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Deleted partition (FAT32)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 32 GB nway memory stick, 32 GB FAT32 partition.
Data on the disk: Files: 292 files, approx. 9 GB total file size, scattered across a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | A FAT32 partition was immediately found after program start. After Show Files All files and folders were found in their original places and with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. No long scan was required. | |
DiskInternals Uneraser | 6.0 | After Quick Partition Recovery A FAT32 partition was found. After Running Uneraser on Recovered Partitions All files and folders were found in their original places with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after short scan. | |
TogetherShare Data Recovery | 5.5 | The Lost Partition-1 partition was immediately found after program start. After Disk Scan The FAT32 partition was found. It contained all files and folders in their original places with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after partition scan. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 5.5 | The Lost Partition-1 partition was immediately found after program start. After Partition Scan All files and folders were found in the Lost Files/ Directory Intact with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after partition scan. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 5.5 | The program immediately found a Physical Disk of the correct size. After Disk Scan: All folders and files with correct names were found in the FAT partition and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Disk Drill | 5.5 | After All Recovery Methods: A FAT32 partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders were found in the Normal files, with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Tool | 0.0 | The program showed the stick as RAW. After Disk Scan Nothing was found. After Formatted Scan Nothing was found. Overall, nothing was found. | |
Summary: All but one program were able to recover all files and the original folder structure. R-Undelete and DiskInternals Uneraser did that without disk scan. SysTools Hard Drive Data Recovery couldn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (NTFS)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Western Digital WD800AAJS, 20 GB NTFS partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | The DeletedPart1 partition was immediately found after program start. After Show Files All files and folders were found in their original places and with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. No long scan was required. | |
DiskInternals Uneraser | 6.0 | After Quick Partition Recovery An NTFS partition was found. After Run Uneraser on Recovered Partitions All files and folders were found in their original places with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after short scan. | |
TogetherShare Data Recovery | 5.5 | The Lost Partition-1 partition was immediately found after program start. After Disk Scan All files and folders were found in their original places with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after partition scan. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 5.5 | The Lost Partition-1 (74.56 GB) partition was immediately found after program start. After Partition Scan All files and folders were found in the Lost Files/ Directory Intact with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after partition scan. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan The NTFS (NTFS, 18.3 GB) partition was found. It contained all files and folders with correct names. They were successfully recovered. The partition also contained some ghost files. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after disk scan. | |
Disk Drill | 5.5 | **After All Recovery Methods ** All files and folders were found in the Lost partition 0 with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after short scan. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after disk scan. | |
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Tool | 0.0 | The program showed the disk as RAW. After Disk Scan Nothing was found. After Formatted Scan Nothing was found. Overall, nothing was found. | |
Summary: All but one program recovered all files and the original folder structure. R-Undelete and DiseInternals Uneraser did that without long disk scan. SysTools Hard Drive Data Recovery didn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (exFAT – memory card)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 64 GB Goldentec Memory Card, 64 GB exFAT partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | The exFAT partition was immediately found after program start. After Show Files All files and folders were found in their original places and with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. No long scan was required. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 5.5 | The Lost Partition-1 (58.59 GB) partition was immediately found after program start. After Partition Scan All files and folders were found in the Lost Files/ directory intact with correct names. Most of them were successfully recovered Overall, most files and the original folder structure were recovered after partition scan. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan 3 ExFAT partitions were found with almost identical content. All files and folders were found in their original places on 2 partitions and in the $LostFiles/ $Group10...01/ $Folder0...4 section on the third partition. Most of the found files and folders were successfully recovered. Overall, most files and the original folder structure were recovered after disk scan. Files that could not be recovered: 16 mp3, 1 flv files. (17files) | |
Disk Drill | 5.5 | After Search for Lost Partitions Nothing was found. After All Recovery Methods An EXFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders were immediately found with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Long scan wasn’t needed. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
TogetherShare Data Recovery | 5.5 | The Lost Partition-1 partition was immediately found after program start. After Disk Scan All files and folders were found in their original places with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after partition scan. | |
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Tool | 0.0 | The program showed thecardas RAW. After Disk Scan Nothing was found. After Formatted Scan Nothing was found. Overall, nothing was found. | |
DiskInternals Uneraser | 0.0 | Nothing was found directly on the card. Nothing was found directly on the Unallocated space. | |
Summary: All but two program was able to recover all files and the original folder structure. R-Undelete could do that without a long disk scan. DiseInternals Uneraser and SysTools Hard Drive Data Recovery couldn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Western Digital WD800AAJS, 32 GB exFAT partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | The DeletedPart1 partition was immediately found after program start. After Show Files All files and folders were found in their original places and with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. No long scan was required. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 5.5 | The Lost Partition-1 (74.53 GB) partition was immediately found after program start. After Partition Scan All files and folders were found in the Lost Files/ Directory Intact with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after partition scan. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan 2 ExFAT (ExFAT, 17.0 GB) partitions were found with almost identical content. All files and folders were found in their original places on one partition and in the $LostFiles/ $Group10...01/ $Folder0...4 section on the other partition. The found files and folders were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after disk scan. | |
Disk Drill | 5.5 | After All Recovery Methods An EXFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan All files and folders with correct names were found and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
TogetherShare Data Recovery | 5.5 | The Lost Partition-1 partition was immediately found after program start. After Disk Scan The EXFAT partition was found. It contained all files and folders in their original places with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered after partition scan. | |
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Tool | 0.0 | The program showed the disk as RAW. After Disk Scan Nothing was found. After Formatted Scan Nothing was found. Overall, nothing was found. | |
DiskInternals Uneraser | 0.0 | After Quick Partition Recovery Nothing was found. Overall, nothing was recovered. | |
Summary: All but two programs were able to recover all files and the original folder structure. R-Undelete did that without disk scan. DiskInternals Uneraser and SysTools Hard Drive Data Recovery couldn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (FAT32)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 32 GB Kingston DataTravel flash memory, 32 GB FAT32 partition.
