

Apart from Windows, Mac and Linux versions there even is a DOS version. I tend to recommend this to end users that are new to data recovery because of the combination of features, good results and ease of use.ĭMDE: A bit of an odd one, if you like Testdisk I guess you may like this one too. I have often seen reconstruct a directory tree where other tools failed. Broad file system support, super quick, good results and easy to use. ReclaiMe File Recovery: Benefits from feedback from professionals via it's big brother ReclaiMe Pro. Like R-Studio, good integration with hardware imagers. I have witnessed an engineer running into an issue and the problem being fixed a few hours later. Excellent support for virtually every file system you can think of.


UFS Explorer: Very actively developed based on real-world feedback from professional data recovery techs. The same goes for UFS Explorer and ReclaiMe (Pro). Used a lot by data recovery pros and a tool really benefits from the real-world feedback and experience. Broad file system support, NAS, RAID etc. If I had to pick today it would be from this lot: R-Studio, UFS Explorer, ReclaiMe File Recovery and DMDE. Although many I would not recommend even to my worst enemies, picking ONE and say that's the best or always works there is close to impossible. Basically any tool I can lay my hands on I like to test out. I know Testdisk is also capable of this, but only on fairly intact file systems.įWIW I know and have used a great deal of data and file recovery tools. But in many scenarios the original directory tree with original filenames is a huge bonus. PhotoRec as a RAW recovery tool is indeed excellent, I fully agree. I am also not trying to start a war on which is the best tool or question your experiences with it. I was kinda interested in what type of cases you see or get to deal with. And the number of cases and types of corruption where you could rely on Testdisk is rather limited I am not saying it's a bad tool.
