Lost photos and documents? 7 Data recovery tools

Lost photos and documents? 7 Data recovery tools

You may have tried many free recovery software, but they didn't work. That's why I searched on Google for the best data recovery software.

So, when choosing data recovery software to recover deleted or lost files from storage media like hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, etc., we are determined to find out which provider works and offers the most value.

In our opinion, five principal components distinguish good data recovery software from bad ones, and they are

• security,
• quality
• ease of use
• compatibility
• technical support.
  
  

1. Recuva

• If you accidentally deleted some critical files from work or memorable photos with your family, try Recuva first because it is free. Recuva claims that it can recover photos, music, documents, videos, emails, or any other file type that you've deleted or lost. Supports recovery from many storage media such as memory cards, external hard drives, USB storage, and more.
  
  

2. Wondershare RecoverIt

• RecoverIt, formerly known as Wondershare Data Recovery, claims to be able to recover more than 550 file formats (documents, photos, videos, audio, emails, archives, etc.) from a PC's internal hard drive as well as external storage devices. While it's unrealistic for us to prepare many files for testing, we were impressed by their usability. The software has an easy tutorial that guides you until you choose one of the eight recovery modes. In addition, Wondershare offers plenty of help tutorials, and the customer service (via email) is fast and professional.
  
  

3. Stellar Windows Data Recovery

• Stellar is one of our top picks, thanks to its comprehensiveness and great support. This data recovery software can recover nearly 300 file types (including Outlook emails) from NTFS, FAT, and exFAT-based storage devices. The best part is that the program allows you to save and resume the scanned image, which means that you do not have to sit in front of your computer waiting for the scan to complete if the disk partition is large (e.g., 1 TB external drive); Alternatively, you can save the scan progress and resume recovery whenever you want. In addition, stellar offers excellent technical support via knowledge articles, emails, chats, and phone calls.
  
  

4. R-Studio for Windows

• R-Studio applies new unique data recovery technologies that are proprietary to R-tools Technology. The software supports recovering files from drives with different file formats, including NTFS, NTFS5, ReFS, FAT12/16/32, exFAT, HFS/HFS+, and APFS. Data Recovery Digest has selected R-Studio as the best professional data recovery software. Although without downsides, one of them is the trial version which only allows recovery of files up to 256KB, which is entirely unhelpful as in 2019, most files start from megabytes in size. But overall, this is the program you should try if your goal is to maximize your chances of recovery.
  
  

5. EaseUS Data Recovery Professional

• EaseUS, the data recovery software, is primarily designed for advanced users to recover inaccessible files from RAID storage or damaged media. Still, recent upgrades have also made it ideal for primary users to recover deleted files from computers or external drives and raw/corrupted or uninstalled Sections. Like R-Studio, it is also best for professional data recovery scenarios. If you are the computer technician who wants to rescue files for a client, give this program a try.
  
  

6. Is your data recovery professional

• What we love about this comprehensive Windows data recovery software is the user interface design that simplifies the scanning and recovery process. The four main recovery modes are self-explanatory: Deleted File Recovery (for files accidentally deleted from the Recycle Bin), Formatted Recovery (for data lost due to drive formatting), Raw Recovery (for files inaccessible due to disk corruption or error), and Recovery other data. It is just another data recovery software that might deliver.
  
  

7. Prosoft Data Rescue

• Formerly called Data Rescue PC, this software has been developed by industry-renowned Prosoft Engineering, a software development company based in Livermore, California, since 1985. Prosoft has focused on data backup and recovery solutions for decades, and without Surprise, data recovery software stands out as one of the best. Data Rescue 5 offers both quick and deep scan options, and you can save your previous scan and pick up where you left off. In addition, Prosoft offers live chat and emails to support customer tickets.