Data on the disk: Files: 292 files, approx. 9 GB total file size, scattered across a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Disk Drill for Windows | 6.0 | After All Recovery Methods: A FAT32 partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBoysoft Data Recovery | 6.0 | The program immediately found an Unknown Type partition. After Quick Scan of this partition: Nothing was found. After Deep Scan: All files and folders were found with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders were found in the Normal files, with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | The program immediately found a Physical Disk of the correct size. After Disk Scan: All folders and files with correct names were found in the FAT partition and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | The program immediately found the deleted partition. After Show Files on that partition: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | The program immediately found Lost Partition-1 (74.56 GB). After Scan of the found partition: All files and folders with correct names were found on the Lost Files/Lost Partition (FAT) section and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBeesoft Data Recovery | 6.0 | The program immediately found a Lost Partition - 1of the correct size. After Scan of this partition: All folders and files with correct names were found in the Other Lost Files section and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Aiseesoft Data Recovery | 1.5 | The program immediately found a Lost partition of the correct size. After Quick Scan of this partition: Nothing was found. After Deep Scan: Only a few (29) raw files were found. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all found files were recovered as raw files; the previous folder structure was not recovered at all. Files that could not be recovered: almost all files. | |
Summary: All but one program could recover all files and the original folder structure. Aiseesoft Data Recovery could recover only few raw files. |
Deleted partition (exFAT – memory card)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 64 GB Transcend Memory Card, 64 GB exFAT partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Speed Data Recovery | 6.0 | During Disk Scan: Almost immediately, all files and folders were found, with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered without a long scan. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | The program immediately found the deleted partition. After Show Files on that partition: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 5.5 | The program immediately found a Lost Partition-3, 60.37 GB partition. After Scan: All files and folders were found in the Lost Files/ Lost Partition (ExFAT) section with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBeesoft Data Recovery | 5.5 | The program immediately found a Lost Partition - 1of the correct size. After Scan of this partition: All folders and files with correct names were found and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan: 2 exFAT partitions were found. They contained all folders and files with correct names. All those files and folders were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 5.5 | After Search for Lost Partitions: Nothing was found. After All recovery methods: All files and folders with correct names were found in the EXFAT partitions. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBoysoft Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Scan of the card (deep scan) An exFAT partition was found with all files and folders with correct names. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Aiseesoft Data Recovery | 1.5 | After Quick Scan: Nothing was found. After Deep Scan: Only a few (21) raw files were found. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all found files were recovered as raw files; the previous folder structure was not recovered at all. Files that could not be recovered: almost all files. | |
Summary: All but one program was able to recover all files and the original folder structure. R-Undelete and Speed Data Recovery could do that without a long disk scan. Aiseesoft Data Recovery could recover only few raw files. |
Deleted partition (NTFS)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 20 GB NTFS partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Disk Drill for Windows | 6.0 | After All recovery methods: 1 Lost partition was found after a fast analysis. After Quick scan of the found partition: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | The program immediately found the deleted partition. After Show Files on that partition: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 5.5 | The program immediately found the deleted partition as Lost Partition-1 (74.56 GB). After Disk Scan of this partition: The deleted partition Lost Partition -1/ Other Lost Files was found with two copies of every folder and file, all with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan: The deleted partition NTFS (NTFS, 18.3 GB) was found and all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBoysoft Data Recovery | 3.5 | The program immediately found the deleted partition as Lost Partition-1 (74.56 GB). After Disk Scan of this partition: Only raw files were found in the Files Lost Original Name and Tags sections. Many of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all found files were recovered as raw files. The previous folder structure was not recovered at all. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mts, 2 docx, 2 ods, 6 odt files. Partially recovered Files: 1 mkv file. | |
iBeesoft Data Recovery | 3.5 | The program immediately found the deleted partition as Lost Partition-1 (74.56 GB). After Disk Scan of this partition: Only raw files were found in the Files Lost Original Name and Tags sections. Many of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all found files were recovered as raw files. The previous folder structure was not recovered at all. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mts, 2 docx, 2 ods, 6 odt files. Partially recovered Files: 1 mkv file. | |
Aiseesoft Data Recovery | 1.5 | After Quick Scan: Nothing was found. After a very long Deep Scan: Only a few (21) raw files were found in the Lost Path section. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all found files were recovered as raw files. The previous folder structure was not recovered at all. Files that could not be recovered: almost all files. | |
Summary: All but two programs could recover all files and folders with their correct names and folder structure. R-Undelete and Disk Drill for Windows could do that without a long scan. Aiseesoft Data Recovery and iBeesoft Data Recovery could find and recover only raw files, Aiseesoft Data Recovery was able to find and recover only few files. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 32 GB exFAT partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Disk Drill for Windows | 6.0 | After All Recovery Methods: An EXFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBoysoft Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Data Recovery and Disk Scan: Nothing was found. After Deep Scan: An exFAT partition was found with all files and folders in correct places and with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders with correct names were found and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders with correct names were found on the ExFAT (ExFAT, 17.0 GB) partition and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | The program immediately found the deleted partition. After Show Files on that partition: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | The program immediately found a Lost Partition-1 (74.56 GB) partition. After Disk Scan: All files and folders with correct names were found in the the Lost Files/ Lost Partition (ExFAT) section. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBeesoft Data Recovery | 6.0 | The program immediately found a Lost Partition-1 (74.56 GB) partition. After Disk Scan: All files and folders were found in correct places and with correct names in the Other Lost Files section. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Aiseesoft Data Recovery | 1.5 | After Quick Scan: Nothing was found. After a very long Deep Scan: Only a few (21) raw files were found in the Lost Path section. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all found files were recovered as raw files; the previous folder structure was not recovered at all. Files that could not be recovered: almost all files. | |
Summary: All but one programs were able to recover all files and the original folder structure. Aiseesoft Data Recovery could recover only few raw files. |
