Used Dead Disk Doctor for Windows?


Editors’ Review

Download.com staff
Compas recovers files from unreadable disks and media using an adaptive block reading strategy. It handles hardware errors by reducing block size until data can be read successfully.
  • Pros

    • Recovers files from partly unreadable disks and media
    • Adaptive block reading handles hardware errors
    • Adjustable block size for optimal data retrieval
    • Designed for diskettes and other storage types
  • Cons

    • Exact updates for version 1.21 are unspecified
    • Minimum read block size dependent on file system

Used Dead Disk Doctor for Windows?


Explore More


Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.21
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 10
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 95
  • Windows NT
  • Windows 98
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
Additional Requirements
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
31,497
Downloads Last Week
3

Report Software

Program available in other languages


Last Updated


User Reviews

3/5

4 User Votes


Developer’s Description

Recover and read files from unreadable disks and other media.
Designed to recover files from partly unreadable disks, diskettes, or other media. Routine reads file by 4-16kb blocks and when hardware involves errors, the size of block decrease two times and so on until the moment when block of data will be read without any errors, or it reach minimum read size block, depending on file system, then program skips one block and starts to read second one. After successfully reading data, block size increase two times again and again to reach maximum size. Version 1.21 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Download.com
Your review for Dead Disk Doctor