PhotoRec AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Hard Disk Recovery Tools

The best Hard Disk Recovery alternative to PhotoRec is Recuva, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PhotoRec and many of them are Hard Disk Recovery Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Hard Disk Recovery Tool alternatives to PhotoRec are Disk Drill, R-Studio, DiskGenius and GetDataBack.

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  1. Recuva icon

    Recuva

     630 likes

    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.

    166 Recuva alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Recuva is the most popular Windows alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Recuva is the most popular free alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Recuva is Freemium and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  2. Disk Drill icon

    Disk Drill

     209 likes

    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.

    158 Disk Drill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Disk Drill is the most popular Mac alternative to PhotoRec.

    • Disk Drill is Freemium and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  4. R-Studio icon

    R-Studio

     68 likes

    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.

    139 R-Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • R-Studio is the most popular Linux alternative to PhotoRec.

    • R-Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to PhotoRec.

    • R-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
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    Disk Drill

    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.

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  6. DiskGenius icon

    DiskGenius

     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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Apple TV
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  7. GetDataBack icon

    GetDataBack

     52 likes

    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...

    137 GetDataBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

     19 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard icon

    EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

     26 likes

    Recovers deleted, formatted, or corrupted files from hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, memory cards, or RAID arrays on Windows systems, offering deep and quick scan, file preview, selective restore, multiple file system support, and a user-friendly interface.

    139 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to PhotoRec.

    • EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is Paid and ProprietaryPhotoRec is Free and Open Source
  12. GNU ddrescue icon

    GNU ddrescue

     18 likes

    Command-line utility to copy and recover data from failing drives or files, efficiently tracking progress with logfiles, auto-resuming recovery, merging multiple damaged sources, and providing fill mode to overwrite, mark, or repair sectors for advanced recovery cases.

    25 GNU ddrescue alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  13. R-Linux icon

    R-Linux

     5 likes

    Efficient file recovery tool designed for Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 FS within Linux and Unix systems, utilizing IntelligentScan. Free utility, excludes network and RAID features, but provides reliable recovery on supported platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Recover My Files icon

    Recover My Files

     4 likes

    Recover My Files data recovery software will recover deleted files emptied from the Windows Recycle Bin, or lost due to the format or corruption of a hard drive, virus or Trojan infection, unexpected system shutdown or software failure.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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