Deleted partition (NTFS)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 20 GB NTFS partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The deleted partition NTFS (NTFS, 17.0 GB) was found and all folders and files with correct names in the Current files section. All of them were correctly recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 6.0 | After Search for Lost Partition: An NTFS partition was found. After Quick scan of the found partition; All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Disk Scan of Unallocated Space: An NTFS partition was found. It contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | The program immediately found the deleted partition as Lost Partition-3 (74.56 GB) in Hard Disk Drives. After Advanced Scan of this partition: The deleted partition Lost Partition(NTFS) was found with two copies of all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBoysoft Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Scan of Unallocated space: An NTFS partition was found. All folders and files were found on this partition with correct names, even without deep scan. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
SFWare Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Recover Drives/Partitions – Drive/Partition Recovery: An NTFS partition was found after disk scan. All folders and files were found on this partition with correct names, even without Smart Scan. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Wise Data Recovery | 0.0 | The program cannot select hard disks, only partitions. The deleted partition could not be found. | |
Summary: All but one program could recover all files and folders with their correct names and folder structure. Disk Drill, SFWare Data Recovery, and iBoysoft Data Recovery could do so without a long scan. Wise Data Recovery could not recover anything because it cannot work with hard drives, only partitions. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 32 GB exFAT partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders with correct names were found on the ExFAT (ExFAT, 17.0 GB) partition and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 6.0 | After Deep Scan: An EXFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | The program immediately found a Lost Partition-3 (74.56 GB) partition. After Advanced Scan: All files and folders with correct names were found in the the Lost Files/ Lost Partition(ExFAT) section. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
SFWare Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Recover Drives/Partitions – Drive/Partition Recovery: 2 exFAT partitions were found. The first one contained all files and folders. They were recovered successfully. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders with correct names were found and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBoysoft Data Recovery | 5.0 | After Scan of Unallocated space: An exFAT partition was found with the empty root folder and the Lost files section. This section contained all files with correct names. Overall, all files were successfully recovered, but the original folder structure was not. | |
Wise Data Recovery | 0.0 | The program cannot select hard disks, only partitions. The deleted partition could not be found. | |
Summary: All but two programs were able to recover all files and the original folder structure. iBoysoft Data Recovery could recover all files only, but not the original file structure. Wise Data Recovery could not recover anything because it cannot work with hard drives, only partitions. |
Deleted partition (FAT32)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 32 GB Transcend memory stick, 32 GB FAT32 partition.Data on the disk: 292 files, approx. 9 GB total file size, scattered across a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | The program immediately found a Lost Partition of the correct size. After Advanced Scan: All files and folders with correct names were found on the Lost Files/ Lost Partition(FAT) partition and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
SFWare Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Recover Drives/Partitions – Drive/Partition Recovery: 2 FAT32 partitions were found. The second one contained all files and folders. They were recovered successfully. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBoysoft Data Recovery | 6.0 | The program immediately found an Unknown Type partition. After Disk Scan: Nothing was found. After Deep Scan: All files and folders were found with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders were found in the New Volume Normal files, with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | The program immediately found a Physical Disk of the correct size. After Disk Scan: All folders and files with correct names were found in the FAT partition and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | The program immediately found a FAT32 partition. After Show Files: Nothing was found. After Deep Scan: All files and folders with correct names were found and successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 5.0 | The program immediately found a FAT32 file system. After Quick Scan: Nothing was found. After Disk Analysis and Scan: The original folder with files and folders were found, 17 avi, flv, m4v, 2 mov files were missing. Sections with raw files (Reconstructed, Reconstructed labeled) didn’t contain those files. All found files were successfully recovered. Overall, most files and the entire folder structure were recovered. Files that could not be recovered: 17 avi, flv, m4v, 2 mov files. | |
Wise Data Recovery | 0.0 | The program cannot select hard disks, only partitions. The deleted partition could not be found. | |
Summary: All but two programs could recover all files and the original folder structure. Disk Drill could not recover some files. Wise Data Recovery could not recover anything because it cannot work with hard drives, only partitions. |
Deleted partition (exFAT – memory card)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 64 GB Transcend Memory Card, 64 GB exFAT partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An exFAT partition with all folders and files with correct names were found. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: The exFAT partition of the correct size was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | The program immediately found a Lost Partition-3, 60.37 GB partition. After Advanced Scan: All files and folders were found in the Lost Files/ Lost Partition(ExFAT) section with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
SFWare Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Recover Drives/Partitions – Drive/Partition Recovery: 5 exFAT partitions were found. The third one contained all files and folders. They were recovered successfully. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
Speed Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: All files and folders were found in the New Volume Normal files, with correct names. They were successfully recovered. Overall, all files and the original folder structure were recovered. | |
iBoysoft Data Recovery | 5.0 | After Scan of Unallocated space: An exFAT partition was found with the empty root folder and the Lost files section. This section contained all files with correct names. Overall, all files were successfully recovered, but the original folder structure was not. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 5.0 | After Search for Lost Partition: Nothing was found. After Disk Analysis and Scan: An exFAT partition was found with files and folders with correct names, but most of the files appeared damaged after recovery. Sections with raw files (Reconstructed, Reconstructed labeled) contained some other files. Most of the found files were successfully recovered. Overall, most files and the entire folder structure were recovered. Files that could not be recovered: 2 mts, 12 mp3 files. | |
Wise Data Recovery | 0.0 | The program cannot select hard disks, only partitions. The deleted partition could not be found. | |
Summary: All but two programs were able to recover all files and the original folder structure. iBoysoft Data Recovery could recover all files, but not the original file structure. Wise Data Recovery could not recover anything because it cannot work with hard drives, only partitions. |
Deleted partition (NTFS)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 20 GB NTFS partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-3 in Hard Disk Drives section. After Deep Scan of the found partition: Lost Partition1(NTFS) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Ontrack EasyRecovery | 6.0 | After Search Lost Partition: An NTFS 19.53 GB partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An NTFS (NTFS, 17.0 GB) partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Premium Recovery Software | 6.0 | After Advanced scan: An NTFS partition was found. All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 6.0 | After Scan for lost partitions: A Lost partition 2 partition was found. After Quick Scan of the found partition: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Recuva | 0.0 | It was completely unclear how to find the necessary disk place and perform the recovery operation. | |
