GNU ddrescue is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best open source Windows alternative is TestDisk. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to GNU ddrescue and eight of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to GNU ddrescue are PhotoRec, Autopsy Forensic Browser, RecoveRx and Scrounge NTFS.
Recovers lost partitions, repairs non-booting or damaged disks, restores deleted partition tables, supports FAT, NTFS, ext, and exFAT file systems, operates via command-line, converts dynamic disks to basic, runs cross-platform without installation.
PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures.
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.
RecoveRx allows to rescue erased files like digital photos, documents, music and videos from memory cards, MP3 music players, USB flash drives, external hard drives and solid state drives.
Data recovery program for NTFS file systems. Reads each block of the hard disk to and retrieves rebuilds file system tree on another partition.
Program written in python that attempts to reconstruct and recover data from disks or disk images. Recommended for use from disk images, works well with ddrescue. Currently only works on ntfs filesystems. Can be ran on any operating system that supports python.
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