- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: October 29, 2008
- Total Downloads: 483,999
- Downloads last week: 6,378
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 323 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The name Pandora originates in Greek mythology, and it means "all-giving." It's an appropriate name for Pandora Recovery, which can give you back files you've deleted--even those removed months ago.
Now for both NTFS and FAT-formatted volumes, Pandora functions by scanning the hard drive and building an index of existing files and deleted file markers. This, in turn, allows the dead files to be brought back to life--as long as the file format is currently supported by the computer. Users can browse for deleted files, search for specific ones, preview certain file types like images, and get an estimate on the chance of recovery and the amount of time the procedure will take.
The program offers a guidance wizard to make sure that you're able to find deleted files. Pandora cautions you to recover deleted files to a separate drive from the one which they're being recovered from--sound advice, and the program makes it easy to recover to an external hard disk or portable drive. The interface isn't anything special, but combines Windows XP Explorer-style navigation with its own toolbar for an effective if uninspired layout.
There's also a portable version of the program that usually retails for $40.
Publisher's description
From Pandora :Pandora Recovery is a powerful free tool that provides its users an effective way to attempt recovery of permanently deleted files. And that does not mean restoration of a file from Recycle Bin. The software recovers files removed from Recycle Bin, deleted using Shift + Delete keys bypassing Recycle Bin and files deleted from DOS prompt. Pandora Recovery lets its user browse, search, preview and recover files deleted from NTFS and FAT volumes, supporting hard drives, flash drives and memory cards. It successfully handles archived, hidden, encrypted and compressed files and recovers Alternate Data Streams (ADS). Pandora Recovery features classic interface wizards, hints and context-sensitive help. Pandora Recovery allows user to browse and search the tree of deleted files where show deleted items only button comes handy. Finally, it has ability to scan drive clusters, picking up files whose MFT record has been reused by OS, damaged or recreated (it can restore files on formatted drives).
What's new in this version:
Version 2.0.7 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Pandora Recovery 2.0.7
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 323 votes
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1 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Pandora Recovery 2.0.7
"Data recovery limited to certain file types."
Pros: Did a good job of finding files I didn't need.
Cons: Was unable to tell the product to do a low-level scan for .pst files. Very disappointing that the product doesn't let you do a low-level scan for a specific file name, or file type.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Pandora Recovery 2.0.7
Pros: Found 200 out of about 4000 files.
Cons: Did not find many files.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Pandora Recovery 2.0.7
"didn't recover files I wanted"
Pros: ease of use
Cons: doesn't work?
Summary: To test it, I deleted some files and then emptied the recycle bin. Ran Pandora immediately but it didn't find the files. It seemed to lots of old crap but not freshly deleted, and presumably not overwritten, files.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Pandora Recovery 2.0.7
"Amazing I recoverlost pics after a formatted the disc"
Pros: Easy to use and esay and fast to recover lost data
Cons: It can be more easy if recovered files came with name so I can choose only those I want and avoid open any destroyed or deleted prevbious virus or software I dont wanted
Summary: I gennerral I loved, after a computer crash O lose all my photos from my trips and I recovered almost of all them, I am so happy now
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Pandora Recovery 2.0.7
Pros: did what it was supposed to do,and faster than most
Cons: none really
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