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AviraAvira UnEraseUnErase PersonalPersonal CD Recovery ToolboxCD Recovery Toolbox Data RecoveryData Recovery EASEUS Data Recovery EASEUS Data Recovery

WizardWizard FreeUndeleteFreeUndelete Glary UndeleteGlary Undelete mmCARDmmCARD RecoveryRecovery NTFS UndeleteNTFS Undelete Pandora RecoveryPandora Recovery PC Inspector File RecoveryPC Inspector File Recovery Quick Data Recovery ProQuick Data Recovery Pro

Recover FilesRecover Files RecuvaRecuva File RecoveryFile Recovery Restoration file recoveryRestoration file recovery Scavenger Version 4Scavenger Version 4 Search & RecoverSearch & Recover SoftPerfectSoftPerfect File RecoveryFile Recovery Stellar Phoenix Windows Stellar Phoenix Windows

Data RecoveryData Recovery TOKIWA TOKIWA DataRecoveryDataRecovery Undelete PlusUndelete Plus WinUndeleteWinUndelete

Tested OnTested On 74 Files 74 Files –– including: MP3, DOC, PDF, JPG, including: MP3, DOC, PDF, JPG,

video, Excel, Zip, HTML, and Exe video, Excel, Zip, HTML, and Exe FlashdriveFlashdrive

Files were deleted and drive formattedFiles were deleted and drive formatted

SD card SD card Files were deleted and card formattedFiles were deleted and card formatted

Hard driveHard drive Files were deleted and drive defragged Files were deleted and drive defragged

AshampooAshampoo

Cost $14.99Cost $14.99 FlashdriveFlashdrive –– after formatting found after formatting found

nothingnothing SD card SD card –– recovered all 12 JPG, but 2 recovered all 12 JPG, but 2

could not be used. Recovered all videocould not be used. Recovered all video Hard drive Hard drive –– Hung up and I stopped itHung up and I stopped it

AviraAvira UnEraseUnErase PersonalPersonal

Free for personal usageFree for personal usage When recovering files it ask for a When recovering files it ask for a

character for the first letter/number. It character for the first letter/number. It only gives 8.3 filenames. only gives 8.3 filenames.

Flash drive Flash drive –– it recovered most except for it recovered most except for video and zip filesvideo and zip files

Hard drive Hard drive –– with no filter or direct folder with no filter or direct folder to point to it found 14,241 deleted files. to point to it found 14,241 deleted files. Could not find the ones I wanted.Could not find the ones I wanted.

Data Recovery (Data Recovery (TokiwaTokiwa))

Download.comDownload.com

Data Recovery (Data Recovery (TokiwaTokiwa)) Besides being free this program has a plus in that Besides being free this program has a plus in that

it does not need to be installed. It starts up just it does not need to be installed. It starts up just by clicking on the file. After that just click on the by clicking on the file. After that just click on the drive and tell it to scan for deleted files. You can drive and tell it to scan for deleted files. You can speed up the search by typing in part or all of the speed up the search by typing in part or all of the file name you are looking for. file name you are looking for.

For the flash drive it found everythingFor the flash drive it found everything

With the SD card it found the .With the SD card it found the .mtsmts but not the but not the .jpg files. .jpg files.

With the hard drive it would take too long to runWith the hard drive it would take too long to run

Data Recovery (Data Recovery (TokiwaTokiwa))

Scan of external hard driveScan of external hard drive

Data Recovery WizardData Recovery Wizard

from EASEUS from EASEUS www.easeus.comwww.easeus.com

Data Recovery Wizard from EASEUSData Recovery Wizard from EASEUS Price: $69.95. They released a new version which will Price: $69.95. They released a new version which will

allow you do recover 1GB of deleted files for free. allow you do recover 1GB of deleted files for free.

With the flash drive is found everything.With the flash drive is found everything.

With the SD card it found the all, but 1 could not be With the SD card it found the all, but 1 could not be recovered recovered

With the external drive it said it would take about 7.5 With the external drive it said it would take about 7.5 hours. I stopped it after about 3.5 hours, it did not list the hours. I stopped it after about 3.5 hours, it did not list the folder I deleted files from (folder I deleted files from (\\Deleted files)Deleted files)

It does have a preview option and for the hard drive you It does have a preview option and for the hard drive you can specify a folder saving time. Also search by file type, can specify a folder saving time. Also search by file type, date, size, or other parameters. date, size, or other parameters.

Data Recovery Wizard from EASEUSData Recovery Wizard from EASEUS

Data Recovery Wizard from EASEUSData Recovery Wizard from EASEUS

File ScavengerFile Scavenger

File Scavenger File Scavenger

Cost:Cost: $49.95$49.95 http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htmhttp://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm Looks like it would recover everything Looks like it would recover everything

(demo version), but with the scan of the (demo version), but with the scan of the external hard drive it did not find the external hard drive it did not find the deleted files folder (lots of others.)deleted files folder (lots of others.)

