Disk Doctors Instant File Recovery

Disk Doctors Instant File Recovery will instantly recover deleted files emptied from Recycle Bin, or lost due to accidental formatting or re-partitioning of a hard drive, viruses, and unexpected system or software malfunction.

Disk Doctors Instant File Recovery is simple to use and provides instant recovery of files with the help of uniquely crafted data recovery engine. The best part of this recovery software is that no technical skills are required for the user to operate and recover files.

A file when deleted never gets deleted permanently, unless it has been deleted using special tools or after deletion saving operation has been performed, which may cause permanent loss of files by overwriting deleted data. If file has been deleted under normal circumstances and the file system attributes are intact then software is capable enough to create the references and can locate and recover the files.

These are the most occurring and common instances of data loss, which includes

1. Accidental File / Folder Deletion
2. Using Shift+Del to delete files
3. Emptied recycle bin
4. Accidental Formatting
5. Missing or lost files
6. Software malfunction
7. Power Glitches
8. Disk Corruption
9. Virus Attacks
   

Supported File Types

DOC, XLS, PPT, MDB
NSF, PST, DBX, MBX
JPG, BMP, TIFF, PSD
AVI, MPG, MPEG, MP3, WAV, WMV
DWG, DXF
MDB, DBF
And many more commonly used file types are also supported.

Recovery Capabilities

Recover deleted files emptied from the Recycle Bin
Recover accidentally formatted hard drives, even when Windows has been reinstalled.
Get back files after partition corruption or re-partitioning.
Recover documents, photos, video music and email and many other file types.

Note: We recommend that you download the evaluation versions first which will give you first hand experience to try and test before purchasing. Evaluation version gives you a fair idea on chances of the results that the full version might deliver. We suggest that you test, evaluate and get a complete understanding of our product capability using the evaluation / demo version.

Note: Never install Disk Doctors Instant File Recovery on the drive from which you want to recover data, also never save any data on the same drive from which you are recovering data.

Install this data recovery software to any another partition or computer, which is healthy system and has the best of hardware components, then attach the drive you want to recover as a slave to this machine and then proceed ahead recovering the data

Data source : www.diskdoctors.net

Undelete For Windows

Undelete For Windows will recover files that you thought were long gone!

• Recovers files deleted bypassing Recycle Bin.
• Recovers files deleted even after you have emptied the Recycle Bin.
• Recovers files deleted accidentally from a network share.
• Recovers files deleted from the DOS command prompt.
• Recovers files deleted when you press Shift+Delete on the keyboard.
• Recovers files deleted when you use Move or Cut command.
• Recovers files deleted in other applications or by viruses.
• Works even if you installed Undelete For Windows after the file was deleted
• Image and file previewing allow you to examine the file.
• View Images Natively!

View AutoCad, Word Documents, Excel Documents and other files using the internal file viewer/hex viewer

Undelete For Windows supports a wide variety of media:

• Hard drives (C: D: E: ...)
• Floppy disks (A: B:)
• Digital media and digital camera cards
• External USB Disk Drives
• Flash drives/Flash Memory
• Zip disks, Jaz disks

The list of powerful features goes on and on.

• Supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS 5 file systems.
• Works on Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 95, 98, ME and Windows NT 4
• Performs non-destructive and read-only scan and file recovery.
• Displays file name, type, size, date, and more.
• Restores original create and modified file dates.
• Supports unicode and non-alphabet languages.
• Filters files by name, extension and file type.
• Recovers NTFS compressed data stream.
• Works safely, without changing or harming your Recycle Bin.

Data source: www.windowsundelete.com

Recover4all® Professional - software data recovery

With the Recover4all® Software you can easily recover (undelete) files that were accidently deleted under Windows. It does not matter if the files went through the recycle bin (and have been lost since the bin was emptied) or were directly deleted. The program is fast and very easy to use. The deleted files can be restored with a few mouseclicks. To prevent files that were already deleted from becoming overwritten, Recover4all® does not require installation and can run directly from a floppy disk.

