Today, the data resides in our PC/Laptops are also very important assets because it contains our photos, videos, project files, reports, important documents, account details, etc. So, we don’t want to lose it in any case. We keep regular backups of paramount information and sync them with our cloud storage accounts but it’s not possible for a normal user to create regular backups of hundreds of GBs of important data or keep it synced.
So, when accidents happen like we unintentionally deleted our important files permanently (SHIFT + DEL), the hard drive gets crashed, disk formatted or our data get lost due to system update, viruses or unexpected software actions, we are left just unprotected & exposed to this accidents. If you have lost your important data due to any similar cause and want to get it back (even if there was no backup) then there are many data recovery software available for windows which can help you recover lost data.
However, among these “many data recovery tools”, you may want to use only the good ones because if you used any low-grade data recovery software, it will not only be able to recover your lost data but also modify the system in such manner that even the good data recovery software won’t be able to recover your lost data from Windows afterwards.
So, today we are providing this list of top 10 free data recovery tools for Windows which are powerful, popular and perform every action safely so that they won’t deteriorate the system any further. Using these tools, you will be able to recover images, videos, text files, programs or anything else you’ve lost from your system accidentally. But, features, techniques and user interface are different.
That’s why check these free data recovery software for Windows carefully and pick the one which suits your need.
1. Piriform Recuva
Piriform Recuva is one of the easiest and fast data recovery software which I have used. With a very simple interface, Recuva allows users to recover lost files and folders from computer’s hard disk, external drives such as USB drive, CD/DVD, Blue-Ray Disc, and memory card. Open the software, select any available or connected device to your PC inside the software and hit “Scan” button. Recuva will start scanning the drive and listing down all the deleted files. You can select any or many delete file to recover (or undelete) them. You can check preview on the right pane, check out the file info and perform very advanced tasks using this data recovery software.
2. Disk Drill
Disk Drill is another free data recovery tool available for Windows. The software is not only strong in recovering deleted or lost files, it’s interface is also very appealing, easy & straight-forward. Install & open Disk Drill data recovery software, it will automatically list all the available storage drives (even the unallocated space) on your computer. Now, all you need to do is click “Recover” button for the desired drive where you want to scan and undelete files. Scanning takes time so, you can save current session and import it later for the next time to fast-forward data recovery.
3. Wise Data Recovery
Wise Data Recovery is a data recovery program which is too easy to use. It can scan and recover all lost or deleted files from your computer or any external drives. For the drive you’ve lost your data, allow Wise Data Recovery to scan it once after that, it will not only show you deleted/lost files to undelete them but you can also use its instant search to search & recover any deleted files from the drive you’ve scanned earlier. Wise Data Recovery also tells the “recoverability” (condition) of deleted files to tell you if the desired file can be recovered or not.
4. Bplan Data Recovery Tool
Bplan is simple but very advanced data recovery software which allows you to recover (or undelete) file of any format from your Windows PC. Whether it is a photo, video, mp3 audio, document, software (.exe) or compressed file, with BPlan you can recover all of them easily. It is light-weighted and very fast data recovery tool which even provides various modes to scan for deleted/lost files. If your file is recently deleted, you can use quick mode to save your time and if it’s an old deleted file, you can select deep-scan mode to allow BPlan Data Recovery Tool to scan your system thoroughly for the file. Once the data recovery tool has done scanning, you can save the scan info and use it later to save your time next time.
5. Free Undelete
FreeUndelete restores deleted files, including those removed from Windows Recycle Bin. In case of accidental removal of files on a NTFS (1.0 and 2.0) (default for Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and NT), FAT32, FAT16 or FAT12 file systems this is the utility to help. There is no charge, direct or hidden, to download and use a fully functional copy of Free Undelete. And have no worries, the program does not install any spyware or adware along with it. It does not populate user’s desktop with pop-up ads or forcefully subscribe user to mailing lists too.
Free Undelete is very simple and easy to use data recovery program. It utilizes basic Windows design which makes it even simpler for Windows users to use Free Undelete to recover their files. Recovered files are saved into a new user-selected location to prevent overwriting the deleted files on the original media.
6. TestDisk
TestDisk is powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software: certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table).
With the help of TestDisk recovery tool, you can fix partition table, recover deleted partition, recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup, rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector, fix FAT tables, rebuild NTFS boot sector, recover NTFS boot sector from its backup, fix MFT using MFT mirror, locate ext2/ext3/ext4 Backup SuperBlock, undelete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2 filesystem, copy files from deleted FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions.
7. EaseUS Data Recovery Tool
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard PRO is a powerful all-in-one data recovery tool for Windows & Mac users. The software allows you to recover permanently deleted documents, text/word files, images, videos, compressed files, PPTs, Excel workbook, Executables (.exe) and all other types of files that you use on your computer. You can preview the file, watch its properties and verify its condition before trying to recover the file. It allows batch recover, import/export of scan data, different scan modes and many other advanced data recovery tools which make EaseUS best data recovery software for both personal and commercial use.
8. Stellar Data Recovery
Stellar Data Recovery does a stellar job in recovering data from the partitions or out of the situations where you didn’t imagine it was possible to recover your lost or permanently deleted data. Using Stellar Data Recovery program is simple. Just download it, start the scan, and you are able to recover from the past data disasters. This risk-free program recovers data from different types of storage devices like memory cards, smartphones, USB drives, hard disks etc.
9. Undelete 360
Undelete 360 is one of the best programs to use for restoring accidentally or unintentionally deleted files from your computer, regardless of storage medium. Built on a very fast and efficient algorithm, the program will browse, search, and recover files that have been deleted as a result of an accident, a virus, or software and computer failures.
Undelete 360 can recover files deleted from computer hard drives, USB/thumb drives and memory sticks, the memory cards used in cameras, smart phones, and other devices, pen drives, and more. The program supports both file recovery and folder recovery.
10. Paragon Rescue Kit Free
All of the above data recovery tools assume that your system is still in working condition which is also the case most of the time but Paragon Rescue Kit is for such disaster strikes which left your computer in such a condition that you aren’t able to BOOT the system. Rescue Kit helps you to recover lost or deleted data from your hard drive directly through BOOT menu. Paragon Rescue Kit has the complete collection of powerful rescue wizards and backup tools that will help you to rescue your system or your data. If your system has gone out of control then this is the data recovery tool that you can use to regain control of your PC.
Many of these above-provided data recovery software allows users to create a system restore point before using the data recovery software to perform any rigorous scan or taking any serious/unreverted action. If it doesn’t, you can follow this guide to backup your PC before trying to recover your lost data using any of these data recovery tools. Now, recover your data without worrying about anything and after you’re done, don’t forget to comment your experience with the selected data recovery software below. 😀
