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suddenly find themselves confronted by the stomach-churning feeling of data loss
That's why it's always a good idea to have a reliable free file recovery program on hand for emergencies.Whether it's a virus infection, a
hardware failure, or just human error, it's all too easy to lose vital files
As soon as you've become aware of data loss, it's critical you stop using the drive affected immediately
Whether the drive itself is failing or you've simply deleted a file accidentally, this is the golden moment when you may be able to get your
data back before it's gone for good.We've picked five of the best free file recovery tools in the business
Just pick the one closest to your requirements and with a bit of luck (and no small measure of help from the app involved), you could yet
save your files.Recuva makes recovering your lost files as simple as possible1
Piriform RecuvaWith a simple wizard and deep scans, Recuva is the free recovery software you need on hand in case disaster strikesEffective
file recoveryClear interfaceOptional deep scansAds for premium versionPiriform Recuva makes things as easy and stress-free as possible
It opens by default to a file recovery wizard, which advanced users can subsequently skip.From here, choose the type of file you're trying
to recover (picture, documents, compressed, emails and all files are among those on offer) and it'll focus its search accordingly.You can
target your search to a specific location or search all your drives, and you can opt to choose a quick or deep scan
The latter takes much longer, but flushes out more results
Then click 'Start' and wait for the scan to complete.Once done, your results are presented, with each recovered file given a rating
depending on its condition
You can recover files direct from here or switch to Advanced Mode for a frankly better view, offering file preview, information and a peek
at the file's header.With IObit Undelete, file recovery takes just a couple of clicks2
with an intuitive interface that makes file recovery as painless as possible
files we were looking for
IObit Undelete gives you an estimate of recoverability (excellent or poor) to indicate whether restoration is likely to be
Highly recommended.DMDE Free Edition can recover lost data from a huge number of drives3
DMDE Free EditionRecover deleted files and resurrect data from dead hard drivesHigh success rateDisk editing modeInterface may be
intimidatingOur third favorite free file recovery tool is often overlooked
DMDE Free Edition scores major points because it's capable of recovering data from a wide array of drives, including 2TB+ drives rescued
from a fried external drive enclosure with proprietary formatting (it's a long story).DMDE may not be the simplest tool to use, but it's one
of the most effective, and our step-by-step file recovery guide will help you with the basics.DMDE works by letting you select a drive and
then identifies all mountable partitions, with the most obvious choices highlighted
If successful, you're then shown a File Explorer-like view to browse the drive and recover what data you need from it.There are restrictions
on the way you can recover data from the free version, but there's no limit to how much you recover
If you want a simpler and faster recovery process, just upgrade to the Express or Standard edition.PhotoRec is a capable file recovery tool,
as long as you don't mind the text-based interface4
TestDisk and PhotoRecRecover files from any storage media, in hundreds of file formatsAccessible interfaceSupports many file systemsHelp
files are limitedTestDisk and PhotoRec are a handy pair of file recover tools that come as a set
It works with a wide range of file systems and media, from hard drives to CD/DVD, USB flash drives and memory cards, and there are builds
for Mac and Linux, giving you flexibility to recover data from a different computer if necessary.It also has deep knowledge of over 200 file
formats, which helps with reconstructing lost files, and comes packaged with TestDisk, which can be used to recover partitions.The main
At first glance this appears complicated, but the program steps you through the process via a series of menu screens, and because it mounts
recovering from, for example.Restore a whole lost partition with MiniTool Partition Recovery Free5
MiniTool Partition Recovery FreeLost a whole partition This free recovery app can save the dayRecovers lost partitionsSimple interfaceCan be
sluggishOne of the most frightening data loss experiences is when an entire drive or partition goes missing
Often this can be traced to an accidentally deleted partition or one where the partition header has corrupted.If the issue is this simple,
MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition.Just fire it up, select the drive containing your lost partition, then choose whether to scan the
entire disk or just a portion of it (say the part where your missing partition should be)
Choose between full and quick scans, then sit back and let the program do its work.Don't panic if it appears to become non-responsive, just
be patient and eventually it'll list all detected partitions on the drive
software comes with an additional program called WebAdvisor
You can opt out of installing this, but the checkbox is selected automatically and is quite small
You'll also be asked whether you'd like to install Avast Free Antivirus, though this is more obvious.cxWRtdpnQTxXnhcSYgTQYa.jpg#
