PhotoRec AlternativesFile & Hard Disk Recovery Tools like PhotoRec

PhotoRec is described as 'Is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures' and is a very popular File Recovery tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to PhotoRec for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best PhotoRec alternative is Recuva, which is free. Other great apps like PhotoRec are Glary Utilities, Disk Drill, R-Studio and DiskGenius.

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  1. Recuva icon

    Recuva

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    Free file-recovery tool for Windows that retrieves lost files from PCs, recycle bins, digital camera cards, and MP3 players. Featuring deep scans, secure overwrites, simplicity, and support for various file systems, it caters to both novice and advanced users.

    166 Recuva alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Recuva is the most popular Windows alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Recuva is the most popular free alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Recuva is Freemium and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  2. Glary Utilities icon

    Glary Utilities

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    Offers a suite of powerful tools to optimize your Windows PC performance with features like registry and disk cleaning, privacy protection, and internet speed optimization, designed for both novices and professionals, and available in 23 languages for global accessibility.

    228 Glary Utilities alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Disk Drill icon

    Disk Drill

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    Retrieve deleted files with advanced scanning on various drives and file types. The free trial recovers up to 500MB, with Recovery Vault for protection and disk backup in case of failure.

    158 Disk Drill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Disk Drill is the most popular Mac alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Disk Drill is Freemium and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
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  6. R-Studio icon

    R-Studio

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    Features cutting-edge recovery for FAT, NTFS, HFS, and EXT systems; works on local and network disks even if damaged, with flexible recovery settings for total control.

    139 R-Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • R-Studio is the most popular Linux alternative to PhotoRec.

    • R-Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to PhotoRec.

    • R-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  7. DiskGenius icon

    DiskGenius

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    DiskGenius is full-featured partition manager. It also lets you edit UEFI entries with ease, so if you want to install a different bootloader like Clover, DiskGenius can help set it up quickly.

    182 DiskGenius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Apple TV
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  8. Autopsy Forensic Browser icon

    Autopsy Forensic Browser

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    Autopsy® is a digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit® and other digital forensics tools. It can be used by law enforcement, military, and corporate examiners to investigate what happened on a computer.

    101 Autopsy Forensic Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Autopsy Forensic Browser is the most popular Open Source alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Autopsy Forensic Browser is Free and Open SourcePhotoRec is also Free and Open Source
  10. GetDataBack icon

    GetDataBack

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    GetDataBack, for FAT or NTFS drive and partitions, will recover your data if the hard drive's partition table, boot record, FAT/MFT or root directory are lost or damaged, data was lost due to a virus attack, the drive was formatted, fdisk has been run, a power failure has...

    137 GetDataBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

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    Lazesoft Recovery Suite is a very easy to use ALL-IN-ONE boot disk that repair your crashed Windows, recover data from deleted, formatted, damaged partition, clone or backup disk, reset your forgotten Windows password.

    158 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard icon

    EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

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    Recovers deleted, formatted, or corrupted files from hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, memory cards, or RAID arrays on Windows systems, offering deep and quick scan, file preview, selective restore, multiple file system support, and a user-friendly interface.

    139 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to PhotoRec.

    • EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is Paid and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  14. GNU ddrescue icon

    GNU ddrescue

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    Command-line utility to copy and recover data from failing drives or files, efficiently tracking progress with logfiles, auto-resuming recovery, merging multiple damaged sources, and providing fill mode to overwrite, mark, or repair sectors for advanced recovery cases.

    25 GNU ddrescue alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  15. MiniTool Power Data Recovery icon

    MiniTool Power Data Recovery

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    Handles various data loss scenarios, retrieving files from hard drives, SSDs, USBs, and more. Personal Deluxe includes lifetime license and media boot tools. Business editions support multiple PCs and Windows Server.

    149 MiniTool Power Data Recovery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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