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Top 10 FREE Data Recovery Softwares
Recently there is a discussion in forum about data recovery. I am quite surprised to know that many people don’t think that data recovery software works. In my experience, it does work and it saved my @$! many times after accidentally deleting important files or after formatting a hard drive and forgot to backup some files. There was only once, I wrongly formatted my external hard drive and somehow I wasn’t able to get back all my files. I have 7 external hard drives, all same casing and no label. I guess the reason I wasn’t able to get back my files is because I might have copied some files to the hard drive. When recovering data from accidental deletion, there are some rules to follow.
- Stop using the hard drive you want to recover as main hard drive (Windows has disk and registry activity in background. Don’t believe? Run RegMon, FileMon and DiskMon)
- Do not install the data recovery software on the hard drive that you want to recover.
- Do not save the recovered files on the hard drive that you’re recovering.
Do take note that these are my top 10 picks for FREE data recovery software. Number 1 does not mean it is better than number 5.
1. Recuva
- From the maker of the popular CCleaner. Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Setup is only 646 KB in size and it’s portable.
[ Download Recuva ]
2. PC INSPECTOR File Recovery
- PC INSPECTOR File Recovery is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. Finds partitions automatically, even if the boot sector or FAT has been erased or damaged. Recovers files with the original time and date stamp. Supports the saving of recovered files on network drives. Recovers files, even when a header entry is no longer available. Setup file is 5.83 MB in size.
[ Download PC INSPECTOR File Recovery ]
3. Panda Recovery
- Pandora Recovery actually recovers files permanently removed from Recycle Bin, files originally deleted using Shift + Delete keys bypassing Recycle Bin and files deleted from DOS prompt. Pandora Recovery allows you to find and recover recoverable deleted files from NTFS-formatted volumes, regardless of their type - you can recover pictures, songs, movies or documents. Setup file is 2.12 MB in size.
[ Download Panda Recovery ]
4. TOKIWA DataRecovery
- DataRecovery is freeware and written by TOKIWA to undelete accidentally deleted files even from recycle bin. It supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS undeletion. Even in both NTFS compressed files and EFS encrypted files. Zip file is only 198 KB in size, no installation required and it’s portable.
[ Download TOKIWA DataRecovery ]
5. SoftPerfect File Recovery
- SoftPerfect File Recovery is a free and useful tool to restore accidentally deleted files from hard and floppy disks, USB flash drives, CF and SD cards and other storage media. It supports the popular file systems such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 with compression and encryption. If your important files disappeared and you can’t find them in the recycle bin, try this software product and get the files back to life. Easy to use, no installation is required. Program is only 247 KB in size.
[ Download SoftPerfect File Recovery ]
6. Undelete Plus
- Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to restore accidentally deleted files. It can also recover files that have been emptied from the Recycle Bin, permanantly deleted files within Windows using the Shift + Delete, and files that have been deleted from within a Command Prompt. Undelete Plus works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards. Program is only 583 KB in size and requires no installation. Portable.
[ Download Undelete Plus ]
7. FreeUndelete
- FreeUndelete is data recovery program for deleted files. In case of accidental deletion of files on a NTFS (used by default in Windows XP, 2000 and NT), FAT32 or FAT16 file systems FreeUndelete is the utility to help. Setup file is 866 KB in size.
[ Download FreeUndelete ]
8. ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools
- ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools contains a collection of DIY data recovery tools that supports a wide variety of drives and file systems. The software incorporates extremely simple GUI with novice users in mind. The software zooms in to do only critical recovery functions with minimum complexity so one could recover the data easily. It gives you full control to undelete files, disk image back up, restore a backup image, copy files from hard disk with bad sectors, disk cloning, backup, edit and restore your boot parameters. No installation required, portable and program is only 132 KB in size.
[ Download ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools ]
9. Glary Undelete
- Glary Undelete is a free and easy-to-use yet powerful file undelete solution for FAT and NTFS file systems. It will bring back files emptied from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. It will even recover files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Glary Undelete works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards. Setup is 1.17 MB in size.
[ Download Glary Undelete ]
10. Avira UnErase Personal
- Avira UnErase recovers data that have been deleted from the hard drive – either accidentally or as a result of a virus infection, an uninstaller or defective software. The danger of important data being lost forever is averted with Avira UnErase. Setup file is 402 KB in size.
[ Download Avira UnErase Personal ]
There you go, the top 10 free data recovery software. That should help you get your data back. There are 2 more free data recovery program but it did not made it in my top 10 data recovery software list. The reason is one of it is too old and another one generated a lot of read error messages. If you’re interested, you can check out Roadkil’s Undelete and Restoration.
[ Source: Raymond.cc Blog ]
23 Comments :
Great, but I could get a list by Googling. It would have been nice to get more of a "review" of the different applications with some comparisons and a recommendation or two.
I use and recommend
NT File Recovery
I download some of the softwares but not really can recover all the data in SDHC Card, especially MP4 files. However I manage to get some recovery software & recover MP4, I sucessful to recover but those MP4s were corrupted. Sad... :(
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hey i tried recovering some files using recuva but i m not able to view the files i mean in a readable manner is there a way to u knw view them properly?
Well, its a great post.
Data Recovery Works under Logic.
Definition of Data Recovery: Which Data are existed into your digital storage media but invisible & inaccessible, to make those data visible & accessible is called data recovery.
No software is best software. Cos, all software works by following same logic. Data Loss happens due to various reason. Logical/Software recovery need to be performed for only 14% case in data recovery world. the rest 86% goes to physical recovery & others.
After copying few data, the rest data area data is recoverable. need technique to do it unlike NEXT>NEXT>FINISH job. Thats why Data Recovery Specialist Arised in the WORLD.
follow the link for more information
http://forum.csebd.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=160
Sir thanx for share, They are eally helpful, i have many more software.
Sir thanx for share, They are eally helpful, i have many more software.
In case of Zip archive corruption, it needs safe and powerful utilities that can extract lost information. It is possible using Zip Recovery software. Zip Repair software uses scanning algorithms which are safe and can efficiently repair corrupt Zip archives.
Stellar Phoenix Zip Recovery is the powerful and safe Zip Repair application. It scans the corrupt archive and repairs it perfectly. This Zip Recovery application can be used with Zip files created with WinZip 5.0 through 11.1.
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Okie a lot of good words for you friend. Take a glimpse of my suggestion, kindly see here for Data Recovery Softwares.
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For execute this action to my mind ther is next utiltiy-recover deleted outlook express messages,it is one of the best in this sphere,program has free status as far as I remember,it can process dbx files regardless of the cause of their damage,supports even batch mode recovering,compatible with Windows NT 4.0, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista and all versions of Outlook Express, currently supported by Microsoft Corporation,recover deleted Outlook Express email, because it is very important to start working with this program and recover deleted messages Outlook Express to prevent further corruption of dbx files,program can restore the data, that was destroyed by viruses, hardware errors and other faults.
Being a windows user , I was searching for a windows data recovery software , when my hard disk gone crashed. I found stellar phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software. In comparison to its cost , its service is marvelous.
Excelent repair. Thx for nice software!
nice list. Anyone know anything about online data backup though?
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Yesterday my friend asked me that What I usually do with corrupted zip files.And I answered to him.Usually nothing)) But lately I found on a soft blog-repair corrupt zip and it solved like problems very easy and free of cost.Moreover tool can demonstrates how it open your file with *.zip extension or SFX self-extracting archive and analyze compressed documents.
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