GetDataBack

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Average User Rating:

4.1 4.1

out of 109 votes out of 109 votes

Quick Specs

Version:

4.32
Total Downloads:

1,258,824
Date Added:

Nov. 22, 2012
Price:

Free to try (Full file recovery disabled); $79.00 to buy (Buy it now)

File Size:

4.68MB
Downloads Last Week:

58
Platform:

Windows

Editors' Review

by Download.com staff / February 27, 2009

Accidentally deleted your files? GetDataBack Data Recovery can track them down--for a price. It even works with corrupted drives and those not recognized by Windows. This version only recovers files from FAT drives, but it does offer a search tool for quickly locating a file by its date, name, or size.

If you suspect your actual disk is about to bite the dust, you can create a drive image to use during recovery. The utility can't make rescue discs, however, so if you want to do that, you'll need to build yourself a bootable Windows PE disc and add GetDataBack Data Recovery to it--the publisher's Web site has instructions.

Although the application proves quite adept at locating deleted files, and you can view their contents, the demo won't recover them. We can't vouch for how well this core feature works. GetDataBack Data Recovery seems worth trying, but if you actually want to recover any lost work, this demo won't do you much good.

Publisher's Description

From Runtime Software:

GetDataBack Data Recovery is a highly advanced data recovery software that will help you get your data back when your drive's partition table, boot record, or FAT/MFT or root directory is corrupt, a virus has hit the drive; when files are deleted; or when the drive is struck by a power failure. The software can even recover your data when the drive is no longer recognized by the operating system or when all directory information is lost. Advanced algorithms will make sure all directories and subdirectories are put together as they were, and that long filenames are reconstructed correctly. GetDataBack Data Recovery is safe because it's read-only, which means the program will never attempt to write to the drive you are about to recover.

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"Has saved me over a dozen times!"

rrothkopf November 20, 2017 / Version: GetDataBack 4.32

2017-11-20 09:33:15 | By rrothkopf

Pros

- Simple to use
- 4 different "Scan Modes" increasingly take longer, but also increasingly find more files
- Has saved me many many times!

Simply put -- it works.

Cons

No option to just recover the NTFS directory information (e.g. 1000x quicker!). I understand this is a "safety" thing, but I can't help but think that sometimes all that needs to be done is a directory fix.. why make users go the long-route every time?

Summary

GetDataBack (the latest version is "GetDataBack Simple") has been a life-saver for me over and over again. I edit videos professionally, swapping full-sized HDDs (in external enclosures) all the time between editing workstations. Despite having backups, sometimes we need to get data off of a drive, and having the dreaded "Unable to read drive" error used to be way more horribly upsetting before we started using GetDataBack.

Simply put -- it works.

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"If you aren't a GEEK or even a partial GEEK, FORGET IT!"

blec7622 July 31, 2016 / Version: GetDataBack 4.32

2016-07-31 15:50:08 | By blec7622

Pros

Downloading the program is easy

Cons

Then you must know about sectors, partitions, etc. All I want is to FIND A FILE!!

Summary

I dont recommend it for the faint hearted!

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"Recovered Files not recoverable by other programs"

fenstalkerstudios November 11, 2015 / Version: GetDataBack 4.32

2015-11-11 11:25:19 | By fenstalkerstudios

Pros

I tried a number of free/open-source programs. Most of them pulled file fragments off my broken drive (usually the first part of a file), but this wasn't helpful. Most images and videos would be corrupted after recovery.

GetDataBack must take a different approach to data scanning because it found the folder structure, showed it to me, then gave me the option to restore all files in selected folders. It costs $79 to actually recover the files but it's well worth it.

I had to hold my drive at a weird angle due to the specific problem with my drive, but that has nothing to do with the software. GetDataBack, when presented with a partially functioning drive, was able to pull all accessible data and that's awesome.

Cons

Can't think of any.

Summary

I would highly recommend this, but make sure you're downloading the official program from runtime.org. I think there are a few scam versions out there using the same name.

