- 2019
- 2016
Overall Product Rating: 3.8
A program with a good wizard interface and localization support, but with incredibly poor recovery performance. It did not show good results in any test, with recovery of deleted files, from formatted and deleted partitions having the lowest scores in our tests. We cannot recommend this program.
Interface and Features
File recovery using file signatures (raw file recovery): 4.5Compare
Supports raw file recovery with a pre-defined file signature set.
Deep analysis of disks (disk scan): 4.5Compare
Drive objects to scan and scan type (Quick Scan and Deep Scan) can be specified. The results of an interrupted scan can be loaded later and the scan process can be resumed.
File search, mark for recovery, sorting: 4.5Compare
The “Show only deleted files”, “Show only existing files” options, file mask (File name wildcard). A file health filter: Unrecoverable, Good, Bad, Excellent, Poor, Existing. An attribute filter: System, ReadOnly, Compressed, Hidden, Encrypted. Time and size filters. File sorting by file extension, time, and size, location, attribute, State, Comment by clicking column names. Manual mark for recovery.
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Languages supported: 14 languages: English, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Finnish, Sweden, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, simplified Chinese. Language management: Restart is required to change the interface language.
Recognized all tested localized characters in file and folder names.
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15 days of the evaluation time. Only 5 files can be recovered during this evaluation time.
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The built-in previewer saves files which have to be viewed in their native applications.
File recovery performance
Files Deleted without Recycle Bin (NTFS file system): 4.5Compare
After Quick Scan: All files, except 2 jpg and 1 avi files from the disk root folder were found in their original locations with correct file and folder names. Also, the mkv file was not recovered. All found files were successfully recovered.
After Deep Scan: Those 2 jpg and 1 avi files from the disk root were found in the Files by content (raw files) folder with incorrect names and successfully recovered. The mkv file could not be recovered.
Files Deleted without Recycle Bin (exFAT file system): 3.0Compare
After Quick Scan: Only some raw files (Files by content) were found with incorrect file names: 21 avi, 87 jpg, 10 pdf, 41 png, 2 xlsx, 1 zip. Some of them were damaged.
After Deep Scan: Almost the same results were obtained.
The following files 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 doc, 12 docx, 2 xls, 2 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods.
Files Deleted without Recycle Bin (FAT32 file system): 3.0Compare
After Quick Scan: All folders from the disk root folder were found, but they appeared empty. Files from the device root folder were also found, 2 jpg files hving the ‘_’ character instead of their first letters. Those files appeared damaged after recovery.
After Deep Scan: In addition to the results of Quick Scan, some raw files (Files by content) were found. Several appeared damaged.
The following files 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.
Emptied Recycle Bin (NTFS file system): 5.0Compare
After Quick Scan: Three folders from the root folder were found with incorrect names in the Recycle.Bin folder. Those folders contained subfolders and files with correct file names. Recycle.Bin contained the files from the root folder with incorrect file names. The Unknown location section contained two folders (Folder324 and Folder326) with almost all deleted files, all with correct names. Only one mkv and one avi file was not recovered.
After Deep Scan: Nothing new was found.
Emptied Recycle Bin (exFAT file system): 3.0Compare
After Quick Scan: An exFAT partition was found. Only some raw files with incorrect file names (Files by content) were found on this partition.
After Deep scan: Nothing new was found.
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.
Reformatted disk (NTFS to NTFS): 3.0Compare
After Quick Scan: Nothing was found.
After Deep Scan: Only raw files (Files by content) were found. Some of them were recovered. Files that could not be recovered: 6 jpg, 1 mkv, 1 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 9 pdf, 6 doc, 8 docx, 2 xls, 4 xlsx, 6 odt, 2 ods.
Reformatted disk (exFAT to exFAT): 3.0Compare
After Quick Scan: Only raw files (Files by content) were found.
After Deep Scan: Also, only raw files (Files by content) were found. Some of them were successfully recovered. 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.
Reformatted disk (NTFS to exFAT): 6.0Compare
After Quick Scan: Two NTFS partitions were found in the Before format folder. They contained all folders and files, which were found and successfully recovered.
Reformatted disk (exFAT to NTFS): 3.0Compare
After Disk Scan: Nothing was found.
