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Finding reliable data recovery tools for Windows
soumitra sen gupta Thank you for your suggestions. Can you compare the effectiveness of the tools and the ease of use?
Go with Disk Drill.
Recovery Rate: 91% (tested)
Usability Score: 100% (perfect)
Free Version: 500 MB limit
Supports ~400 file formats
Multiple file systems (NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, HFS+, APFS, EXT4)
Handles normal, inaccessible, and RAW disks
Can create and recover from disk images (ISO/DMG)
Pause and resume scans
In-app file preview before recovery
Recovery Vault and Guaranteed Recovery features
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2. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard ⭐ Best for Beginners
Recovery Rate: Very Good
Usability Score: Excellent
Free Version: 2 GB limit (with promo code)
Strengths:
Step-by-step wizard interface
Windows Explorer-style file browser
Recovers deleted partitions and virus-damaged files
Comprehensive file format support
Very beginner-friendly
Weaknesses:
Deep scan is very slow
No pause/resume feature
Best For: General recovery, beginners, larger free tier
soumitra sen gupta How about 3 and 4?
Recuva is Free but recovery percentage is roughly 36%
Ref: https://www.techradar.com/best/best-data-recovery-software
Excellent to use (wizard-based)
Whereas R-Studio is not Free but one of the best-in-class. In comparison, difficult to use. Interface is complex.
soumitra sen gupta Can you give me any other data recovery tools?