Tuesday, 27 March 2012

16 Free File Recovery Software Programs - Freeware (Free Recovery ေဆာ့ဝဲလ္ (16) မ်ိဳး)

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Many free file recovery programs exist that can help recover your accidentally deleted files. These file recovery programs can help you "undelete" files on your computer.

Files you have deleted and then recently emptied from your Recycle Bin are often still present on your hard drive (or USB drive, or media card, etc.) and can be recovered using free file recovery software.

Important: You can greatly increase the chance of recovering a file by minimizing your computer use as soon as possible. Your first step should be to install a free file recovery program.

Undelete files you thought were gone forever with any one of these freeware file recovery tools:

1. Recuva

Recuva Free File Recovery
 
Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted from your iPod, or by bugs, crashes and viruses!

  • Simple to use interface - just click 'Scan' and choose the files you want to recover


  • Easy to use filter for results based on file name/type

  • Simple Windows like interface with List and Tree view

  • Can be run from a USB thumb drive

  • Restores all types of files, office documents, images, video, music, email, anything.

  • Supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, NTFS5 , NTFS + EFS file systems

  • Restores files from removable media (SmartMedia, Secure Digital, MemoryStick, Digital cameras, Floppy disks, Jaz Disks, Sony Memory Sticks, Compact Flash cards, Smart Media Cards, Secure Digital Cards, etc.)

  • Restores files from external ZIP drives , Firewire and USB Hard drives

  • It's fast, tiny and takes seconds to run!

2. Glary Undelete

Glary Undelete Free File Recovery
 
Glary Undelete is an excellent free file recovery program. It's very easy to use and has one of the better user interfaces that I've seen.

The biggest advantages in Glary Undelete include the easy "Folders" view, a Windows Explorer-style view of recoverable files, and a prominent "State" indication for each file, suggesting how likely a successful file recovery will be.

One disadvantage of Glary Undelete is that installation is required before you can use it and it asks you to install a toolbar, which you can of course decline. Aside from those facts, Glary Undelete is top notch.

Glary Undelete can recover files from hard drives and any removable media you might have including memory cards, USB drives, etc.

Glary Undelete is said to work in Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95 but I had no problem recovering files with it in Windows 7.

3. Pandora Recovery

Pandora Recovery Free File Recovery
 
Pandora Recovery is another excellent free file recovery software program. It's super easy to use and has the best wizard to help you undelete files that I've seen in any file recovery app.

A more advanced "Surface Scan" is available in Pandora Recovery that should recover more files than the standard search as long as they are of a popular format.

Pandora Recovery will undelete files from hard drives, memory cards, etc. Nearly anything that stores files that you can also connect to your PC should be supported.

Pandora Recovery lists support for Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, and 2000 but it worked perfectly well for me in Windows 7.

You will need to install Pandora Recovery to your hard drive which is a major reason I haven't ranked it higher than some other file recovery tools.

4. SoftPerfect File Recovery

SoftPerfect File Recovery
 
SoftPerfect File Recovery is another superb file undelete program. It's very easy to search for recoverable files. Anyone should be able to use this program with very little trouble.

SoftPerfect File Recovery will undelete files from hard drives, memory cards, etc. Any device on your PC that stores data (except for your CD/DVD drive) should be supported.

SoftPerfect File Recovery supports Windows Vista, XP, Server 2008 & 2003, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95. According to SoftPerfect, 64-bit versions of Windows operating systems are also supported.

SoftPerfect File Recovery is a small, 500KB, standalone file making the program very portable. Feel free to run File Recovery from a USB drive or floppy disk.

5. Restoration

Restoration File Recovery
 
The Restoration file recovery program is similar to the other free undelete apps on this list.

The thing I like most about Restoration is how incredibly simple it is to recovery files. There are no cryptic buttons or complicated file recovery procedures - everything you need is on one, easy to understand program window.

Restoration can recover files from hard drives, memory cards, USB drives, and other external drives.

Restoration supports Windows Vista, XP, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95. I successfully tested Restoration with Windows Vista.

Like some of the other popular file recovery tools on this list, Restoration is small and does not need to be installed, giving it the flexibility to be run from a floppy disk or USB drive.

6. Avira UnErase Personal

Avira UnErase Personal File Recovery
 
Avira UnErase Personal has to be one of the most simple free file recovery programs I've ever used.

After installation (there is no standalone version), you're a single click from seeing every deleted file on a drive. Recovering a file with Avira UnErase Personal is a single click operation as well.

UnErase Personal can recover files from hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, and other similar sources.

According to Avira's documentation on UnErase Personal, the program should work with Windows XP and Windows 2000 Pro only. However, I also successfully tested Avira UnErase Personal with Windows Vista.

7. FreeUndelete

FreeUndelete File Recovery
 
FreeUndelete is self explanatory - it's free and it undeletes files! FreeUndelete is another great file recovery tool, very similar to other undelete utilities around this rank in my list.

The major advantage of FreeUndelete is its easy to use interface and "folder drill down" functionality (i.e. files available for recovery are not listed in a big, unmanageable listing).

FreeUndelete will recover files from hard drives, memory cards, and other similar storage devices in or connected to your PC.

FreeUndelete supports all versions of Windows - Vista, XP, etc. I successfully tested FreeUndelete with Windows Vista.

Note: OfficeRecovery.com's website is often down. You can also download FreeUndelete from 

8. ADRC Data Recovery Tools

ADRC Data Recovery Tools File Recovery
 
ADRC Data Recovery Tools is another great, free file recovery program. File recovery with this program is uncomplicated and could probably be accomplished by the average computer user without any kind of documentation.