After Deep Scan: Only some raw files with incorrect names were found in the raw file section (Files by content), some of them were recovered successfully. Files that could not be recovered: 5 jpg, 1 mkv, 2 avi, 1 flv, 1 m4v, 2 mov, 5 mp4, 1 mpeg, 4 mts, 86 mp3, 9 pdf, 2 xls, 2 xlsx, 6 docx, 6 odt, 2 ods.
Reformatted disk (FAT32 to FAT32): 3.0Compare
After Quick Scan: Nothing was found.
After Deep Scan: Only some raw files were found. Some were successfully recovered. 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.
Damaged partition (NTFS): 6.0Compare
After Quick Scan: The damaged partition was found. The Before format/ NTFS0002 folder contained all folders and files with correct names. All of them were successfully recovered.
Damaged partition (exFAT): 3.0Compare
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 mkv, 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.
Damaged partition (FAT32): 3.0Compare
Immediately found an Unformatted. FAT32 partition of the correct size. After its scan (Quick and Deep), only some raw files were found and some of them were successfully recovered. 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.
Damaged partition (exFAT – memory card): 3.0Compare
Immediately found an Unformatted partition of the correct size. After its Quick Scan, only some raw files were found and some of them were successfully recovered. 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 results were the same.
Deleted partition (NTFS): 6.0Compare
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.
Deleted partition (exFAT): 3.0Compare
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.
Deleted partition (FAT32): 3.0Compare
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.
Deleted partition (exFAT – memory card): 3.0Compare
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.
Overall Product Rating: 4.0
The program showed quite a good file recovery performance for NTFS and FAT32 file systems. But it doesn’t support the exFAT file system, which seriously limits its recovery capabilities. Also, no built-in previewer and severe demo mode restrictions made its overall rating low.
Deep analysis of disks (disk scan): 2.5Compare
No scan parameters can be specified. The results of an interrupted scan can be loaded later and the scan can be resumed.
File recovery using file signatures (raw file recovery): 4.0Compare
This feature exists with a pre-defined file signature set.
File search, mark for recovery, sorting: 3.5Compare
Search parameters: “Show only deleted files”, “Show only existing files”, file mask: health: Unrecoverable, Good, Bad, Excellent, Poor, Existing. File sorting by file extension and size. An attribute filter: System, ReadOnly, Compressed, Hidden, Encrypted.
User interface: 4.5Compare
Good wizard interface with two panels: one for actions and the other for results.
Localization support: 5.5Compare
Languages supported: : English, Russian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brasilian), Finnish, Swedish, simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
Languages management: : Program restart required.
Localized file name recognition: Recognized all tested localized characters in file and folder names.
Demo mode restrictions: 3.5Compare
File preview doesn’t work. Time/file number limit for the demo mode: 5 files in 15 days
File recovery performance
Emptied Recycle Bin (exFAT file system): 3.0Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: Only Files by content (raw files) were found File and folder structure: No file and folder names were recovered. Successfully recovered as raw files (without file names): 6 doc and 6 docx files, 6 xls and 6 xlsx files, 1 avi file, 4 pdf files, 100 jpg files. Not recovered (files damaged): 2 mp4 files, 6 mp3 files, flv, m4v, 8 mp4, mpeg files, 2 pdf files, ods, odt. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails).
After Deep disk scan: The same results.
Files Deleted without Recycle Bin (NTFS file system): 4.0Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: All files and folders were found with correct names, except on folder with the doc and docx files. It was found with the incorrect file name Unknown location / Folder41. It contained all doc and docx files with correct names. Successfully recovered: All files, except: Not recovered (files damaged): 1 docx file, 2 mp4 files, and a large pseudo-random file.
After Deep Scan: None of the unrecovered files were found and recovered.
Files Deleted without Recycle Bin (FAT32 file system): 3.0Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: All folders (without files) were found. Their names were correct except the first character in their names was _ . All files from the root folder were found with correct names. Successfully recovered: 2 mp4 files and the pseudo-random file from the root folder. Not recovered (files damaged): All files in the subfolders.
After Deep disk scan: Recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc, docx, xls, xlsx files, avi file, 4 pdf files, all jpg files. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails).
