The title of this article explains it all! DataRecovery is freeware and written by TOKIWA(a japanese) to undelete accidentally deleted files even from recycle bin. This might not be the BEST data recovery software but it’s one of the few that works on Windows Vista and it’s FREE. Only 3 steps is required to recover deleted files from Windows.
1. Click on the drive that you want to scan for deleted files
2. Click on Scan Files button and wait…
3. You can wipe the file completely to prevent from recovery by using the Wipe button OR you can recover the deleted file by clicking the Recovery button.
Features of DataRecovery:
* FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS undeletion
* undelete NTFS compressed files
* undelete EFS encrypted files
* wipe out deleted files never to be recovered again
* Able to run from floppy disk
* search by partial string in the file name
* undelete whole files in a directory
* undelete multiple files by selecting them with Shift/Ctrl key
* sort items displayed by clicking column headers
* neither installation nor DLLs is needed
* Windows Vista supported (The wipe function won’t work on Windows Vista due to Windows Vista built-in file protection)
What I like about this Data Recovery freeware is it’s an ongoing project. A lot of freewares gone outdated because the author doesn’t bother to update them since they are not making money out of it or they’re busy with their personal life or other projects. So an ongoing project is a good sign since the author will constantly fix bugs and implement new features to make it better.
Important Note: Always install the data recovery program on another hard drive or USB flash drive and also when you’ve selected the file to recover, make sure you DON’T save it on the same drive because there is a chance that it’ll overwrite it before you can completely recover the file.