R-Studio AlternativesFile & Hard Disk Recovery Tools like R-Studio

R-Studio is described as 'Offers comprehensive recovery for FAT12/16/32, exFAT, NTFS, HFS/HFS+, and EXT file systems on local and network disks, even if formatted or deleted' and is a popular File Recovery tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to R-Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best R-Studio alternative is TestDisk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like R-Studio are Recuva, PhotoRec, Disk Drill and DiskGenius.

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R-Studio alternatives page was last updated Apr 5, 2025
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  1. TestDisk icon
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    TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a...

    145 TestDisk alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    TestDisk Features

    1.  Repair Partitions
    2.  Recover disk partitions
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    4.  Photo Recovery
    5.  Support for FTP
    6.  Reporting

    TestDisk VS R-Studio

     
    Comments about TestDisk as an Alternative to R-Studio
    Hermann
    Positive Oct 22, 2020
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    it's a free tool that does the job for repairing lost partitions. If you are not scared of terminal windows, this tools is for you. It is menu based, not command based.

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    • Most users think TestDisk is a great R-Studio alternative.

    • TestDisk is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to R-Studio.

    • TestDisk is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to R-Studio.

    • TestDisk is Free and Open SourceR-Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    164 Recuva alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Bundleware

    Be careful during installation, the installer will promote you to install CCleaner.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Photo Recovery
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    4.  Recover Corrupted Files

    Recuva VS R-Studio

     
    Comments about Recuva as an Alternative to R-Studio
    Guest
    Negative Sep 12, 2015
    3

    Can't recover deleted/damaged partitions.

    Guest
    Positive Jan 10, 2016
    0

    Both of them recover deleted files from disk.

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    • Some users think Recuva is a great R-Studio alternative, some don't.

    • Recuva is Freemium and ProprietaryR-Studio is Paid and Proprietary
    • Recuva is LightweightR-Studio is not according to our users
  3. PhotoRec icon
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    PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures.

    145 PhotoRec alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Disk drive recovery
    2.  DRM Free
    3.  Photo Recovery
    4.  Recover Corrupted Files
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Text-based
    7.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    8.  Finds deleted files

    PhotoRec VS R-Studio

     
  4. Disk Drill icon
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    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.

    155 Disk Drill alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Disk Drill Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  Recover Corrupted Files
    3.  Delete Temporary Files
    4.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    5.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data

    Disk Drill VS R-Studio

     
  5. DiskGenius icon
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    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.

    195 DiskGenius alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Apple TV

    DiskGenius Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Partition Recovery
    3.  Migrate to SSD

    DiskGenius VS R-Studio

     
  6. GetDataBack icon
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    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...

    138 GetDataBack alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  Portable

    GetDataBack VS R-Studio

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

    • GetDataBack is Paid and ProprietaryR-Studio is also Paid and Proprietary
    • GetDataBack is LightweightR-Studio is not according to our users
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    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.

    103 Autopsy Forensic Browser alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Autopsy Forensic Browser Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery

    Autopsy Forensic Browser VS R-Studio

     
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    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.

    157 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Password Recovery
    3.  Windows password recovery
    4.  Windows repair
    5.  Rescue cd

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite VS R-Studio

     
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    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.

    137 Stellar Data Recovery for Mac alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Recover Corrupted Files
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Photo Recovery
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  NTFS Partition Recovery

    Stellar Data Recovery for Mac VS R-Studio

     
  10. 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.

    100 DMDE alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DMDE Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Filesystem
    3.  Partition Recovery

    DMDE VS R-Studio

     
  11. PhoneRescue icon
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    PhoneRescue offers recovery of 31 iOS and Android data types with top success rates. It supports recovery from devices, iTunes, iCloud, handles encrypted backups, and fixes device issues. Effortlessly remove Android lock screens without data loss.

    148 PhoneRescue alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    PhoneRescue Features

    1.  Free API
    2.  iOS Data Recovery
    3.  Photo Recovery
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Recover Corrupted Files

    PhoneRescue VS R-Studio

     
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    Data recovery tool with 96% success rate, restoring files from accidental deletions, system crashes, formatted disks, and more on Windows. It supports hard drives, SSDs, USBs, mobile devices, and memory cards, and handles all major data loss scenarios efficiently.

    122 Wondershare Recoverit alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Wondershare Recoverit Features

    1.  Photo Recovery
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Disaster Recovery

    Wondershare Recoverit VS R-Studio

     
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