveusb.info/dotclear/
Portable linux:
For all Capser based Livecd, support data persistence
Running on linux
http://rudd-o.com/new-projects/portablelinux
Debian live-magic
Can create various image types (CD, USB, netboot, webboot)
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/live-magic
SARDU — Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility
Include Various recovery tools, Linux Live and Windows PE
Support Build Multi-Boot USB and CD/DVD
Running on windows
usb-creator
official tool to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from the Live CD or from an iso image.
Running on ubuntu
UNetbootin — Universal Netboot Installer
cross-platform utility that can create Live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/