PhotoRec AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Photo Recovery Tools

The best Photo 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 loads of them are Photo Recovery Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Photo Recovery Tool alternatives to PhotoRec are Glary Utilities, Disk Drill, R-Studio and Autopsy Forensic Browser.

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  1. Recuva icon
     636 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.

    177 Recuva alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Glary Utilities icon
     414 likes

    Offers a suite of powerful tools to optimize your Windows PC performance with features like registry and disk cleaning, privacy protection, and internet speed optimization, designed for both novices and professionals, and available in 23 languages for global accessibility.

    251 Glary Utilities alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Disk Drill icon
     210 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.

    169 Disk Drill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. R-Studio icon
     69 likes

    Advanced solution enabling file and partition recovery from formatted, deleted, or inaccessible disks for FAT, NTFS, HFS, EXT, UFS, and more, featuring disk imaging, RAID reconstruction, S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, hex editor, and robust forensics options.

    145 R-Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. 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.

    109 Autopsy Forensic Browser alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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.

    152 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. GetDataBack icon
     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...

    141 GetDataBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Handles various data loss scenarios, retrieving files from hard drives, SSDs, USBs, and more. Personal Deluxe includes lifetime license and media boot tools. Business editions support multiple PCs and Windows Server.

    159 MiniTool Power Data Recovery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. DMDE icon
     13 likes

    DMDE (DM Disk Editor and Data Recovery Software) is a data recovery and disk management tool for Windows, macOS, Linux and DOS.

    110 DMDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MS-DOS
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  11. Stellar Photo Recovery software retrieves lost or deleted multimedia files from devices including cameras and memory cards. It supports formats like JPEG, MP4, WAV and can repair corrupt files. The tool supports SD card recovery from SanDisk and other major brands using a user-friendly three-step process.

    152 Stellar Photo Recovery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. DiskDigger icon
     16 likes

    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 documents or photos from your computer, reformatted your camera's memory card, or want to see what files...

    143 DiskDigger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
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