Disk Drill AlternativesFile & Photo Recovery Tools like Disk Drill

Disk Drill is described as 'Recover deleted files with free trial and protect data using Recovery Vault. Supports diverse drives and file types, offering advanced scanning modes' and is a very popular File Recovery tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Disk Drill for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Apple TV apps. The best Disk Drill alternative is TestDisk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Disk Drill are Recuva, PhotoRec, Macrium Reflect and GNOME Disks.

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Disk Drill alternatives page was last updated Apr 28, 2025
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  1. TestDisk icon
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    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.

    144 TestDisk alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    TestDisk Features

    1.  Repair Partitions
    2.  Recover disk partitions
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    4.  Photo Recovery
    5.  Support for FTP
    6.  Reporting

    TestDisk VS Disk Drill

     
    • Almost everyone thinks TestDisk is a great Disk Drill alternative.

    • TestDisk is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Disk Drill.

    • TestDisk is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Disk Drill.

    • TestDisk is Free and Open SourceDisk Drill is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Recuva icon
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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.

    163 Recuva alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Bundleware

    Be careful during installation, the installer will promote you to install CCleaner.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Photo Recovery
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    4.  Recover Corrupted Files

    Recuva VS Disk Drill

     
  3. PhotoRec icon
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    PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures.

    143 PhotoRec alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Disk drive recovery
    2.  DRM Free
    3.  Photo Recovery
    4.  Recover Corrupted Files
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Text-based
    7.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    8.  Finds deleted files

    PhotoRec VS Disk Drill

     
  4. Macrium Reflect icon
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    Offering robust backup, disk imaging, and cloning, the tool supports secure, easily recovered back-ups on local, network, and USB drives, catering to both personal and commercial needs. The subscription model provides varied rate plans for home, workstation, and server uses, ensuring comprehensive data protection.

    83 Macrium Reflect alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Macrium Reflect Features

    1.  Disk Imaging
    2.  Disk Cloning
    3.  Schedule Backup
    4.  Differential Backup
    5.  Incremental Backup
    6.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Portable
    9.  Command line interface

    Macrium Reflect VS Disk Drill

     
    • Macrium Reflect is the most popular commercial alternative to Disk Drill.

    • Macrium Reflect is Paid and ProprietaryDisk Drill is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. GNOME Disks icon
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    Efficiently manage disk functions like inspecting, partitioning, and formatting. Utilize disk imaging and backup, S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, and encryption. Integrates well with Linux, particularly GNOME, offering RAID setups and benchmarking tools, compatible with various file systems.

    34 GNOME Disks alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    GNOME Disks Features

    1.  Editing and creating partitions
    2.  Create bootable Image
    3.  Drive formating
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    7.  Create image
    8.  LUKS Encryption

    GNOME Disks VS Disk Drill

     
  6. DiskGenius icon
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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.

    177 DiskGenius alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Apple TV

    DiskGenius Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Partition Recovery
    3.  Migrate to SSD
    4.  Disk Maintenance

    DiskGenius VS Disk Drill

     
  7. R-Studio icon
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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.

    138 R-Studio alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  RAID recovery

    R-Studio VS Disk Drill

     
  8. GetDataBack icon
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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...

    138 GetDataBack alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  Portable

    GetDataBack VS Disk Drill

     
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    Advanced data recovery software to do format recovery, unformat and recover deleted files emptied from Recycle Bin or lost data due to partition loss or damage, software crash, virus infection, unexpected shutdown or any other unknown reasons under Windows operating system.

    135 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone

    EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Features

    1.  Photo Recovery

    EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard VS Disk Drill

     
    • EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Disk Drill.

    • EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is Paid and ProprietaryDisk Drill is Freemium and Proprietary
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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.

    156 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Password Recovery
    3.  Windows password recovery
    4.  Windows repair
    5.  Rescue cd

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite VS Disk Drill

     
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    Recover lost data on Mac, from documents to videos, even if deleted from Trash. Supports APFS, NTFS drives for Macs including M1 & T2 chips, with ability to create recovery USB.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Recover Corrupted Files
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Photo Recovery
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  NTFS Partition Recovery

    Stellar Data Recovery for Mac VS Disk Drill

     
  12. DMDE icon
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    DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery (DMDE) is a disk editor which can help you to understand NTFS. Its capable to view your hard disk sector wise, on MFT level, to disect mft attributes and to edit bytes on your hard disk.

    100 DMDE alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DMDE Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Filesystem
    3.  Partition Recovery

    DMDE VS Disk Drill

     
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