Top 10 Best Data Recovery Software (Ranked by Experts)

Total Score

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Disk Drill 100% – Disk Drill

100%

R-Studio 85% – R-Studio

85%

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard 84% – EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard

84%

DiskGenius 82% – DiskGenius

82%

Wondershare Recoverit 76% – Wondershare Recoverit

76%

PhotoRec 74% – PhotoRec

74%

Stellar Data Recovery 73% – Stellar Data Recovery

73%

MiniTool Power Data Recovery 72% – MiniTool Power Data Recovery

72%

Data Rescue 71% – Data Rescue

71%

Recuva 67% – Recuva

67%

Requirements

Windows 10-11 (x64 only)Windows 2000-11Windows 7-11Windows 7-11Windows 7-11 (x64 only)Windows XP-10, 11 (unofficial support)Windows 7-11Windows 7-11Windows 7-11Windows XP-10, 11 (unofficial support)

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Quick scan

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Trial version available

Trial version limitations

Recover up to 500 MB for free Recover files smaller than 256 KB Recover up to 2 GB for free Only small files can be copied Recover up to 100 MB for free Freeware. No limits Recover up to 1 GB for free Recover up to 1 GB for free Preview only Freeware. No limits

Starting price

$89.00 / Perpetual$49.99 / Perpetual$69.95 / 1 month$69.90 / Lifetime$59.99 / 1 monthFree$49.99 / 1 year$69.00 / 1 month$19.00 / 1 fileFree

Raw photo recovery

Video formats recovery

Document formats recovery

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