Data Recovery for Windows

By TOKIWA
Free
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Key Details of Data Recovery

Restore accidentally deleted FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS files
Last updated on 04/30/07
There have been 0 updates within the past 6 months
The current version has 0 flags on VirusTotal

Editors' Review

Download.com staffApril 23, 2020

Data Recovery is a reliable and practical single-function application for recovering deleted files on your system.

Data Recovery requires no installation and runs in a neatly designed, straightforward interface. The program scans a user-selected drive and displays removed files in a sortable list. For a quick search, specify part of the file name. The list contains file details such as folder, file type, size, and attributes. You can then choose which files you want to recover and specify the destination of the recovered files. Data Recovery also has a wipe feature for completely removing the located files.

There aren't any bells and whistles, but users looking for an efficient and reliable file recovery tool will find this freeware handy and useful.

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Data Recovery for Windows

By TOKIWA
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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: April 30, 2007

Latest update: April 23, 2020

Version: 2.3.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows ME
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows XP
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 735,394

Downloads Last Week: 7

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User Reviews

3.2/5

66 User Votes

Didn't work for me
tdidymasFebruary 26, 2018
Pros
easy to use after download
Cons
didn't work on my disk
Summary
cannot recover anything from corrupted FAT.
Finds files but will only recover free under 500 MB
dunnd3February 16, 2018
Pros
Finds files, in my case about 25 GB on an SD card. Music files.
Cons
Takes hours. Will only recover <= 500 MB free. I didn't try to recover only this amount
Summary
Did not work at all :[
scpsFebruary 25, 2017
Pros
It was free to try.
Cons
Could not read ANYTHING from the afflicted drive
Summary
Could not read ANYTHING from the afflicted drive even though windows could.
Data Recovery Saved My Job
ardinc1122November 10, 2016
Pros
Instantly found my deleted files from my Sony ICR Digital Voice Recorder. Recovered all of my .mp3 files intact and with no glitches Files still had the original time stamps, easy to locate the .mp3 files I needed to recover.
Cons
If the files were too large, the program would need to be closed, opened, and the location of the recovery files had to be re-directed.
Summary
I would actually pay for this program. It saved my job from my dumb mistake.
Virus laden
DamonrgsdfsgDecember 27, 2013
Pros
None that I could find...
Cons
It failed to do anything but install a bunch of programs I did not want. It reset my homepage in my web browser and reset my search engine to its crappy tool. I had to waste 20 minutes uninstalling and resetting my settings. This is a pure virus.
Summary
Beware of the virus insertion tool.
Great Backup data recovery for all Storage Devices
adonismarkAugust 26, 2013
Pros
I lost all my data and photos, from my PC. Some said there is nothing usable and I am searching over the past 24 hours almost ready to scream and give up all hope. I found Amrev Data Recovery software on a Google search and more recovery software and follow the step by step after few hours my entire data file, Massages & Photo are recover, wow thanks God!! It's really awesome data recovery software Thanks Amrev Software Thanks a Lot
Cons
Very fast recovery process (at least for big files)
Summary
Overall, this software recovered all data that I didn't think I would get back. It was very fast and would ask me to "overwrite" files quite often, but it eventually worked.
BEWARE of MISC. PROGRAMS THAT ARE LOADED!
tvlbrotherMarch 2, 2013
Pros
Didn't find deleted file!
Cons
I spent half an hour uninstalling misc. software that was loaded???
Summary
Don't use!!!
Recovered files from my Truecrypt-encrypted drive!
kokanee-yyzSeptember 26, 2012
Pros
Only recovery tool that recovered files from a Truecrypt-encrypted volume
Cons
None that I found when running the program. It's pretty intuitive.
Summary
Thanks to the author Tokiwa!!
Windows Data Recovery
supriyalovelyAugust 11, 2012
Pros
Best to install and use.there are no need any technical knowledge its use very simple.
Cons
Surely Recommend to everyone!
Summary
Window Software is one of the best software to restore lost data from corrupted hard drives, pen drives, USB drives, etc.
Who knows?
nikkosguyAugust 5, 2012
Pros
Easy and fast to set up.
Cons
I needed to retrieve a deleted file from a Digital Secure card. It would not recognize my camera as a lettered drive of any kind. It will only retrieve deleted data on a card if you have a car reader installed as a drive.
Summary
All in all this program could not assist me. So I can't say if it worked or not. Too bad it needed a specific drive letter to work with.

Developer's Description

Restore accidentally deleted FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS files.

FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS undeletion. Undelete NTFS compressed files. Undelete EFS encrypted files. Wipe out deleted files never to be recovered again. Runnable from floppy disk. Search by partial string in the file name. Undelete whole files in a directory. Neither installation nor DLLs is needed. Windows Vista supported.