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"Easy recovery, but not really free"

Jonathan Sage April 24, 2015 / Version: GetDataBack 4.32

2015-04-24 13:16:19 | By Jonathan Sage

Pros

Program immediately found files.
Program successfully recovered the vast majority of files.
Program displays excellent directory structure options so that you can target where it's searching to recover files.
Free to download for file discovery mode.

Cons

Not free for actual file recovery ($79).
Copied files from my external to my SSD pretty slowly averaging 600 KB/sec, so be prepared for a lengthy recovery if you have a lot of data.
I don't think it recovered 100% of the files, closer to 95%.

Summary

I just bought a WD 3TB usb external drive to backup a system running a dual boot of windows and linux prior to a motherboard replacement and OS reinstall. The windows portion of the backup became corrupted and I (stupidly) let check disk run on it. The final output stated that the affected files were moved to a Found folder. While this is true, it also deleted the Found folder after creating it (No it wasn't just hidden, it was fully deleted. Fun times, chkdsk, fun times.). So I downloaded this software which was marketed as free. It found all of my files very quickly (on the order of maybe 5 minutes). Unfortunately, recovering the files apparently requires a license which was $79. At least you get to see whether or not it finds anything before you buy it. It did manage to recover what seems like almost everything though, so I'm not disappointed in that regard.

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"Disappointing"

yrubinucf December 25, 2013 / Version: GetDataBack 4.32

2013-12-25 12:27:42 | By yrubinucf

Pros

This software did nothing for me.

Cons

The software claims to be able to identify a hard drive even if windows does not recognize it. Understandably, I wouldn't expect this feature to work if the drive is broken. Unfortunately, the feature doesn't even exist for drives that should be able to be recognized. In addition, when I pointed out the false advertisement to their support staff, I received a response from a person named Uwe ***** telling me not to lecture him. Needless to say, he and his software were useless.

Summary

The software was useless and their customer service was horrible.

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"Worked great for external USB HDD with busted MFT"

canadian123456 January 18, 2013 / Version: GetDataBack 4.32

2013-01-18 17:58:46 | By canadian123456

Pros

How easy can it get? Windows 7 can't see my USB HDD. It appears the master file table (MFT) is busted. I download the NTFS version, install it. It shows me my files and the folders using secondary MFTs. I buy the licence with credit card, get the code immediately, register the code in the software and IMMEDIATELY I restore my precious files. It worked beautifully for me. Your mileage may vary of course. Example : I restored 60Gb in ten minutes (a USB 3 drive). I think if your drive is damaged, it could take longer, I don't know. Maybe I'm just lucky (sort of).

Cons

79$USD is a bit expensive. Whatever. Give me back my files please...... :-) Beautiful software is worth it. Still, I took a half star off.

Summary

If your drive fails and you haven't any physical damage on the drive, don't attempt to write anything on it. Just stop. Use this software and it can help you, especially on an external device.

Arguably if your C: drive with Windows boot is damaged, then it can get trickier, with or without this software. Make sure you have a WindowsPE bootable solution to be able to restore files. Good luck!

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"Didn't find the data I was looking for"

michaelrhcnet December 06, 2012 / Version: GetDataBack 4.32

2012-12-06 14:22:41 | By michaelrhcnet

Pros

Easy to install and use

Cons

On an old IDE drive, program didn't find anything, although disk had not been wiped. Saw only 7.9GB partitition on 80GB drive, though all of disk had been used.

Summary

Easy to try; unsure utility.

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What's new in version 4.32
Version 4.32 is now signed.

General
Publisher	Runtime Software
Publisher web site	http://www.runtime.org/
Release Date	October 15, 2012
Date Added	November 22, 2012
Version	4.32

Category
Category	Utilities & Operating Systems
Subcategory	System Utilities

Operating Systems
Operating Systems	Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/8
Additional Requirements	None

Download Information
File Size	4.68MB
File Name	gdbfn.zip

Popularity
Total Downloads	1,258,824
Downloads Last Week	58

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License Model	Free to try
Limitations	Full file recovery disabled
Price	$79

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