File ScavengerFile Scavenger

Limited recoveryLimited recovery

FreeUndeleteFreeUndelete

FreeUndeleteFreeUndelete

Flash drive Flash drive –– recovered all but one video recovered all but one video

SD SD –– recovered all but one video and one recovered all but one video and one JPG pictureJPG picture

Hard drive Hard drive –– very fast scan (under a very fast scan (under a minute) for the whole drive. It found minute) for the whole drive. It found others, but could not the deleted test files.others, but could not the deleted test files.

Glary UndeleteGlary Undelete

Glary UndeleteGlary Undelete

Flash drive it found everything, but with Flash drive it found everything, but with the SD card it found the .the SD card it found the .mtsmts video files video files but not the but not the \\DCIM folder or .jpg pictures. DCIM folder or .jpg pictures.

It completed a scan of the hard drive in It completed a scan of the hard drive in under an hour. For the hard drive it did under an hour. For the hard drive it did not find the files I deleted.not find the files I deleted.

There is a preview feature to insure it is There is a preview feature to insure it is the jpg file you wanted. the jpg file you wanted.

Glary UndeleteGlary Undelete

mmCARDmmCARD RecoveryRecovery

mmCARDmmCARD Recovery 3.5.3.9Recovery 3.5.3.9

cost $27.00cost $27.00

Strictly for digital pictures, and multimediaStrictly for digital pictures, and multimedia

My Canon video camera records its HD My Canon video camera records its HD video in .video in .mtsmts format files. It did not find format files. It did not find any of those in fact it showed them as any of those in fact it showed them as .jpg files. .jpg files.

NTFS UndeleteNTFS Undelete

NTFS UndeleteNTFS Undelete Cost: $39.95 with updates for two years. From Cost: $39.95 with updates for two years. From ESupportESupport. .

Demo only program, and their license says only for one Demo only program, and their license says only for one computer.computer.

It did scan my 2GB flash drive and found everything. It did scan my 2GB flash drive and found everything. There is a preview feature for graphic files (jpg, There is a preview feature for graphic files (jpg, pngpng, , and gif), and it even showed a preview for and gif), and it even showed a preview for pdfpdf files. files.

For the SD card it found the .For the SD card it found the .mtsmts files, but not the .jpg files, but not the .jpg files.files.

With a quick scan of the hard drive it completed the scan With a quick scan of the hard drive it completed the scan in under two minutes. But it did not find the deleted test in under two minutes. But it did not find the deleted test files.files.

It has a filter feature so you can put in all or part of the It has a filter feature so you can put in all or part of the file you are looking for. Also filter by date, or size.file you are looking for. Also filter by date, or size.

Pandora RecoveryPandora Recovery

www.pandorarecovery.comwww.pandorarecovery.com

Pandora RecoveryPandora Recovery

It has a preview so you can see which pictures It has a preview so you can see which pictures you want to recover.you want to recover.

For the flash drive it found everything except for For the flash drive it found everything except for the two video (mpg & mp4)the two video (mpg & mp4)

With the SD card it found all pictures, and videoWith the SD card it found all pictures, and video

On the hard drive I could point where to look, it On the hard drive I could point where to look, it found everything.found everything.

Pandora RecoveryPandora Recovery

Pandora Mobile RecoveryPandora Mobile Recovery ($19.95) is a ($19.95) is a portable version of Pandora Recovery that portable version of Pandora Recovery that requires no installation and is distributed requires no installation and is distributed on a 1 GB USB thumb drive as part of the on a 1 GB USB thumb drive as part of the Pandora Pandora PowerPackPowerPack. Pandora Recovery . Pandora Recovery can be run directly from the USB drive and can be run directly from the USB drive and deleted files may be recovered to the deleted files may be recovered to the drive.drive.

PC InspectorPC Inspector

PC Inspector File RecoveryPC Inspector File Recovery

Free, but very slow with the scans. Does not Free, but very slow with the scans. Does not work quite right with Windows 7 work quite right with Windows 7

On Flash drive it discovered everything, but On Flash drive it discovered everything, but crashed before restoring. crashed before restoring.

With SD recovered only video filesWith SD recovered only video files

Did not try with external USB hard drive it would Did not try with external USB hard drive it would take far too longtake far too long

PC Inspector Smart Recovery PC Inspector Smart Recovery Only recovers graphic files and wavOnly recovers graphic files and wav

Quick Data Recovery ProQuick Data Recovery Pro

Quick Data Recovery ProQuick Data Recovery Pro Scans are very fastScans are very fast

Found everything on flash drive.Found everything on flash drive.

Did not find the .jpg files on the SD cardDid not find the .jpg files on the SD card

Hard drive it did not file the deleted files from Hard drive it did not file the deleted files from the the \\Deleted files folder. Deleted files folder.

