Software: File Recovery

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Name: BadCopy Pro
Version: 4.10
License: Shareware
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.jufsoft.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download (868KB)
Updated: 2012/5 by Webmaster
Description: BadCopy Pro is the leading data recovery software for floppy disk, CD, DVD, memory card, Zip disk, USB flash drive and other storage media. BadCopy Pro can effectively recover and rescue corrupted or lost data from damaged, unreadable, formatted or defective disks. 
The software has the following key features:

•  Advanced and intelligent floppy disk recovery, CD and DVD data recovery, flash drive recovery and digital media recovery.
•  Fully automatic data recovery process in just a few clicks!
•  Lost files recovery of common file types like documents, images, applications, and more.
•  Support of most kinds of removable media corrupted files recovery like floppy disk, CD, DVD, flash drive, digital camera memory card and more.
•  Rescue and recovery of files and data on floppy disk, Zip disk, CD , DVD and flash drive.
•  Post-processing of recovered files and smart data filling technology.
•  Digital media recovery from items such as SD, CF, xD, SmartMedia card, MemoryStick.
•  UDF CD data recovery that includes most types of packet-writing burner software.

Name: CDCheck 
Version: 3.1.14.0
License: Freeware (for personal use only)
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.kvipu.com/CDCheck/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download (1.48MB)
Updated: 2012/1 by Webmaster
Description: CDCheck is a utility for the prevention, detection and recovery of damaged files on CD-ROMs with an emphasis on error detection. With CDCheck you can check your CDs and discover which files are corrupted. By using the program proactively, you can insure that your data on CD-ROMs are safe -- before it's too late! CDCheck provides the following features: readability verification, binary compare, CRC file creation (and verification) and file recovery.
Name: FineRecovery 
Version: 3.8.20
License: Shareware
Language: English, Multinational
Official Website: http://www.finerecovery.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download (2.3MB)
Updated: 2012/09/16 by Ryan
Description: FineRecovery is a data recovery software to undelete files from hard disk and removable media (SD, CF, MS, MMC, Flash Card, USB drive and other).

FineRecovery Main Features:

• Recovery files deleted without Recycle Bin, or when Recycle Bin has been emptied
• Recovery files removed by virus attack or power failure
• Recovery compressed files
• Preview deleted photos and text documents
• Utilizing a non-destructive, read-only file recovery approach
• Batch file recovery (recovers multiple files in one action)
• Recognizes localized names
• Standard "Windows Explorer" - style interface
• You can search for deleted files on a disk by filename or mask
• Can be run from a USB storage device
• Scan all files and directories on selected hard drives
• Multilingual interface

Name: Glary Undelete
Version: 1.8.0.468
License: Freeware
Language: English, Multinational
Official Website: http://www.glarysoft.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Official HTTP Download (1.56MB)
Updated: 2012/5 by Webmaster
Description: 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!
Main Features:

• Supports FAT, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5 , NTFS + EFS file systems
• Supports recovery of compressed, fragmented and encrypted files on NTFS
• Supports Basic and Dynamic Volumes
• Undelete files on removable devices (SmartMedia, Secure Digital, MemoryStick, etc.)
• Filter by file name, file date, size, recovery state
• Supports Windows XP/ VISTA / 2003 Server Operating Systems

Name: IsoBuster 
Version: 3.0
License: Shareware
Language: English, Multinatonal
Official Website: http://www.isobuster.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download (4.1MB)
Updated: 2012/5 by Webmaster
Description: IsoBuster is an award winning , highly specialized and easy to use CD, DVD, BD, HDD, flash drive, SD, Compact, MMC, ..., media card data recovery tool.
It supports all CD / DVD / BD / HD DVD / HDD / Media card / Flash disk formats and all common file-systems ... Rescue lost files from a bad or trashed disk that Windows says needs to be formatted, save important documents, precious pictures, video from the family, your only system backup, ...    IsoBuster can do it all !

Name: MiniTool Power Data Recovery
Version: 6.6
License: Shareware (w/ free version - fee to recover 1 GB data)
Languge: English
Official Website: http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download [free ver.] (5.6MB)
                  Official HTTP Download [pro] (62.2MB)
Updated: 2012/5 by Webmaster
Description: Unlike other data recovery software, MiniTool Power Data Recovery is an all in one data recovery software for home and business user. It can recover deleted data from Windows Recycle Bin, restore lost data even the partition is formatted or deleted, restore data from corrupted hard drive, virus infection, unexpected system shutdown or software failure. It support IDE, SATA, SCSI, USB hard disk, memory card, USB flash drive, CD/DVD, Blue-Ray Disk, iPod. MiniTool Power Data Recovery contains five data recovery modules - Undelete Recovery, Damaged Partition Recovery, Lost Partition Recovery, Digital Media Recovery, CD & DVD Recovery. Each data recovery module focuses on different data loss scenario.
Learn more about what the program can do - here.
Note that the free version of this software is limited to recover data up to 1 GB. But the functionality remains as good as the commercial one.