ADRC Data Recovery Tools should be able to undelete files from any non-CD/DVD storage device like memory cards and USB drives, as well as hard drives, of course.

Data Recovery Tools officially supports Windows XP, 2000, and 95 but I successfully tested data recovery with this program on Windows Vista.

ADRC Data Recovery Tools is a standalone, 132KB program making it a very portable file recovery tool that will easily fit on any removable media you might have.

9. CD Recovery Toolbox

CD Recovery Toolbox File Recovery
CD Recovery Toolbox is a completely free and very unique file recovery program. CD Recovery Toolbox is designed to recover files from damaged or corrupted optical drive discs - CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, HD DVD, etc.

According to the publisher, CD Recovery Toolbox should help recover files from discs that have been scratched, chipped, or have surface spotting.

One obvious con is the inability of CD Recovery Toolbox to recover files from hard drives or portable media drives. However, the program isn't designed to do that so I haven't held that fact against it.

CD Recovery Toolbox works in Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000, NT, ME and 98. I tested CD Recovery Toolbox successfully in Windows Vista.

10. TOKIWA DataRecovery

TOKIWA DataRecovery File Recovery
TOKIWA DataRecovery is an effective file recovery program and is very similar to many others on my list.

The best thing TOKIWA DataRecovery has going for it is its ease of use. It has a single program window where you can scan for files to recovery, sort the files, and undelete them. There are no complicated procedures at all.

TOKIWA DataRecovery can recover files from hard drives, memory cards, USB drives, and other external drives.

DataRecovery supports Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95. I successfully tested TOKIWA DataRecovery with Windows Vista.

TOKIWA DataRecovery is a standalone, 412KB file making it a completely portable tool suitable for a USB drive or floppy disk.

11. Undelete Plus

Undelete Plus File Recovery
 
Undelete Plus is a great free file recovery program but the program could use a serious face lift. The user interface needs work (i.e. some prominent buttons don't seem to do much) but overall it's an effective file recovery tool.

Undelete Plus can recover files from hard drives, external drives, and memory cards. Any drive using any popular file system should be accessible by Undelete Plus.

Undelete Plus will undelete files in Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95.

If you've been unsuccessful recovering files using other undelete programs on my list, try Undelete Plus. I don't think it's the best file recovery program out there but it might be the one that helps get your file back.

12. PC Inspector File Recovery

PC Inspector File Recovery
 
PC Inspector File Recovery is another good free file recovery program with an arguably "deeper" search for deleted files than other similar undelete programs.

PC Inspector File Recovery can recover files from most hard drives, external drives, and memory cards.

PC Inspector File Recovery supports Windows XP, 2000, NT, ME, and 98. Windows Vista is not listed as a supported operating system. I tested File Recovery with Vista and could not get the program to work properly.

I'd recommend trying PC Inspector File Recovery only if another, higher rated file recovery program didn't do the job for you. The not-so-easy-to-use interface, lack of Vista support, and long hard drive scan times keep this file recovery app out of the Top 10.

13. EASEUS Deleted File Recovery

EASEUS Deleted File Recovery
 
EASEUS Deleted File Recovery is another great file undelete program. Recovering files is very easy to do with just a few clicks.

My favorite aspect of EASEUS Deleted File Recovery is that the user interface is structured much like Windows Explorer. While that may not be everyone's ideal way to display files, it's a very familiar interface that most people are comfortable with.

EASEUS Deleted File Recovery will undelete files from hard drives, optical drives, memory cards, and pretty much anything else that Windows sees as a storage device.

Deleted File Recovery supports Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, and 2000.

14. Recover Files

Recover Files File Recovery
 
The aptly named Recover Files does just that and does it as well as any other average file recovery program.

Files located on hard drives, external drives, ZIP drives, memory cards, etc. are all recoverable by Recover Files. Anything that holds data that you can hook up to your computer is probably fair game for Recover Files.

Recover Files will undelete files in Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95. I tested the portable/standalone version of Recover Files in Vista.

Try Recover Files if another undelete program doesn't provide the results you like but you're probably better off starting with a program like Recuva (#1) or DiskDigger (#2).

15. NTFS Undelete

NTFS Undelete File Recovery
 
NTFS Undelete is another free undelete program. What I like most about NTFS Undelete is its Windows Explorer-like user interface, making it an easy file recovery tool for beginners to use.

The biggest downfall of NTFS Undelete is exposed in its name - it only supports file recovery on NTFS formatted drives. This means that NTFS Undelete will only work with some hard drives in Windows Vista and XP.

NTFS Undelete comes in an installable version and in an ISO version for use in creating a portable CD version. This is not a bootable ISO image.

I tested NTFS Undelete with Windows Vista and could not get the program to work properly with either the ISO image or the installable version. It did work fine in Windows XP with both versions.

16. PhotoRec

 
The free PhotoRec file recovery tool does the job but it isn't nearly as easy to use as other programs on my list.

PhotoRec is limited by its command-line interface and multiple step recovery process. However, my greatest problem with PhotoRec is that it's very difficult to avoid recovering all deleted files at once, not just the one or two you're after.

PhotoRec can recover files from hard drives, optical drives, and memory cards. PhotoRec should be able to undelete files from any storage device on your PC.

PhotoRec supports Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95. I tested PhotoRec in Windows Vista.

If another file recovery program hasn't worked, give PhotoRec a try. I just don't recommend making it your first pick.







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