Cost $49 or $79 for proCost $49 or $79 for pro--plus versionplus version

Recover FilesRecover Files

Recover FilesRecover Files

Cost: $39.95 (use to be free years ago) Cost: $39.95 (use to be free years ago)

Trial version looks pretty good. Nice break down Trial version looks pretty good. Nice break down of deleted file types. Scan is fast and looks like of deleted file types. Scan is fast and looks like with would get everything from the flash drive. with would get everything from the flash drive. It will give you 30 days to try it out, but it will It will give you 30 days to try it out, but it will recover only one file and limit it to under 256MB. recover only one file and limit it to under 256MB.

With SD card it only found the .With SD card it only found the .mtsmts video files.video files.

Hard drive again did not find the filesHard drive again did not find the files

RecuvaRecuva File RecoveryFile Recovery http://http://www.piriform.com/recuvawww.piriform.com/recuva Cost Cost ––

used free used free versionversion(no support)(no support)

RecuvaRecuva File RecoveryFile Recovery

Flash drive Flash drive –– found all of the filesfound all of the files

SD Card SD Card –– Found only the .Found only the .mtsmts video filesvideo files

Hard Drive Hard Drive -- Able to point which folder: Able to point which folder: Quick scan it found nothing. Did a deep Quick scan it found nothing. Did a deep scan it took 2 hours found most of the scan it took 2 hours found most of the files. files.

Search & RecoverSearch & Recover

From From ioloiolo technologies technologies www.iolo.comwww.iolo.com

Search & RecoverSearch & Recover From From ioloiolo technologies technologies www.iolo.comwww.iolo.com

Flash drive Flash drive -- it found and recovered everything.it found and recovered everything.

SD card SD card -- it found everything but one picture could not be it found everything but one picture could not be used.used.

External hard drive it took over 4 hours to scan External hard drive it took over 4 hours to scan –– would would be nice to be able to direct it to a specific folder. It did be nice to be able to direct it to a specific folder. It did find everything.find everything.

On the toolbar there is a On the toolbar there is a ““Filter ResultsFilter Results”” feature. Once feature. Once inside it I can tell it to look for. I do wish it was at the inside it I can tell it to look for. I do wish it was at the start of the search.start of the search.

SoftPerfectSoftPerfect File RecoveryFile Recovery

from from SoftPerfectSoftPerfect www.softperfect.comwww.softperfect.com

SoftPerfectSoftPerfect File RecoveryFile Recovery

Very fast scans, no installation is required. Very fast scans, no installation is required. Small, 500KB, standalone file.Small, 500KB, standalone file.

Flash drive Flash drive -- found and recovered everything. found and recovered everything.

SD card it found the video files only.SD card it found the video files only.

Hard drive it did not find the files deleted in the Hard drive it did not find the files deleted in the Deleted files folder.Deleted files folder.

WinUndeleteWinUndelete

WinUndeleteWinUndelete

Cost $49.95 demo versionCost $49.95 demo version You can specify what type of file you want You can specify what type of file you want

it to scan for. it to scan for. Scans are very fast.Scans are very fast. SD card it found the three .SD card it found the three .mtsmts (HD video) (HD video)

files, but for some reason it did not find files, but for some reason it did not find any .jpg (picture) files, even after telling it any .jpg (picture) files, even after telling it to specifically look for them. to specifically look for them.

Undelete ProfessionalUndelete Professional from from DiskkeeperDiskkeeper $49.95 $49.95 www.diskeeper.comwww.diskeeper.com

Undelete ProfessionalUndelete Professional

UndeleteUndelete®® file recovery software replaces the Windows recycle bin with a file recovery software replaces the Windows recycle bin with a catchcatch--all all Recovery BinRecovery Bin™™ that intercepts all deleted files, no matter how they were delethat intercepts all deleted files, no matter how they were deleted. The ted. The Recovery Bin displays information about each deleted file includRecovery Bin displays information about each deleted file including the file owner, the ing the file owner, the date and time the file was deleted and allows for easy recovery.date and time the file was deleted and allows for easy recovery.

It does not have a preview window to make sure of what you are rIt does not have a preview window to make sure of what you are recovering. ecovering.

It found and recovered all the MP3 files on the flash drive It found and recovered all the MP3 files on the flash drive

It found 18 pictures files on the SD card, 6 of which could not It found 18 pictures files on the SD card, 6 of which could not be used.be used.

No problem recovering anything with external hard drive. Zip, DoNo problem recovering anything with external hard drive. Zip, Doc, images, or MP3 c, images, or MP3 files were all useable. files were all useable.

After formatting After formatting -- I could not find anything after a format.I could not find anything after a format.

This is from a previous test I did about 4 This is from a previous test I did about 4 yearsyears ago.ago.