CNET Editors' review
Even those of us who back up files religiously sometimes lose things, and it's safe to say that a lot of us don't back up quite as religiously as we should. ParetoLogic Data Recovery can help you recover files that have been lost due to accidental deletion, hard drive corruption, or other causes. Note, however, that we said that it can, not that it will.
The program's interface is well-designed and intuitive, with its major features arranged in four sections. Users can choose between a quick scan, full scan, or guided scan, as well as an advanced scan that lets users specify the types of files they're looking for. A separate e-mail scanning utility lets users search for specific e-mails within e-mail applications like Outlook. Scan results are displayed in a list, and depending on the file, can be previewed before the file is actually recovered. Although the program seemed to do a thorough job of scanning and recovered quite a few files, it didn't seem to find the specific files that we were looking for, and a lot of the files that were recovered couldn't be opened. That's the chance you take with these sorts of programs, though; sometimes they can recover what you've lost, and sometimes they can't. We were disappointed that we weren't able to scan for files on our digital camera; although ParetoLogic Data Recovery claims that it can scan external devices, we couldn't get it to recognize the external devices we plugged in. The program's built-in Help file is fairly well-written, but wasn't any help when we tried to troubleshoot this problem.
ParetoLogic Data Recovery installs and uninstalls without issues. We recommend this program to all users.
Editor's note: This is a review of the full version of ParetoLogic Data Recovery 1.1. The trial version does not recover files and has a nag screen.
Publisher's Description
From ParetoLogic:
ParetoLogic Data Recovery is a software utility that recovers a wide variety of file types. Retrieves deleted files from explorable devices such as cameras, iPods, MP3 players and flash drives. Saves recovered files to a selected destination. Features a small footprint so it doesn't take up much space but packs the power to scan quickly and recover your important files.
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"what a scam do not buy"
Version: ParetoLogic Data Recovery 1.1
Pros
hmmmm - let me think - its taken 2 years to cancel yearly subscription
Cons
yearly subscription is very difficult to cancel even when you press the "decline " pop up you have to register an account with another company called safecart then go through their de registration procedures
by the way on aol any emails from safecart come up as spam
and by the way its not just me - do a google search for complaints -
"not trustworthy"
Version: ParetoLogic Data Recovery 1.1
Pros
Might retrieve files. Questionable. Time and memory intensive program which does not necessarily accomplish task.
Cons
Expensive, $50, and it signs you up for a recurring fee every year when you buy it.
Summary
Deceptive tactics. Recommend not to buy. There are free alternatives.
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"Saved Hundreds of Lost Images"
Version: ParetoLogic Data Recovery 1.1
Pros
Saved all image formats including DNG, CR2, jpg, PSD files. I tried using several other recovery programs, but they didn't work, except PhotoRec, which has a difficult interface and does not retain file names. ParetoLogic has a nice user interface.
Cons
It's not free.
Summary
This product saved me.
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"Nags............"
Version: ParetoLogic Data Recovery 1.1
Pros
??????????????????
Cons
Don't trust this software company as far as I can throw them.
Summary
Look elsewhere.
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