Summary: All but one program could recover all files and folders with their correct names and folder structure. Recuva could not be tested because it was unclear where to search for the deleted partition. |
Deleted partition (FAT32)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 32 GB Transcend memory stick, 32 GB FAT32 partition.Data on the disk: 292 files, approx. 9 GB total file size, scattered across a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Ontrack EasyRecovery | 6.0 | After Recover Lost Partition: A FAT32 partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. They were successfully recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: A FAT32 partition of the correct size were found. It contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan of the empty space: Two FAT32 partitions were found (FAT32_0000 and FAT32_0001). FAT32_0000 contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition in Lost Disk Drives. After Deep Scan of the found partition: All folders and files with correct names were found in the Lost Partition Files section and successfully recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the Physical Disk was immediately found. After disk scan and analysis of the Physical Disk: All folders and files with correct names were found and successfully recovered. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 6.0 | After Deep scan of the memory card: Two Lost partitions were found. The first one contained all files and folders with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. The second partition was empty. | |
Premium Recovery Software | 3.5 | After Advanced scan: Only some raw files with incorrect names were found, they were recovered successfully. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 13 mp3, 6 docx, 2 xlsx. After Smart Scan: No new results were found. | |
Recuva | 0.0 | When the memory stick was selected as a partition, the program threw an error message: “Failed to scan the following device: Invalid data size.” It was totally unclear how to find the necessary physical storage device and perform the recovery operation. | |
Summary: All but two programs could recover all files and the initial folder structure. Premium Recovery Software could recover only some raw files. Recuva could not perform the test because it was unclear how to perform file recovery in this case. |
Deleted partition (exFAT – memory card)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 64 GB Transcend Memory Card, 64 GB exFAT partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The exFAT_0001 partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: The exFAT partition of the correct size was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition3 in Lost Disk Drives. After Deep Scan of the found partition: All folders and files with correct names were found. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Ontrack EasyRecovery | 6.0 | After Recover Lost Partition: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After disk scan and analysis of the memory card: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 4.0 | After Scan for lost partitions and Deep Scan: All folders and files with their correct names were found. But all files appeared damaged after recovery. Only 3 pdf and one mpeg files was successfully recovered. Many files were found in the Reconstructed and Reconstructed labeled sections as raw files. They were successfully recovered. Overall, the initial folder structure was recovered but without files. Some files were successfully recovered as raw files. Files that could not be recovered: 2 mts, 1 mp3. | |
Premium Recovery Software | 3.5 | After Advanced scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, they were recovered successfully. After Smart Scan: No new results were found. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mkv, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 13 mp3, 6 docx, 2 xlsx. | |
Recuva | 0.0 | When the SD card was selected as a partition, the program threw an error message: “Failed to scan the following device: Invalid data size.” It was totally unclear how to find the necessary place on the physical storage device and perform the recovery operation. | |
Summary: Most programs found and recovered all files and folders successfully. Two programs, Premium Recovery Software and Disk Drill, could find and recover only raw files. Recuva could not perform the test because it was unclear how to perform file recovery in this case. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 32 GB exFAT partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-3 in Hard Disk Drives section. After Deep Scan of the found partition: Lost Partition1(NTFS) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Ontrack EasyRecovery | 6.0 | After Search Lost Partition: An NTFS 19.53 GB partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An NTFS (NTFS, 17.0 GB) partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Premium Recovery Software | 6.0 | After Advanced scan: An NTFS partition was found. All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Disk Drill for Windows | 4.0 | After Scan for lost partitions and Deep Scan: The EXFAT partition was found. It contained all folders and files with their correct names. But all files appeared damaged after recovery. Only one pdf file was successfully recovered. Many files were found in the Reconstructed and Reconstructed labeled sections as raw files. They were successfully recovered. Overall, the initial folder structure was recovered but without files. Some files were successfully recovered as raw files. Files that could not be recovered: 2 mts, 10 mp3. | |
Recuva | 0.0 | It was completely unclear how to find the necessary disk place and perform the recovery operation. | |
Summary: All but one program could recover all files and folders with their correct names and folder structure. Recuva could not be tested because it was unclear where to search for the deleted partition. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
**Test description: ** OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 32 GB exFAT partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The exFAT_0000 partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1 in Hard Disk Drives. After Deep Scan: LostPartition3(EXFAT) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Wondershare Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Lost Partition Recovery the program started searching for deleted partitions on all disks, which greatly increased the processing time. In addition, the program didn’t show the progress. After All-Around Recovery An exFAT partition was found containing all files and folders with correct names. Everything was successfully recovered. | |
Seagate File Recovery | 3.5 | After Advanced scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, all but 2 mp3 file3s were recovered successfully. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mkv, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 13 mp3, 6 docx, 2 xlsx. | |
Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery | 3.0 | After Quick Scan: Only some raw files with incorrect names were found, they were recovered successfully. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mkv, 2 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 9 pdf, 6 docx, 2 xls, 2 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods. After Deep Scan: The same results were obtained. | |
Summary: Two programs, Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery and Seagate Recovery Suite, could find and recover only raw files. The rest of programs found and recovered all files and folders successfully. Wondershare Data Recovery wasted a lot of time searching for the deleted partition in completely the wrong places. |
Deleted partition (NTFS)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 20 GB NTFS partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An NTFS partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1 in Hard Disk Drives. After Deep Scan: Lost Partition1(NTFS) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery | 6.0 | Upon program startup, a deleted NTFS partition was immediately found as Unmounted. After Quick Scan: Two NTFS002 partitions were found in the Before format section. One had all files and folders with correct names. All were successfully recovered. | |
Seagate File Recovery | 6.0 | After Advanced scan: An NTFS partition was found. All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Wondershare Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Lost Partition Recovery the program started searching for deleted partitions on all disks, which greatly increased the processing time. In addition, the program didn’t show the progress. After All-Around Recovery An NTFS partition was found containing all files and folders with correct names. Everything was successfully recovered. | |
