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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.

Disk Drill for Windows

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  • FreemiumProprietary

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  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
3.4 / 5 Avg rating (13)
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  4.  NTFS Partition Recovery
  5.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data

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Disk Drill information

  • Developed by

    US flagCleverfiles
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $80 and $450 + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.4 (13 ratings)
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 14 comments and reviews about Disk Drill, and it has gotten 204 likes

Disk Drill was added to AlternativeTo by MeganWoods on Oct 7, 2010 and this page was last updated Apr 28, 2025. Disk Drill is sometimes referred to as DiskDrill.

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Comment summary: Disk Drill receives mixed reviews. Many users appreciate its capability to recover lost files and its clean, easy-to-use interface. The software offers features like Recovery Vault and a preview option in its Basic version. However, criticisms include misleading promotion of the free version, which only previews recoverable files, not actual recovery, unless purchased. The 500MB limit for the free version is noted, with requests for improvements in displaying original file names and structures during recovery.
Top Positive Comment
Mahdy Abdelmotaleb
Apr 26, 2020
4

It helped me to recover my on-going thesis folder that was lost on a move from my laptop to a backup-disk -_-". the coincidence... Fortunately, this application recovered the files in the folder although not all the file names and the folders' hierarchy were recovered. But it let me go to sleep well that night. Thank you!

Top Negative Comment
merckle
Mar 21, 2019
6

Don't waste your time. It is not "free with limited functionality". It's free to install so you can be forced to pay to do anything. It also didn't find anything of use for me, so a waste of time. Immediate uninstall.

kfua
Mar 9, 2025
0

After days of waiting i finally got back terabytes of data from a hard drive i formated by mistake thank you so much!!!

Guest
Dec 11, 2024
-1

Limited to 500MB on Window free edition

bluemastr
Sep 1, 2022
-1

The worst ever app i have wasted my time with. It is poorly useless. It is NOT free and w'd not recommend it at all. :( i wouldn't even put a star since it is not deserve it but i'd had to to write my troth.

sean_williams
Oct 14, 2020
0

The first Mac data recovery software with macOS Big Sur support. Disk Drill 4 is the biggest update in the program’s history, the software has received significant improvements and refinements, including the new UI and Dark Mode. It’s more intuitive and easier to navigate and displays all of the functionality of the application in its main window.

Disk Drill 4 for Mac

J. Scott Elblein
Feb 12, 2019
1

Finds a lot of stuff, however, it doesn't appear to show them as their original file names, nor does it show the original file structure. Makes recovery way too painful. An Explorer-like tree view with all original names is a must.

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What is Disk Drill?

Disk Drill is a data recovery software tool that also offers features like duplicate file identification, disk cleaning, and disk space visualization. It supports a variety of storage drives, file types, and systems, including iPhone and Android devices. Its Recovery Vault feature allows for the recovery of deleted files along with their original name and location. It can also monitor disk health and provide alerts for potential failures. In case of disk failure, it enables backup into a disk image for future recovery. Disk Drill offers a free trial that allows users to recover up to 500 MB of data. The Pro version offers advanced scanning modes for various file systems, including formatted drives. It has Quick Scan for fast recovery on FAT and NTFS disks and Deep Scan for data recovery from any disk or memory card, even after formatting.

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