Files Deleted without Recycle Bin (exFAT file system): 3.0Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: Only Files by content (raw files) were found. File and folder structure: No file and folder names were recovered. Successfully recovered as raw files (without names): 6 doc and 6 docx files, 6 xls and 6 xlsx files, 1 avi file, 4 pdf files, 100 jpg files. Not recovered (files damaged): 2 mp4 files, 6 mp3 files, flv, m4v, 8 mp4, mpeg files, 2 pdf files, ods, odt, the pseudo-random file. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails).
After Deep disk scan: The same results.
Emptied Recycle Bin (NTFS file system): 4.0Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: All file names in the subfolders were correctly recovered. Subfolder names and file name in the root folder (2 mp4 file) were not recovered. Successfully recovered: 1 mp4 file, 6 doc and 5 docx files, 6 mp3 files, 6 video files, 6 pdf files, first 53 jpg files. Not recovered (files damaged): 1 mp4 file, all xls and xlsx files, 1 docx file, the last 47 jpg files.
After Deep disk scan: None of the unrecovered files were found, even among Files by content (raw files).
Reformatted disk (exFAT to exFAT): 3.5Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. Recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc files, 5 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, the pseudo-random file, ods, odt, all mp4 files, mpeg, flv, m4v, all mp3 files, all mts, all mov files. After Deep Scan: The same results.
Reformatted disk (NTFS to exFAT): 5.5Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: 2 NTFS partitions were found (NTFS0002 in the Before format section). Each contained all folders and files with correct file names. _Successfully recovered: _All files were correctly recovered from the second partition, except: Not recovered (files damaged): 1 docx file and 1 mp4 file from the subfolder. Recovered as raw files (without file names): No unrecovered files were found.
After Deep Scan: The same results.
Reformatted disk (exFAT to NTFS): 4.5Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found.
After Deep Scan: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. Recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc, docx, xls, xlsx, and 4 pdf files, avi file, all jpg files. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails). Not recovered (files damaged): 2 pdf files, the pseudo-random file, ods, odt, all mp4 files, mpeg, flv, m4v, all mp3 files, all mts, all mov files.
Reformatted disk (FAT32 to FAT32): 4.0Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found.
After Deep Scan: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found. Recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc, docx, xls, and xlsx files, avi file, and 4 pdf files, all jpg files. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails). Not recovered (files damaged): 2 pdf files, the pseudo-random file, ods, odt, all mp4 files, mpeg, flv, m4v, all mp3 files, all mts, all mov files.
Reformatted disk (NTFS to NTFS): 3.0Compare
After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: No files or folders were found.
After Deep Scan: Recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc files, 5 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, the pseudo-random file, ods, odt, all mp4 files, mpeg, flv, m4v, all mp3 files, all mts, all mov files.
Damaged partition (NTFS): 5.5Compare
Immediately found the partition as unformatted. 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.
Damaged partition (exFAT): 4.5Compare
Immediately found the partition as unformatted. After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: No file and folder names were recovered, Successfully recovered: all doc, docx, xls, xlsx files, avi file, 4 pdf files, 100 jpg files. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails). Not recovered (files damaged): flv, 2 pdf files, ods, odt, all mp4 files, mpeg, m4v, all mp3 files, all mts, all mov files.
Damaged partition (FAT32): 4.5Compare
Immediately found the partition as unformatted. After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: No file and folder names were recovered. Successfully recovered as raw files (without file names): all doc, docx, xls, xlsx files, avi file, 4 pdf files, 100 jpg files. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails). Not recovered (files damaged): flv, 2 pdf files, ods, odt, all mp4 files, mpeg, m4v, all mp3 files, all mts, all mov files.
Damaged partition (exFAT): 4.5Compare
Immediately found the partition as unformatted. After Quick scanning the partition: File and folder structure: No file and folder names were recovered. Successfully recovered: all doc, docx, xls, xlsx files, avi file, 4 pdf files, 100 jpg files. There were small copies of jpg files (apparently thumbnails). Not recovered (files damaged): flv, 2 pdf files, ods, odt, all mp4 files, mpeg, m4v, all mp3 files, all mts, all mov files.
Deleted partition (NTFS): 6.0Compare
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.
Deleted partition (exFAT): 4.5Compare
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.
Deleted partition (FAT32): 5.5Compare
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.
Deleted partition (exFAT): 5.5Compare
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.
