Wondershare Dr.Fone - Android Data Recovery for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJuly 30, 2026

Dr.Fone by Wondershare is a superb application that makes retrieving missing data a breeze. Anyone can use this program because of its attractive and intuitive, step-by-step guide. Dr.Fone's free trial performance is outstanding, but like all free software, there are the occasional hiccups.

Pros

Great support: Wondershare Dr.Fone provides excellent directions for making the most of the software, including rooting your phone and managing debugging tools. Web site support is clear-cut and easy to follow.

Excellent operation: Although this application took approximately one hour and 20 minutes to retrieve all of our data, it performed better than expected. Thousands of photos, dozens of videos, and hundreds of text messages were found after being previously deleted.

Cons

Misleading, slow setup: The installation wizard encouraged us to download two additional programs but made them out to be part of Wondershare Dr.Fone. We found this to be troublesome, and it complicated the installation process.

Unsupported devices: We originally used an HTC One m8 for our tests, but this device was not recognizable, causing us to test a different device instead. The HTC One m8 is new, so we understand the lack of support, but this is a sign that Dr.Fone is not updated often.

Bottom Line

Wondershare Dr.Fone lives up to its promise and cannot be any easier to understand and operate. The free trial is very powerful and should handle any general issues you may have, but the paid version is still best for those that need to do large recoveries. Download and use Dr.Fone if you need to recover any lost data on your Android phone; and if your device is not supported, we recommend looking into similar applications that may be more up to date.

Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of Wondershare Dr.Fone for Android 4.3.0.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: October 29, 2020

Latest update: July 30, 2026

Version: 10.7.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows 8

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 178,473

Downloads Last Week: 4

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User Reviews

3/5

27 User Votes

didn't work on 2 phone I tried/problems with install
punnyandbootsDecember 26, 2017
Pros
none that I can see
Cons
didn't work on 2 phone I tried problems with installation/removal
Summary
UNABLE TO GET RID OF IT
der_geistMay 14, 2017
Pros
It seems to work finding deleted videos, though, of course you have to pay for it.
Cons
Used REVO Uninstaller Pro to uninstalle it, since after installation I found my laptop started behaving weird, now every single start up I receive an error message from wondershare, although I have uninstalled, cleaned the machine with CCleaner, then ran a full defrag with smart defrag, full AVAST and Malwarebytes scan, and nothing. I have deleted aprox 40 registry keys, and I still can get rid of it.
Summary
DONT DOWNLOAD is a pain in the *ss.
Good support, but no go - HTC One M8 on Android 6.0
FlippedGatorApril 22, 2016
Pros
Installs easily , used it successfully a couple years ago, Support good to work with, three different times they answered me in 24 hours Offered me another product within their suite when it didn't work for my phone Promptly issued me a full refund me when I asked
Cons
Didn't HTC One M8 on Android 6.0 on Verizon Nobody else's product worked either.
Summary
Didnt work, on new Android 6.0, It wasn't able to get 'SuperUser' to get to my data to restore it, but they were prompt to respond repeatedly and in the end issued me a full refund, and I expect they'll get Android 6.0 covered in a new release. None of the other data recovery were able to either that I tried. All of them want me to ROOT my phone 1st, and it is my company phone , so making it a brick if the rooting goes sideways is not an option. My HTC One M8 requested upgrade to Android 6.0, I didnt do a backup 1st -my bad- lost some contacts, my boss, my mom, my wife, hmmm...
Saved my butt
maude adamsMarch 28, 2016
Pros
best software for recovery data
Cons
it works perfectly and very nice
Summary
Hey dude / dudette that thinks the world just ended. All may not be lost. I came on this site desperate. I was wary of all the 5-star reviews and wondered how many were paid reviews but I had few options left. My iPhone 6 had a catastrophic OS failure and refused to boot (black screen of death I called it). My only option via Apple was a factory restore but that meant losing everything. I tried phone support - I went to the Genius Bar - no help. Then in a final Hail Mary act of desperation I tried Dr Fone. It was touch-and-go for sure. I had to "Fix i/OS" twice (first time it failed) but the darn phone booted and I was able to back up all my data (twice in two places). This really saved my butt. So give it a shot. It was $100 Canadian but it saved priceless data. Thanks to Dr. Fone I learned the importance of backups without the heartbreak of data loss.
Be carefull when using this product
bodhik07March 13, 2016
Pros
There were no pros I found about this application.
Cons
Software can break phone functionality. No proper technical support.
Summary
After installing Wonder Share Dr.Fone for android, during the recovery process its restarted my Galaxy GT-I9506 many time and now I have black screen with errors Unfortunately, (various apps) has stopped OK. And there is no support on website or no contact details for local support.
5 STAR I'M NOT A PC GEEK SO THIS HELPED VERY MUCH
rebel-SBMCFebruary 3, 2016
Pros
helped me recover from old
Cons
hard to figure out I'm not a geek
Summary
Don't forget your crash helmet
January 26, 2016
Pros
none, it didn't work.
Cons
After a large download and a lengthy install, the software crashes every time. It says it supports my device, but evidently not.
Summary
poo.
really crappy
chaichai88January 11, 2016
Pros
none really..it didn't do anything
Cons
crashed several times and made my phone have a ton of errors
Summary
Absolutely worthless
HanrichZeelieJanuary 7, 2016
Pros
There are no pros to this program.
Cons
Deceitful. Wastes all your time looking for data but is then unable to recover it. Program suddenly stops working at random moments, even when the (worthless) scan is at 99 percent done.
Summary
Try something else.
worthless can't recover most recent photos
March 15, 2015
Pros
great if you just want to find a very small, random sample of photos deleted from your phone over the past 6 months
Cons
worthless if you're looking for all of the photos you just accidentally deleted from your phone a few minutes ago
Summary
I just deleted a bunch of photos from my phone, mistakenly believing they had been saved to my computer. Tried to use this software to recover them. Doesn't find a single one although it does find a small random assortment of photos deleted from my phone over the past few months? doesn't effectively do the exact thing it says it does.

Developer’s Description

By Wondershare Software

Browse, export, scan, re-sync, back up, and retrieve data between PC and multiple Android devices.