Summary: All programs, could recover all files and folders with their correct names and folder structure. Wondershare Data Recovery wasted a lot of time searching for the deleted partition in completely the wrong places. |
Deleted partition (exFAT – memory card)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 64 GB Transcend Memory Card, 64 GB exFAT partition.Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1. After Deep Scan: Lost Partition1(EXFAT) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: The exFAT partition of the correct size was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Wondershare Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Lost Partition Recovery the program started searching for deleted partitions on all disks, which greatly increased the processing time. In addition, the program didn’t show the progress. After All-Around Recovery A Partition1 exFAT was found containing all files and folders with correct names. Everything was successfully recovered. | |
Seagate File Recovery | 3.5 | After Advanced scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, all but 2 mp3 files were recovered successfully. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mkv, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 13 mp3, 6 docx, 2 xlsx. | |
Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery | 3.0 | After Quick scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, some of them were recovered successfully. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mkv, 2 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 9 pdf, 6 docx, 2 xls, 2 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods. After Deep Scan: The same results were obtained. | |
Summary: Two programs, Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery and Seagate Recovery Suite, could find and recover only raw files. The rest of programs found and recovered all files and folders correctly. Wondershare Data Recovery wasted a lot of time searching for the deleted partition in completely the wrong places. |
Deleted partition (FAT32)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 32 GB Transcend memory stick, 32 GB FAT32 partition.Data on the disk: 292 files, approx. 9 GB total file size, scattered across a certain file/folder structure.Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip. The partition was deleted using a partition managing program
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: A FAT32 partition of the correct size was found. It contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: A FAT32_0000 partition was found. It contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1. After Deep Scan: Lost Partition1(FAT32) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Disk Scan: The program froze during the scan but then continued the scan. A FAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered. | |
Wondershare Data Recovery | 5.5 | After Lost Partition Recovery the program started searching for deleted partitions on all disks, which greatly increased the processing time. In addition, the program didn’t show the progress. After All-Around Recovery Partition1 FAT32 was found containing all files and folders with correct names. Everything was successfully recovered. | |
Seagate File Recovery | 3.5 | After Advanced scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, all but 2 mp3 were recovered successfully. Files that could not be recovered: 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 13 mp3, 6 docx, 2 xlsx. | |
Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery | 3.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as unallocated, Unformatted. After Quick scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, some of them were recovered successfully. Files that could not be recovered: 2 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 9 pdf, 6 docx, 2 xls, 2 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods. After Deep Scan: The same results were obtained. | |
Summary: Two programs, Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery and Seagate Recovery Suite, could find and recover only raw files. The rest of programs found and recovered all files and folders correctly. Wondershare Data Recovery wasted a lot of time searching for the deleted partition in completely the wrong places. |
Deleted partition (exFAT – memory card)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 64 GB Transcend Memory Card, 64 GB exFAT partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: The exFAT partition of the correct size was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1 in Lost Disk Drives. After Deep Scan: Lost Partition1(EXFAT) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Active@ UNDELETE | 5.5 | After Recover files from a deleted partition: Two exFAT (Status - Excellent and Status - Very Bad) partitions were found. The first exFAT contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Seagate Recovery Suite | 3.0 | After Advanced & Detailed scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, they were recovered successfully. 27 files were not recovered: 1 mkv, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 13 mp3, 6 docx, 2 xlsx. | |
Recuva | 0.0 | When the SD card was selected as a partition, the program threw an error message: “Failed to scan the following device: Invalid data size.” It was totally unclear how to find the necessary place on the physical storage device and perform the recovery operation. | |
Summary: Most programs could recover all files with their correct names and folder structure. Seagate Recovery Suite could recover only some raw files, that is, without their names and original folder structure. It was unclear how to find the necessary place on the physical storage device and perform the recovery operation in Recuva. |
Deleted partition (NTFS)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 20 GB NTFS partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1 in Lost Disk Drives. After Deep Scan: Lost Partition1(NTFS) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An NTFS partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Active@ UNDELETE | 6.0 | After recover files from a deleted partition: An NTFS partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Seagate Recovery Suite | 6.0 | After Advanced & Detailed scan: An NTFS partition was found. All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Recuva | 0.0 | It was completely unclear how to find the necessary disk place and perform the recovery operation. | |
Summary: All programs, except Recuva, could recover all files and folders with their correct names and folder structure. It was totally unclear how to find the necessary disk place and perform the recovery operation in Recuva. |
Deleted partition (FAT32)
Test description: OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 32 GB Transcend memory stick, 32 GB FAT32 partition.
Data on the disk: 292 files, approx. 9 GB total file size, scattered across a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | *After Scan for Partitions: A FAT32 partition of the correct size were found. It contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: A FAT32_0000 partition was found. It contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-2 in Lost Disk Drives. After Deep Scan: Lost Partition-1(FAT32) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Active@ UNDELETE | 5.5 | After recover files from a deleted partition: Two FAT32 (Status - Excellent and Status - Very Bad) partitions were found. The first FAT32 contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 5.0 | After Disk Scan: The program froze during the scan but then continued the scan. A FAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Seagate Recovery Suite | 3.0 | After Advanced & Detailed scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, they were recovered successfully. 26 files were not recovered: 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 13 mp3, 6 docx, 2 xlsx. | |
Recuva | 0.0 | When the memory stick was selected as a partition, the program threw an error message: “Failed to scan the following device: Invalid data size.” It was totally unclear how to find the necessary physical storage device and perform the recovery operation. | |
Summary: Most programs could recover all files with their correct names and folder structure. Seagate Recovery Suite could recover only some raw files, that is, without their names and original folder structure. It was totally unclear how to find the necessary place on the physical storage device and perform the recovery operation in Recuva. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
**Test description: ** OS: Windows 10 64 bit HDD: 80 GB Samsung SP0812C, 32 GB exFAT partition.
Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure.
Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Scan for Partitions: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1 in Lost Disk Drives. After Deep Scan: LostPartition3(EXFAT) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Active@ UNDELETE | 6.0 | After recover files from a deleted partition: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk Scan: The exFAT_0000 partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Seagate Recovery Suite | 3.0 | After Advanced & Detailed scan: Only raw files with incorrect names were found, they were recovered successfully. 27 files were not recovered: 1 mkv, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 13 mp3, 6 docx, 2 xlsx. | |
Recuva | 0.0 | It was totally unclear how to find the necessary disk place and perform the recovery operation. | |
Summary: Most programs could recover all files with their correct names and folder structure. Seagate Recovery Suite could recover only some raw files, that is, without their names and original folder structure. It was unclear how to find the necessary disk place and perform the recovery operation in Recuva. |
Deleted partition (FAT32)
Test description: OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit 32 GB Transcend Memory Card, 32 GB FAT32 partition. Data on the disk: Files: total: 292 files, app. 9 GB totally. Scattered over a certain file structure. Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Note: Different programs have different options for performing a certain file recovery task. For each program, we initially used the option most suitable for this test. If it had not delivered appropriate results, we then used the most powerful recovery option in the program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After disk scan: A FAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-2 in Lost Disk Drives. After deep scan: Lost Partition-1(FAT32) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Active@ UNDELETE | 5.5 | After recover files from a deleted partition: Two FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS partitions were found. The first FAT32 contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 5.5 | After disk scan: FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS partitions were found. The FAT32 partition contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Auslogics File Recovery | 5.5 | After scan for lost partitions: FAT32 and exFAT partitions were found. The FAT32 partition was scanned and all folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Ontrack® EasyRecovery™ Home | 5.5 | After search for lost volumes: Two unnamed partitions were found. After explore volume: All folders and files were found with correct names on the first partition. All of them were correctly recovered. The second partition was empty. | |
R-Undelete | 4.0 | After detailed scan for lost files: Only files from Extra Found Files were found, mostly with incorrect names, and most of them were successfully recovered. 5 files were not recovered: 1 m4v, 2 mov, 2 ods. | |
Kernel for Windows Data Recovery | 0.0 | After quick scan, extensive scan, and file trace: Nothing was found. | |
Summary: Almost all programs could recover all files and folders with correct names and folder structure. R-Undelete could recover files only from raw files, that is, without original file names. Kernel for Windows Data Recovery couldn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
Test description: OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit HDD: 1 ТB Seagate ST31000528AS cc37, 32 GB exFAT partition. Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure. Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Note: Different programs have different options for performing a certain file recovery task. For each program, we initially used the option most suitable for this test. If it had not delivered appropriate results, we then used the most powerful recovery option in the program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1 in Lost Disk Drives. After deep scan: Partition1(EXFAT) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After disk scan: exFAT_0000 partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After disk scan: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Auslogics File Recovery | 6.0 | After scan for lost partitions: An exFAT partition was found. Then it was scanned and all folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Active@ UNDELETE | 6.0 | After recover files from a deleted partition: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After detailed scan for lost files: Recognized0 partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Ontrack® EasyRecovery™ Home | 5.5 | After search for lost volumes: Nothing was found. After deleted files recovery: Item class TExFATVolumeItem Size 0 (0.00B) partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered, except 1 partially damaged mkv file. | |
Kernel for Windows Data Recovery | 0.0 | After quick scan, extensive scan, and file trace: Nothing was found. | |
Summary: All programs, except Kernel for Windows Data Recovery, could recover all files with their correct names and folder structure, except that Ontrack EasyRecovery Home truncated the mkv file. Kernel for Windows Data Recovery couldn’t find anything. |
Deleted partition (exFAT – memory card)
Test description: OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit 64 GB Transcend Memory Card, 64 GB exFAT partition. Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure. Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using a partition managing program.
Note: Different programs have different options for performing a certain file recovery task. For each program, we initially used the option most suitable for this test. If it had not delivered appropriate results, we then used the most powerful recovery option in the program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After disk scan: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Auslogics File Recovery | 6.0 | After Scan for lost Partitions: An exFAT partition was found. Then it was scanned and all folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | After Deep Scan: Lost Partition1(EXFAT) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After Disk scan: The exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Ontrack® EasyRecovery™ Home | 5.5 | After Search for Lost Volumes: Nothing was found. After Deleted File Recovery: An exFAT partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered, except 1 mkv file, which appeared truncated. | |
R-Undelete | 4.0 | After Detailed scan for lost files: Only files from Extra Found Files were found, mostly with incorrect names, and most of them were successfully recovered. 37 files were not recovered: 1 mkv, 23 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 4 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 2 ods. | |
Active@ UNDELETE | 1.0 | *After Recover files from a deleted partition: An exFAT partition was found. It contained all folders and files with correct names. But all of them appeared damaged after recovery. In fact, nothing was successfully recovered. | |
Kernel for Windows Data Recovery | 0.0 | After Quick scan: Could not be started: The program said that nothing was found and the partition is damaged. After Extensive Scan: ExFAT could not be selected, Scan for FAT32 and NTFS revealed nothing. After File Trace: Nothing could be found. | |
Summary: Almost all programs could recover all files and folders with correct names and folder structure. R-Undelete could recover files only from raw files, that is, without original file names. Kernel for Windows Data Recovery and Active@ UNDELETE couldn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (NTFS)
Test description: OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit HDD: 1 ТB Seagate ST31000528AS cc37, 20 GB NTFS partition. Data on the disk: 293 files (approx. 17 GB total size) scattered over a certain file/folder structure. Files: 87 jpg, 40 png, 1 mkv, 22 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 10 pdf, 6 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods, 1 zip
The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management.
Note: Different programs have different options for performing a certain file recovery task. For each program, we initially used the option most suitable for this test. If it had not delivered appropriate results, we then used the most powerful recovery option in the program.