Name: O&O Disk Recovery (Pro/Admin/Tech Editions)
Version: 7.1.183
License: Shareware (w/ free version)
Languge: English, Multinational
Official Website: http://www.oo-software.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download [x86, Eng] (9.75MB) [Online installation]
Updated: 2012/5 by Webmaster
Description: O&O DiskRecovery is a professional data recovery software.
O&O DiskRecovery searches for and reconstructs deleted or lost data! The clear Wizard guides you step-by-step through the data rescue. O&O DiskRecovery supports all popular file formats and scans every sector of the hard disk, the memory card or the digital camera for lost files. 
Furthermore, O&O DiskRecovery will also locate and restore data even if the drives have already been formatted or destroyed.
Here are some key features of  O&O DiskRecovery:

• Fast search for files eveb on large hard disks (O&O UnErase)
• Searches for formatted or structurally damaged partitions (O&O FormatRecovery)
• Enhanced file type recognition; more then 350 file types and about 300 different file extensions from all current media application can be processed.
• Simplified: the program can now be started from removable drives (instant installation)
• Ehanced: Advanced Wizard to search and restore
• Deep search for files on destroyed partitions and disks
• Preview for some file types before the data restoration
• Disks will also be rescued, where file types have been damaged or destroyed by software
• Searches and restores especially small files (O&O-DeepScan-function)
• No unnecessary restoration of existing files. Thanks to the O&O-SmartScan function existing files are filtered and thus accelerates the search and restore process.
• The activation of the O&O-RawScan function can ignore the file system and thus also rescue formatted disks.
• Supports all hard disks, changeable drives (e.g. ZIP) a memory cards as well as USB sticks, CompactFlash and most of the digital cameras

There are 3 editions available - Professional / Admin / Tech. Refer to the program page of each version for more info. 

Name: Recuva 
Version: 1.42.544
License: Freeware (for personal use only)
Language: English, Multinational
Official Website: http://www.piriform.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download (2.4MB)
Updated: 2012/5 by Webmaster
Description: Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it's free! Revuva is developed by the same company as the famous CCleaner! A detailed list of features can be found here.
Name: R-Studio 
Version: 5.4 build 134580
License: Shareware
Languge: English, Multinational
Official Website: http://www.r-studio.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download [x86] (19.7MB)
Updated: 2012/5 by Webmaster
Description: R-Studio is a family of powerful, cost-effective disk recovery software. Originally developed by R-Tools Technology, Inc. for experienced data recovery professionals, R-Studio has been redesigned as a scalable, user-friendly all-in-one data recovery tool. By coupling our most advanced file recovery and disk repair technology with an intuitive user-interface, R-Studio provides enterprise and professional-level data recovery specialists the tools they need without hindering the experience of entry-level users.

R-Studio's key data recovery features include:

• Drive recovery for all major file systems, including FAT12/16/32/exFAT, NTFS, etc.
• Recovery of damaged or corrupted partitions.
• Recovery of data from repartitioned or formatted hard drives and disks.
• Raw file search (scan for known file types) with custom user-defined file types.
• Advanced file previewer; estimate chances for successful disk recovery before you buy.
• Flexible, scalable file search capabilities - makes both big and small file recovery jobs easy.
• Smart processing of bad sectors.
• Backup and recovery disk imaging (local or over network).
• Bootable R-Studio Emergency (start-up) version can securely wipe any data storage device (hard disks, Flash drives, external drives, etc.) for reuse, disposal or transfer; even works on computers that won't boot.
• Drive recovery over local area network (LAN) or Internet.
• Professional RAID reconstruction features that meet or exceed competing stand-alone array reconstructor products.
• Learn more deeply and find out why R-Studio is the best - here.

Name: Smart Data Recovery 
Version: 3.0
License: Shareware
Languge: English, Multinational
Official Website: http://www.smartpctools.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download (2MB)
Updated: 2012/5 by Webmaster
Description: Recovering missing or deleted files can be complicated, time consuming and if you choose the wrong data recovery program you risk permanently loosing those files. Smart Data Recovery is an easy to use, safe solution that will enable even the most novice computer user to quickly recover missing files.


With Smart Data Recovery you can recover deleted, destroyed and damaged data with just one click! You'll also be able to preview your files before recovering them to make sure they are the correct files or photos. Regardless of whether you accidentally deleted a file folder, spreadsheet, photo album or even the contents of a flash drive or mp3 player, Smart Data Recovery will be able to help you retrieve those files instantly.
Learn more about its features here.

Name: TestDisk & PhotoRec 
Version: 6.14 Beta
License: Freeware
Languge: English, Multinational
Official Website: http://www.cgsecurity.org/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download (3.5MB)
Updated: 2012/1 by Webmaster
Description: If you have lost partition or strange problem with your hard disk partitions, run TestDisk to recover your data. TestDisk can also undelete files from FAT, NTFS, exFAT and ext2 filesystem. 
To recover your lost digital pictures or lost files, try PhotoRec.

• TestDisk is powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy.
• PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery name) from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's file system has been severely damaged or reformatted.
• Learn more about the features about them - TestDisk | PhotoRec

Name: Undelete Plus 
Version: 3.0.3.926
License: Shareware
Languge: English
Official Website: http://undeleteplus.com/
Download: Official Program Page | Offficial HTTP Download (2.45MB)
Updated: 2012/10/11 by Leo
Description: eSupport UndeletePlus is a powerful software that can quickly scan a computer or storage medium for deleted files and restore them on command. It works with computers, flash drives, cameras, and other forms of data storage. Simply scan the device, select the files you want to recover, and click a button to restore the information or picture you thought was lost forever.
Key benefits:

• Easily recover documents, photos, video, music and email.
• Quickly recover files - even those emptied from the Recycle Bin.
• Recover files after a hard drive partitioning error.
• File recovery after accidental format - even if you have reinstalled Windows.
• Recover files from Hard Drives, USB Thumb Drives, Camera Media Cards, Floppy Disks and other storage devices.

Will's Tips


1. Why File Recovery is possible?
File recovery is nearly always possible, if you spot the mistake and do something about it fast enough. Luckily, if you do mistakenly delete a file, the file has not been physically removed, the operating system just doesn't know where it is anymore. This is easier to understand once you realize that there is more to storing a file on your hard drive than just finding space for the information and writing it there.
The operating system must also keep track of where it put the file, without this it would be unable to find it again. When a file gets deleted, this record is altered and the disk area containing the information is marked as free space. The information itself remains intact until some other information is written over it.
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