Such moments arise in the user's life when he encounters some difficulties that lead to the deletion of some files located on the hard drive of a personal computer, laptop or flash drive. The reason for this is most often viruses that delete all files from drives, but by inadvertence the user can erase the information he needs on his own. This article will discuss programs for recovering data after formatting both paid and free use.
Recuva
This is the most popular free program for recovering data after formatting a hard disk and more. Recuva is equipped with a convenient recovery function, which an inexperienced user can easily handle. This program will also be relevant for people who are looking for a wider range of opportunities.
Using the above utility, you can restore files to any Windows OS. The application, by the way, is fully translated into Russian, but despite all the above, Recuva is not a very powerful and professional program for recovering data after formatting. For a better recovery, pay attention to paid analogues, which will be presented below.
Hetman partition recovery
A very fast and powerful utility with which the user can easily restore data from a USB flash drive after formatting. The program is paid, as it is able to work with other storage media using the built-in step-by-step algorithm. Hetman Partition Recovery does not require too much for a successful recovery. The only condition is the full suitability of the equipment in the physical aspect.
R-Studio
Another very powerful program for recovering data after formatting a disk, flash drives, external drives and other information media. It differs from its counterparts in its ability to recover data over the network, while simultaneously creating a backup during the process. The utility is capable of supporting all operating systems, starting from Windows XP and higher. Unfortunately, the trial version has a certain limitation on the amount of information recovered; for a wider use, you will have to purchase a paid version.
Wonderdershare data recovery
It will help you to return erased data on a personal computer, including video and audio files. It can help even in the most hopeless situations. Wondershare Data Recovery is easy to use. In just a few steps in this program, you can find previously deleted files. The speed of work is simply amazing, but it is worth considering that this applies to small files. However, with larger works, as they say, with a bang. The main advantages are file previews, sorting by formats, compatibility with almost all media information flow.
The lack of the Russian language and the need to purchase a license do not make this program worse in terms of efficiency in contrast to other analogues. Moreover, all of the above advantages of Wondershare make it one of the best data recovery programs after formatting.
Pandora recovery
Using this utility, you can easily restore lost data from damaged media. Pandora Recovery is a free program with a multilingual interface that allows you to view files before restoring them.
PC Inspector File Recovery
Unlike all of the above programs for recovering data after formatting, PC Inspector is designed to “reanimate” the hard drive. The Russian interface, several recovery modes, convenient location of the found files - there is everything you need for high-quality data recovery, in addition, the program is distributed for free.
MiniTool Power Data Recovery
An excellent program for recovering data from flash drives and memory cards of cameras. It is paid, but there is a chance to get it with various promotions from developers. In addition, it also has a free version, which is limited by the amount of data recoverable - 1 GB at a time. In most cases, this is enough if there is no need to restore any archive.
Acronis revive
A very expensive and professional program to recover lost information. It is able to detect the oldest deleted data of various formats. The process takes a lot of time, but the built-in express method allows you to quickly detect recently lost information. The trial version of Acronis Revive does not allow the user to return files that are too large, 256 kilobytes is the limit of this analogue, which is undoubtedly a huge minus of the software. For better data recovery you will have to pay $ 50 (2,850 rubles), but it costs the money spent.
Glary undelete
Unlike the previous program for recovering data after formatting, this one is free. A unique filter built into the program will allow the user to specify the time to delete lost data, which will allow you to see all the files lost during that period. Information about the files found will be displayed in the form of a directory tree, which greatly simplifies the search for the data you need.
Summary
Of course, we did not consider all programs for recovering lost data from physical media, but the best of them. The software was provided for both free and paid use. Paid analogues allow more data recovery in one use and have a large set of functions. However, if you want to return a small amount of data, then the free versions will help you with this.