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Ontrack® EasyRecovery™ Home | 6.0 | After search for lost volumes: An NTFS partition was found. After explore volume: All folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. 1 mp3 file got the underscore character (_) at the beginning of its file name. | |
Auslogics File Recovery | 6.0 | After scan for lost partitions: An NTFS partition was found. Then it was scanned and all folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | Upon program startup, the deleted partition was immediately found as Lost Partition-1 in Lost Disk Drives. After deep scan: Lost Partition1(NTFS) was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Kernel for Windows Data Recovery | 6.0 | After quick scan: Nothing was found. After extensive scan: An NTFS partition was found. When it was scanned, all folders and files were found with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After detailed scan for lost files: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Active@ UNDELETE | 6.0 | After recover files from a deleted partition: An NTFS partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After disk scan: The deleted partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Raise Data Recovery | 6.0 | After disk scan: An NTFS partition was found with all folders and files with correct names. All of them were correctly recovered. | |
Summary: All programs could recover all files and folders with correct names and folder structure. |
Deleted partition (NTFS)
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery | 6.0 | Immediately found the deleted NTFS partition with the correct size. After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
MiniTool Power Data Recovery | 6.0 | After selecting Lost Partition Recovery: The deleted partition was immediately found, without Full scan File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 5.5 | After File search on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep disk scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 5.5 | After Fast search for lost files on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Seagate File Recovery | 5.5 | After Fast search for lost files on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Data Rescue PC3 | 5.0 | After Quick scan: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found in the found NTFS partition with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered, except: Partially recovered: the pseudo-random file was split into 2 files (2 and 1 GB). | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 5.0 | After scan the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After deep scan: 2 NTFS partitions were found. File and folder structure: All files and folders were found in both partitions with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered from the first partition. Files on the other partition were in the Other lost files and appeared damaged. | |
Undelete360 | 0.0 | After Searching the partition: Nothing was found. | |
Test description: OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit STORAGE MEDIA: 1 ТB Seagate ST31000528AS cc37, 10 GB NTFS partition. Data on the disk: Folders: Files (total: approx. 8 GB) root: 2 mp4 files, and a large pseudo-random file (3 GB) doc/docx: 6 doc and 6 docx files Video: 2 mts and 2 mov files mp3/video: 6 mp3 files, 12 video files (flv, m4v, 8 mp4, mpeg, avi) ods_odt: 1 ods and 1 odt files pdf: 6 pdf files pictures: 100 jpg files xls_xlsx: 6 xls and 6 xlsx files The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management. Summary: All programs (except Undelete 360) could recover all files and folders with correct names. MiniTool Power Data Recovery and Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery could do that without deep disk scan. Data Rescue PC3 couldn’t recover the pseudo-random file, and Undelete 360 couldn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (FAT32)
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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MiniTool Power Data Recovery | 6.0 | After selecting Lost Partition Recovery: The deleted partition was immediately found, without Full scan File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | After scan the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found in the previous FAT32 partition with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 5.5 | After File search on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep disk scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found in the previous FAT32 partition with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Seagate File Recovery | 5.5 | After Fast search for lost files on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery | 5.5 | Immediately found the deleted FAT32 partition with the correct size. After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Data Rescue PC3 | 5.0 | After Quick scan: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found in the previous FAT32 partition with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered, except: Partially recovered: the pseudo-random file was split into 2 files (2 and 1 GB). | |
R-Undelete | 4.0 | After Fast search for lost files on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Scan: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. Recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc, docx, xls, xlsx, pdf files, ods and odt files, flv, mpeg, avi, all jpg files, all mp3 files with their names, 3 mp4. Partially recovered as raw files (without file names): 6 mp4 were found with an incorrect extension 3gp, 1 mov file was found with an incorrect extension mp4 and 1 m4v file was found with an incorrect extension mp4. Not recovered (files damaged): 2 mts files, 1 mp4 file (from the root folder), and the pseudo-random file. | |
Undelete360 | 0.0 | After Searching the partition: Nothing was found. | |
Test description: OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit STORAGE MEDIA: 8 GB Kingston Memory Card, 8 GB FAT32 partition. Data on the disk: Folders: Files (total: approx. 7 GB) root: 2 mp4 files, and a large pseudo-random file (3 GB) doc/docx: 6 doc and 6 docx files Video: 2 mts and 1 mov files mp3/video: 6 mp3 files, 12 video files (flv, m4v, 8 mp4, mpeg, avi) ods_odt: 1 ods and 1 odt files pdf: 6 pdf files pictures: 100 jpg files xls_xlsx: 6 xls and 6 xlsx files The partition was deleted using a partition managing program. Summary: All programs (except Undelete 360 and R-Undelete) could recover all files and folders with correct names. MiniTool Power Data Recovery could do that without deep disk scan. R-Undelete could recover files only from raw files, that is, without original file names. Data Rescue PC3 couldn’t recover the pseudo-random file, and Undelete 360 couldn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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MiniTool Power Data Recovery | 6.0 | After selecting Lost Partition Recovery: The deleted partition was immediately found, without Full scan File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 5.5 | After scan the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After deep scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found in the previous FAT32 partition with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 5.5 | After File search on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep disk scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Seagate File Recovery | 5.5 | After Fast search for lost files on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found in the previous FAT32 partition with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery | 5.5 | Immediately found the deleted FAT32 partition with the correct size. After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Data Rescue PC3 | 5.0 | After Quick scan: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found in the previous FAT32 partition with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered, except: Partially recovered: the pseudo-random file was split into 2 files (2 and 1 GB). | |
