Recovery Explorer AlternativesFile & Photo Recovery Tools like Recovery Explorer

Recovery Explorer is described as '(Standard and RAID) are an effective easy-to-use software solution for retrieving different types of data lost from various devices and file systems' and is a File Recovery tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Recovery Explorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com and Android apps. The best Recovery Explorer alternative is Recuva, which is free. Other great apps like Recovery Explorer are Glary Utilities, PhotoRec, Disk Drill and DiskGenius.

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  1. Recuva icon

    Recuva

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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.

    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 Recovery Explorer.

    • Recuva is the most popular free alternative to Recovery Explorer.

    • Recuva is Freemium and ProprietaryRecovery Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
    • Recuva is LightweightRecovery Explorer is not according to our users
  2. Glary Utilities icon

    Glary Utilities

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    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.

    228 Glary Utilities alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. PhotoRec icon

    PhotoRec

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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.

    143 PhotoRec alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • PhotoRec is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Recovery Explorer.

    • PhotoRec is the most popular Open Source alternative to Recovery Explorer.

    • PhotoRec is Free and Open SourceRecovery Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
    • PhotoRec is LightweightRecovery Explorer is not according to our users
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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. Disk Drill icon

    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.

    158 Disk Drill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. DiskGenius icon

    DiskGenius

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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.

    182 DiskGenius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Apple TV
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  8. R-Studio icon

    R-Studio

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    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 commercial alternative to Recovery Explorer.

    • R-Studio is Paid and ProprietaryRecovery Explorer is also Paid and Proprietary
    • R-Studio is LightweightRecovery Explorer is not according to our users
  10. GetDataBack icon

    GetDataBack

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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...

    137 GetDataBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

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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.

    158 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. DMDE icon

    DMDE

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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.

    99 DMDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    hard disk selection
     
  13. Wondershare Recoverit icon

    Wondershare Recoverit

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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.

    125 Wondershare Recoverit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  14. Orion File Recovery icon

    Orion File Recovery

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    Orion searches for deleted files on your hard drive, or any external or portable drive connected to your computer. Files that are not overwritten can either be recovered or permanently deleted to prevent future recovery.

    150 Orion File Recovery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. R-Linux icon

    R-Linux

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    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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