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Best Data Recovery Programs For Windows and Macs Roundup - Recover deleted and corrupted files, pictures, emails, documents, music, databases, passwords, and even reformatted hard drives.
Just say, "No", to data loss. It's time to recover your data.
It's happened to all of us, you're working away, getting your work done, minding your own business and, "Wham!" the unthinkable happens. Your power goes out, your hard drive crashes, your important files get deleted, or some other whammy hits your computer, iPod, MP3 player, camera, or phone and your files are gone!
Upsetting as these things are, you have to eventually decide what to do about it. Rather than redoing or recreating all your lost work and files (if such a thing is even possible), wouldn't it be nice if there was a way to actually recover the files that were lost -- some never to be seen again?
To assist people who have had the whammy put on them and that have lost data, we decided to compile a list of the best software programs that have been designed to get you out of trouble, and to put your files back where they belong. Many of these recovery software companies will let you download a free demo copy of their program, which when run will give you an indication of the files that can be recovered. If you like the program you can buy it, register the program, and recover your data.
We have listed the programs by the type of data/files they can recover and have listed them by category in the indexes and tables below. The programs have different recovery abilities and of course have different prices. So click on the provided program links to get a list of all their detailed features.
Download the programs and try before you buy, so you know the program will recover your missing data. If you do buy something that doesn't ultimately work, many of the programs have a money back guarantee.
Best General Data Recovery Programs - By Category
| Recovery Program Name |
HD Files |
Attached Devices -
USB, Cameras, MP3 Players |
Emails and Attach-ments |
Can Recover Files after Devices have been Formatted |
Special Features |
Windows General Data Recovery Programs - Suitable for Home Use |
| ParetoLogic Data Recovery Pro |
X |
X, & some iPods |
X |
X |
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| REMO Recover (Windows) - Basic Edition |
X |
X, & iPods |
No |
X |
Recover RAID0, RAID1 and RAID5 array files, and FireWire Drives |
| Stellar Windows Data Recovery Home |
X |
X, &Phones |
No |
X |
|
Macintosh General Data Recovery Programs - Suitable for Home Use |
| Stellar Macintosh Data Recovery |
X |
X, & iPods |
No |
X |
Lacie hard drives, Unmounted hard drives |
| Remo Recover (Mac) - Media Edition |
X |
X, & iPods |
No |
X |
|
Windows Advanced Data Recovery for Hobbyists and Professionals |
| Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery Software |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Recover lost, formatted, or deleted partitions. Recovers databases. Has disk cloning and imaging tools. |
| Remo Recover (Windows) Pro Edition |
X |
X |
No |
X |
Recover lost data from RAID0, RAID1 and RAID5 partitions, which have been formatted or deleted. |
Advanced Macintosh Recovery for Hobbyists and Professionals |
| Remo Recover (Mac) - Pro Edition |
X |
X |
No |
X |
Recover data from inaccessible Mac OS X volumes. Recover data from lost volumes. |
Best Specialized Data Recovery Programs
The next group of recovery programs are specialized to do a certain type of recovery action e.g. recover passwords, recover picture files, recover corrupted Microsoft Office files, recover Outlook and Outlook Express files, etc.
Often they are more reasonably priced than a general recovery program, or they are just better at the one recovery operation they have been designed to do. Compare the general recovery program's features to the specialized program's features to see which program will benefit you the most. And don't forget the try before you buy option that most of these downloadable programs have.
iPod File Recovery (Windows & Mac) |
| Stellar iPod Recovery (Windows & Mac) - Recovers damaged or deleted data. Compatible with all generations of iPod classic, iPod Mini, iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Touch. |
Photo Recovery (Windows & Mac) |
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DeleteFIX Photo
- DeleteFIX Photo easily and quickly recovers deleted or formatted digital photos and videos from almost all digital cameras. Also recovers from any other storage media such as hard drives, USB devices or pen drives. |
| Stellar Photo Recovery(Windows & Mac) - Recover your photos from any of the following devices: memory sticks, flash cards, Sony memory sticks, IBM Micro Drives, SD Cards, MMC Cards, XD Cards, Secure Digital Card, Zip Disks, Mini Disks, and CD ROMs. |
Corrupted Zip File Recovery |
| Stellar Phoenix Zip Recovery - Stellar Phoenix Zip repairs even password protected files from WinZip 5.0 to Win Zip 8.0. |
Password Recovery Programs |
| Stellar Windows Password Recovery - It recovers lost or forgotten passwords for your Windows login, multiple web browsers, mail clients, FTP clients and chat messengers. |
| Office Password Recovery PRO - MS Office Recovery gets your MS Office access back in a flash. This program recovers lost passwords from all MS Office applications, no matter how long or complex the password might be. Even special characters and foreign language scripts can be recovered quickly and easily. |
| Stellar Windows Server Password Recovery - Resets lost or forgotten passwords for the user's Windows Server. Compatible with Microsoft Windows 2008, 2003 & 2000 Servers. (Note: Trial not available for this product) |
Best Specialized Data Recovery Programs
- By Category
Outlook and Outlook Express Undelete/Recovery |
| Stellar Outlook Express Recovery - Outlook Express Email Recovery scans damaged and corrupted email (.dbx files) and extracts and restores the information into new usable .dbx or .eml files - enabling complete and total data recovery. |
| Remo Recover Outlook Express - Remo Recover Outlook Express (DBX) is specially designed to repair corrupt / damaged Outlook Express mailboxes (inbox.dbx, sent.dbx etc.) and recovers emails and email folders and other Outlook Express attributes. |
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OutlookFIX - Includes a file reduction function to reduce extremely large PST files. Works with Microsoft® Outlook 95, 97, 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003, 2007 and 2010. |
| Stellar Outlook PST Repair - Quickly recovers, totally repairs and restores your Emails, Contacts, Tasks, Notes and Calendar items that have been lost due to damaged or corrupted Microsoft Outlook Personal Storage Files (.pst). |
Microsoft Word Corrupted File Repair/Recovery |
|
WordFIX
- Works with Word 2.0, 6.0, 95, 97, 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003, 2007, 2010 and all versions of Word for Macintosh. Recovers all the file's elements and important details. |
| Stellar Phoenix Word Recovery - Stellar Phoenix Word Recovery repairs and restores damaged or corrupted Microsoft Word documents (*.doc and *.docx) files back to their original condition. |
Microsoft Excel Corrupted File Repair/Recovery |
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ExcelFIX Excel File Recovery
- ExcelFIX recovers files created in Excel 95, 97, 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003, 2007 and 2010. Recovers all the file's elements and important details. |
| Stellar Excel Recovery - Stellar Phoenix Excel Recovery supports the latest versions of Microsoft Excel including Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000. Well suited for all the XLS file corruption problems, it provides complete and effective Excel repair. |
Microsoft Access Corrupted File Repair/Recovery |
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AccessFIX
- This utility works with Microsoft® Access 95, 97, 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003, 2007 and 2010. Recovers all the file's objects and the important details. |
| Stellar Phoenix Access Database Recovery - Access Database Recovery serves as a complete solution to repair and recover corrupt Access .mdb and .accdb database files. It scans corrupted Access database files and repairs them after detecting the corrupt database components. |
Microsoft SQL Server Recovery |
| Stellar Phoenix SQL Database Recovery - Successfully recovers data from MS SQL Server database. Can also recover the backup files MS SQL Server. |
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