Alternatives to Media Investigator for all platforms with any license

Recuva

Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost files after a computer crash? No problem - Recuva recovers files from your Windows computer, recycle bin, digital camera...
- Bundleware Be careful during installation, the installer will promote you to install CCleaner. See also https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/75155568d64e958d8003f9fbb36839fc9a53bfab3b51a8a1106a78e5be98b2e9/detection
Freemium Windows PortableApps.com
Recover lost data Portable File Recovery Add a feature

561 Like
PhotoRec

PhotoRec, companion program to TestDisk , is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Recover lost data Recover deleted files Finds deleted files Intelligent recovery ... File Recovery Add a feature

129 Like
R-Studio

R-Studio is a family of powerful and cost-effective undelete and data recovery software. Empowered by the new unique data recovery technologies, it is the most...

Commercial Mac Windows Linux
Recover lost data Recover deleted files RAID recovery File Recovery Add a feature

47 Like
DiskDigger

DiskDigger is a program that undeletes and recovers lost files from your hard drive, memory cards, USB flash drives — you name it! Whether you accidentally deleted some...

Freemium Windows
Recover lost data File Recovery Root required Add a feature

12 Like
GetDataBack

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...

Commercial Windows
Recover lost data Add a feature

38 Like
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

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...

Commercial Windows
Corrupt drive restoration Recover lost data Recover deleted files File Recovery Add a feature

16 Like
MiniTool Power Data Recovery

MiniTool Power Data Recovery is all in one data recovery software for both home and business users. It can recover deleted data from Windows Recycle Bin, restore lost...

Freemium Mac Windows
Recover lost data Add a feature

15 Like
DiskWarrior

DiskWarrior is the safest, most technologically advanced, most powerful utility to eliminate directory damage and recover your files, folders and documents. DiskWarrior...

Commercial Mac
Recover lost data Recover deleted files Add a feature

25 Like
Kickass Undelete

Kickass Undelete is a free, fully featured, file recovery tool for Windows. Accidentally deleted a file? Never fear; the data is probably still on your drive and may be...

Free Open Source Windows
Recover deleted files Portable File Recovery Add a feature

7 Like
Lazesoft Recovery Suite

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...

Free Personal Windows
Recover lost data Disk Cloning Disk Imaging Add a feature

7 Like
ApowerRecover

ApowerRecover is a desktop program that can recover deleted data for your Windows and Mac computer, hard drives, memory cards, camcorders, digital camera, external disk...

Commercial Mac Windows
Recover lost data Recover deleted files Image Preview File Recovery Add a feature

7 Like
Data Rescue

Data Rescue is the best digital data recovery software on the market for recovering files from a problem hard drive or that have been previously deleted. Data Rescue...

Commercial Mac Windows
Recover lost data Recover deleted files Add a feature

6 Like
Wondershare Data Recovery

Wondershare Data Recovery is a powerful yet easy-to-use data recovery software to help you recover deleted, formatted, lost and inaccessible data from overall data loss...

Commercial Mac Windows
Recover lost data Add a feature

5 Like
PC INSPECTOR File Recovery

PC INSPECTOR File Recovery 4.x is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. Some Features are: 1) Finds partitions...
- Discontinued This software was developed almost 2 decades ago by Alexander Grau. It was then known as DriveRescue. Although still available from Convar, it is now obsolete IMO. It is basically the same and unchanged since release. It does not even request elevation (required to access disks under Windows XP and up) and crashes even on smaller hard disks. Software is also not compatible with any recent Windows versions. See http://pcinspector.de/FileRecovery/faq.htm?po=3
Free Windows
Recover lost data Recover deleted files Add a feature

15 Like
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery

This Data Recovery Software recovers formatted,lost or permanently deleted data due to file/directory deletion, accidental formatting, software corruption, virus...

Commercial Windows
Recover lost data Recover deleted files File Recovery Add a feature

21 Like