Free Disk Drill AlternativesFile & Hard Disk Recovery Tools like Disk Drill

The best free alternative to Disk Drill is Recuva. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Disk Drill and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Disk Drill are PhotoRec, Digler, GNOME Disks and DiskGenius.

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Disk Drill alternatives are mainly File Recovery Tools, but if you're looking for Photo Recovery Tools or Hard Disk Recovery Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, Mac, Free and Mac + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Disk Drill.
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  1. 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.

    167 Recuva alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. Digler icon
     26 likes

    Forensic disk analysis and file recovery solution supporting a wide range of disk image formats and raw devices, file system-agnostic recovery, metadata-independent scans, DFXML reporting, plugin extensibility, intuitive CLI, and integration for diverse forensic needs.

    50 Digler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. GNOME Disks icon
     70 likes

    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.

    35 GNOME Disks alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  4. DiskGenius icon
     45 likes

    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.

    181 DiskGenius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Apple TV
     
  5. 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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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.

    136 Stellar Data Recovery for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. 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.

    99 DMDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. EaseUS Partition Recovery offers a free solution for recovering deleted or lost partitions, featuring an intuitive wizard interface for easy use. It supports a variety of file systems including FAT, NTFS, Ext2/Ext3, and is compatible with IDE, ATA, SATA, and SCSI drives.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Recovers deleted, formatted, or unsaved files from internal and external storage on two operating systems, supports over 1000 file types, repairs unplayable videos and photos, restores data from unbootable devices, and offers backup image recovery.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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