Unformat for Windows

Name: Unformat
Rating: 2 (4 reviews)
Author: Active Data Recovery Software

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

This data recovery software helps users unformat drives and recover deleted files from various storage media. It works for all experience levels, restoring data before it's overwritten.

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Pros
- Recovers deleted files, partitions, and formatted disks
- Supports Windows, Macintosh, and Linux file systems
- Adds support for over thirty additional file signatures
- Includes a script editor for custom file signatures
- Easy to use for all experience levels
Cons
- Requires data not to be overwritten for recovery

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 29, 2023

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 23.0

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows Vista
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows Server

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 6,787

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

2/5

4 User Votes

Its teaseware. Not free to try.
have_patienceMarch 25, 2017
Pros
It seemed to uninstall correctly
Cons
It wasted 30 minutes of my life
Summary
Nice app, recovers everything
Kr0ninJanuary 24, 2016
Pros
Recovered the partition and all of its files, with no errors.
Cons
UI could be better
Summary
Since I have been able to play around with LSoft software for awhile (my company uses them) I found our that Unformat is good enough software and very affordable. However for those who are looking for a more comprehensive solution I would advise to go for Active@ Undelete Pro. it costs a bit more than Unformat but it provides quite a lot features than any recovery software on the market,
It's a lie - it's not 'free to try'
bdgrayMay 23, 2014
Pros
looks pretty
Cons
Don't know if it even works
Summary
Don't bother downloading. You need to buy it before it'll work. Uninstalled straight away - what a waste of 30mins
Bogus Software-Bad Service-Does not work
csbalaSeptember 22, 2012
Pros
Seems to work
Cons
None of the recovered files are good. All with bad headers (picture, music, text, programs)
Summary
Purchased the software to recover files from my accidentally formatted hard drive. It just recovered all the folder names and files within them. None of the files are usable--all junk with bad headers. Technical support is nil. So Called Customer Service totally ignored my repeated requests for help. Very disappointed.

Developer’s Description

By Active Data Recovery Software

Get back deleted data and unformat hard drive partitions.

Unformat is a data recovery software from LSoft Technologies. This utility is ideal for anyone, regardless of their level of experience with data recovery, who needs to unformat hard drive partitions or any other kind of digital storage media which has been accidentally formatted or damaged due to a logical drive failure. It can recover individual files, deleted or damaged partitions and formatted disks or partitions by exploiting the fact that deleted data is not actually permanently deleted until it has been overwritten by another file copy or creation process.

The software supports all file systems which are natively supported by Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh or Linux-based operating systems. The latest edition adds support for more than thirty additional file signatures, and it includes a straightforward script editor which allows advanced users to create custom file signatures for rarer files types.

Unformat for Windows

Editors’ Review

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MacDrive

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