R-Undelete | 4.0 | After Fast search for lost files on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Scan: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. Recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc, docx, xls, xlsx, pdf files, ods and odt files, flv, mpeg, avi, all jpg files, all mp3 files with their names. Partially recovered as raw files (without file names): 6 mp4 were found with an incorrect extension 3gp, 2 mov files was found with an incorrect extension mp4 and 1m4v file was found with an incorrect extension mp4. Not recovered (files damaged): 2 mts files, 1 mp4 file (from the root folder), and the pseudo-random file. | |
Undelete360 | 0.0 | **After Searching the partition: ** Nothing was found. | |
Test description: OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit STORAGE MEDIA: 64 GB Transcend Memory Card, 64 GB exFAT partition. Data on the disk: Folders: Files (total: approx. 8 GB) root: 2 mp4 files, and a large pseudo-random file (3 GB) doc/docx: 6 doc and 6 docx files Video: 2 mts and 2 mov files mp3/video: 6 mp3 files, 12 video files (flv, m4v, 8 mp4, mpeg, avi) ods_odt: 1 ods and 1 odt files pdf: 6 pdf files pictures: 100 jpg files xls_xlsx: 6 xls and 6 xlsx files The partition was deleted using a partition managing program. Summary: All programs (except Undelete 360 and R-Undelete) could recover all files and folders with correct names. MiniTool Power Data Recovery could do that without deep disk scan. Data Rescue PC3 couldn’t recover the pseudo-random file, R-Undelete could recover files only from raw files, and Undelete 360 couldn’t recover anything. |
Deleted partition (exFAT)
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | After File search on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep disk scan: The previous exFAT partition (with the size of 8GB) was found. File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | After Fast search for lost files on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Scan: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | After scan the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep scan: The previous exFAT partition were found. File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files were correctly recovered. | |
Seagate File Recovery | 4.5 | After Fast search for lost files on the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep Scan: Recovered as raw files (without file names): all pdf, all doc, all docx files, all xls and xlsx files, all jpg files, flv, mpeg, avi files, and all mp3 files (with their file names), ods, odt, 3 mp4. Partially recovered as raw files (without file names): 6 mp4 files with an incorrect extension 3gp, 2 mov files with an incorrect extension mp4, one m4v with an incorrect extension. Not recovered (files damaged): 2 mts, 1 mp4 from the root folder files, and the pseudo-random file. | |
Systweak Advanced Disk Recovery | 4.5 | After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. Recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc and docx files, all xls and xlsx files, avi file, 4 pdf files, all jpg files. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails). Not recovered (files damaged): 2 pdf files, ods, odt, all mp4 files, mpeg, flv, m4v, all mp3 files, all mts, all mov files. After Deep Scan: The same results. | |
Data Rescue PC3 | 4.0 | After Quick scan: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. After Deep scan: Recovered as raw files (without file names): all xls files and doc files, avi, 2 mov files, 10 mp4 files, 5 pdf files, all jpg and mp3 files (with their file names). There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails). Partially recovered as raw files (without file names): m4v with an incorrect file extension mp4, parts of mts. Not recovered (files damaged): 1 pdf, ods, odt, all xlsx and docx files, flv, the pseudo-random file. | |
MiniTool Power Data Recovery | 4.0 | After selecting Lost Partition Recovery: Full Scan: Successfully recovered as raw files (without names): all jpg files, all pdf, xls, xlsx, doc, docx, ods, odt files, avi and 2 mts files, 6 mp4 files. Partially recovered as raw files (without file names): 1 flv file (with a wrong file size, but playable), 4 mp4 with an incorrect extension m4a), mp3 files (split into pieces). Not recovered (files damaged): m4v and mpeg files, 2 mov files (damaged), the pseudo-random file. | |
Undelete360 | 0.0 | After Searching the partition: Nothing was found. | |
Test description: OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit STORAGE MEDIA: 1 ТB Seagate ST31000528AS cc37, 32 GB exFAT partition. Data on the disk: Folders: Files (total: approx. 8 GB) root: 2 mp4 files, and a large pseudo-random file (3 GB) doc/docx: 6 doc and 6 docx files Video: 2 mts and 2 mov files mp3/video: 6 mp3 files, 12 video files (flv, m4v, 8 mp4, mpeg, avi) ods_odt: 1 ods and 1 odt files pdf: 6 pdf files pictures: 100 jpg files xls_xlsx: 6 xls and 6 xlsx files The partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management. Summary: R-Undelete, Restorer Ultimate, and EaseUS DataRecovery Wizard could recover all files with their correct names. Undelete 360 couldn’t find anything. |
NTFS partition deleted from a 2 GB disk using Windows Disk Management
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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MiniTool Power Data Recovery | 6.0 | The programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Ontrack® EasyRecovery™ Home | 6.0 | The program successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | The programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | The programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Handy Recovery | 6.0 | The programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | The programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Active@ File Recovery Ultimate Corporate | 6.0 | The program successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Recover My Files | 6.0 | The program successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Orion File Recovery | 0.0 | We could not find any files or the folder, or the deleted partition. | |
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Home | 0.0 | We could not find any files or the folder, or the deleted partition. The previously tested version could successfully recover all files with their original folder. | |
Test description: The following files were saved to a 2 GB disk with one NTFS partition of the same size: zip, rar, aac, mp3, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, odt, ods, pdf, txt, jpg (3 files), tiff, png, flv, m4v, mp4, mpeg, avi, and exe. Then, the partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management. Summary: All programs, except Orion File Recovery and Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Home, successfully found and recovered all files and the folder on the deleted NTFS partition. We could not find anything using Orion File Recovery and Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Home. |
NTFS file system
Product | Rating | Test Results | |
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Restorer Ultimate | 6.0 | All programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
R-Undelete | 6.0 | All programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 6.0 | All programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Handy Recovery | 6.0 | All programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
MiniTool Power Data Recovery | 6.0 | All programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Home | 6.0 | All programs successfully recovered all files with their original folder. | |
Test description: The following files were saved to a 2 GB disk with one NTFS partition of the same size: zip, rar, aac, mp3, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, odt, ods, pdf, txt, jpg (3 files), tiff, png, flv, m4v, mp4, mpeg, avi, and exe. Then, the partition was deleted using Windows Disk Management. |