Recover4all® Professional main features:

• Recovers files which were deleted directly or through the recycle bin.
• Supports all file types including documents, images, movies, music etc.
• Can recover from formatted drives and within deleted folders.
• Supports all NTFS and FAT files systems, all kinds of compressed drives and files, Windows ME/XP protected files, all RAID levels, all third party encrypted drives not encrypted by Windows.
• Supports long filenames in all languages.
• Supports drives recognized by Windows with IDE, SCSI, USB, PCMCIA and other interfaces.
• Supports local internal and external drives like hard disks, removable drives like Zip drives, floppy disks, magneto optical disks and all memory cards like Compact Flash, Smart Media, Secure Digital and Memory Stick.
• Multithreaded on FAT drives: you can browse and recover while the program still searches more deleted files.
• Does not require installation to protect already deleted files from becoming overwritten.
• Does not recover files to the drive where they were deleted from in order to protect them from becoming overwritten.

Recover4all® Professional runs under Windows XP/Vista/2000/NT/Me/98/95.
Recover4all® runs under Windows 95/98/Me.
The evaluation versions will list the files which are possibly recoverable.

Data source: www.recover4all.com

Restoration - freeware data recovery software

Restoration is an easy to use and straight forward tool to undelete files that were removed from the recycle bin or directly deleted from within Windows, and we were also able to recover photos from a Flash card that had been formatted. Upon start, you can scan for all files that may be recovered and also limit the results by entering a search term or extension. In addition, it also provides the option to wipe the found files beyond simple recovery. The program is small and standalone, it does not require installation and can also run from a Floppy disk. Restoration works with FAT and NTFS as well as digital cameras cards.
Pros: Standalone, no install needed
Cons: Limited recovery capabilities works with many but not all deleted files; simple interface lack user friendly features

Publisher Brian Kato
File Size 229 kb
Version 2.5.14
Added Aug 21, 2003
License Freeware
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Requirements None

Data source : http://www.snapfiles.com/

Restore My Files feature - software data recovery

Restore My Files is the only computer data recovery software you will ever need, recover deleted files or lost files emptied from the windows recycle Bin, or recover deleted files or lost files due to the format of a hard drive, virus infection, unexpected system shutdown or software failure, perfect recovering deleted files software for you.Restore My Files is an advanced data recovery software for recovering deleted files or lost files. perfect recovering deleted files or lost files software for you, It will:

* Restore deleted files or lost files;
* Restore deleted or lost Graphic files;
* Restore deleted or lost Music & Video files;
* Restore deleted or lost Zip Files.

Restore My Files feature
-Recovers files instantly from hard drives, floppy drives and other types of fixed media. If you are a home user or a network administrator, Restore My Files fills a critical gap in your data protection strategy.
-Rapid scan engine - a typical hard drive can be scanned for recoverable files within minutes.
-Scan all files and directories on selected hard drives.
-Search for a recoverable file using part or all of its file name.
-Utilizing a non-destructive, read-only file recovery approach. Restore My Files will not write or make changes to the section of the drive from which it is recovering data.
-Batch file recovery (recovers multiple files in one action).
-Supports standard IDE/ATA/SCSI hard drives, including drives larger than 8 GB.
-Supports hard drives formatted with Windows FAT16, FAT32 Works around bad-sector disk areas. Recovers data where other programs fail.
and NTFS file systems.
Released: October 27, 2006
Size: 4,831 KB
Platforms: Windows XP, Me, 98 and 2000
Data from www.restore-my-files.com

Recuva V1.01.024(BETA) - freeware data recovery software

Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!

How to use
1. Scanning drive for deleted files - showing the numbered of files found and the percentage completed.

2. Results of a scan in a list view - sortable by column and searchable through a custom filter.

3. Selecting files to recover. Including single and multiple file selection.

4. Selecting files to recover in tree view. A hierarchical approach to recovery, similar to Windows Explorer.

Data source: www.recuva.com