Amiga support and maintenance software performs service functions such as formatting media for a specific filesystem, diagnosing failures that occur on formatted media, data recovery after media failure, and installation of new software[citation needed] for the Amiga family of personal computers—as opposed to application software, which performs business, education, and recreation functions.
The Amiga came with some embedded utility programs, but many more were added over time, often by third-party developers and companies.