Recover Files for Windows

User Reviews

• Buy iCare Data Recovery instead

  laflaf69December 25, 2016

  Pros

  There is nothing good to say about this product.

  Cons

  Total waste of money. Did work at all. I bought iCare Data Recovery, and it retrieved my files just fine. I should have read other reviews first. Now I see that people suspect this is just malware. I contacted the seller, but the email address isn't valid. They just take your money.

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• Does not work

  Ethan24September 14, 2015

  Pros

  Absolutely none

  Cons

  Will not download anything over 25 kb (so pretty much won't work for anything...)

  Summary

  Do not waste your time.

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• Hijacks Your Web Browser

  parabola11June 13, 2014

  Pros

  zero zero zero

  Cons

  Installs malware

  Summary

  This program hijacks all web browsers installed on your computer. It changes your homepage and your default search engine. Completely malicious. Upon installation, it tries to trick you into downloading more useless software. Even if you decline all the additional software, it will still modify all of your installed web browsers without your consent. Shame on CNET staff for giving this 5 stars. Do not install this garbage.

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• Outstanding Program

  OldSarge5575March 10, 2014

  Pros

  Recovered ALL deleted files (Bad, overwritten, good and very good)

  Cons

  Sloooww, but SURE

  Summary

  Had a brain burp and permanently deleted $247 worth of downloaded videos. Immediately went to another computer (so as not to overwrite deleted files) and bought this program. Copied it to a USB stick and ran it form there on my computer. I started at 3 pm and went to bed at 11pm and was 50% done (I let it run all night). In the morning there were all my files (patience is a virtue), I undeleted all the videos and they all worked! If you are careful during installation you get the opportunity to decline downloading all the bloat programs. This was the best $40 I ever spent.

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• Does not work at all

  isaacarteDecember 2, 2013

  Pros

  None whatsoever

  Cons

  It won't even see any files in the formatted card. Any other recovery software I've used, sees the files, but doesn't do a good job at recovering video. I thought this one would, because cnet gives it such a high rating. But it's bogus. I hope I can uninstall it. CNET, change your rating!

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• Couldn't find squat.

  jennytaliaOctober 22, 2013

  Pros

  None that I can see.

  Cons

  Doesn't work

  Summary

  I ran this piece of crap on a formatted drive and it found 8 gibberish files. I ran 2 alternative programs and each found much more than this. "Recover My Files" is pricey, but it found the whole directory layout and is easy to use.

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• Spam and toolbars sneak in on install.

  MastErSimStimOctober 19, 2013

  Pros

  sure it looks thorough,

  Cons

  sorry, but spam, toolbars, extra gaming software, and other random crap installing without asking me first is unacceptable and is then to me considered spam-ware.

  Summary

  Spam, don't download

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• Terrible Program. Don't bother.

  OssenkeOctober 2, 2013

  Pros

  Simple functionality.

  Cons

  This program (trial) does not function well at all. The files it found were random and folders limited to the search criteria. No flexibility. It did not find any of the files I was looking for. It just found tmp files and random crap nobody would care about.

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• Doesn't recover video files

  minus34August 12, 2013

  Pros

  None for my purpose

  Cons

  Claims to recover video files, pretends like it does, but then produces useless MP4 files

  Summary

  Failed to do what I wanted it to do - recover MP4 files from my SD card which had nothing new written to it after the accidental delete

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• DO NOT DOWNLOAD - ADWARE ALERT

  SevenfivetwoMay 17, 2013

  Pros

  No pros whatsoever. The product plainly does not work.

  Cons

  Downloads malware on your computer Product does not scan or detect lost files

  Summary

  I will never download from Cnet again. The first time I did I explicitly unchecked all the boxes requesting my info or to download miscellaneous files. Yet still all my toolbars were replaced by some horrible clunky (invasive) software. Then yesterday I tried to download this "Recover Files" software which received a 5-star rating from editors. Again, I explicitly looked for any warning of unwanted software, and opted out. Yet STILL I ended up with a "Top Arcade Hits" adware/spyware that corrupted all my browsers. A word of advice to other unlucky downloaders: It's a plug-in that you'll have to remove from all your browsers. Oh yeah, and the product (after crapping out 3 times) "retrieved" old files from 2010 that I had never heard of, then said I'd have to pay to check/restore them. If I could give this product (and Cnet) zero stars, I would.

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