Free software for data recovery

[Arjun]

I need to recover a 20kb txt file from a formatted HDD. I can see the file through easeus file recovery software but to recover it charges 65$. Any good free alternative?

 

[dexterz]

Recuva maybe?try search for open source data recovery software

 

[NanditaRoy]

You can try Disk Drill , it offers 500 MB for free ..

 

[nRiTeCh]

Stellar and Getdataback is something I'm using since decades but unsure how freeware ver. work as they mostly only recover random files from the chunks or xyz size limit but no harm trying any of the tools..

 

[Mr.J]

Recuva maybe?try search for open source data recovery software

Along with this I'd also recommend PhotoRec and TestDisk.

Digital Picture and File Recovery

PhotoRec is a free and open source file carver data recovery software tool.

www.cgsecurity.org

Partition Recovery and File Undelete

TestDisk is a free and open source data recovery software tool designed to recover lost partition and unerase deleted files.

www.cgsecurity.org

Most of these software are intended to be used for data that was deleted. In case of issues with HDD itself, there's not much you can do.

 

[abmr2d2]

I would second @Mr.J 's recommendations. Testdisk has saved my a** in the past in recovering files from a external usb drive. Though it is primarily meant for recovering partitions, fixing partition tables it can also do a deep scan and copy deleted files.

 

[Arjun]

Recuva shows file not recoverable

 

[enthusiast29]

Everyone will have a different opinion here.
I have used Recuva and Minitool Power Data Recovery (paid I guess but I got lucky and won a giveaway on some forum) for various scenarios like deleted files, corrupted partitions and deleted partitions as well.

Sometimes it's a hit or miss but given that it's a simple accidentally deleted file and no data has been written on the disk since the delete should be very much recoverable. If data was written then chances get reduced.

 

[Arjun]

You can try Disk Drill , it offers 500 MB for free ..

It was able to find the file but its not free not even 5 mb free. 45$

Along with this I'd also recommend PhotoRec and TestDisk.

Digital Picture and File Recovery

PhotoRec is a free and open source file carver data recovery software tool.

www.cgsecurity.org

Partition Recovery and File Undelete

TestDisk is a free and open source data recovery software tool designed to recover lost partition and unerase deleted files.

www.cgsecurity.org

Most of these software are intended to be used for data that was deleted. In case of issues with HDD itself, there's not much you can do.

This is command line based and renames files, noway to find my file out of few hundred thousand files

 

[sid1712]

I need to recover a 20kb txt file from a formatted HDD. I can see the file through easeus file recovery software but to recover it charges 65$. Any good free alternative?

R-undelete should do it. Very reliable app

 

[idestinytechlab]

Try Stellar Phoenix NTFS data recovery. I am using it from many years and its pretty good. All the best for the recovery. Hope you get your files.

 

[vishalrao]

+1 to photorec

 

[Arjun]

Try Stellar Phoenix NTFS data recovery. I am using it from many years and its pretty good. All the best for the recovery. Hope you get your files.

cant find the file

 

[idestinytechlab]

cant find the file

Professional Data Recovery Software – Recover, Clone & Monitor hard drive

Most powerful data recovery software in your hands - recover data from Windows PCs & hard drives. Recover data from the crashed system, lost partition, formatted drive.

www.stellarinfo.com

 

[Arjun]

I meant steller cant find the file
minitool worked , recovered the file, tried everything else nothing worked.