Free+and+Opensource+Software

=Free and/or Opensource Software Links=

Data Recovery Programs -- Undelete Programs
Undelete 360 (Portable) (==> First Choice) []

Restoration (==> Softpedia Editor Pick) []

Pandora Recovery (Portable) []

DiskGetor Data Recovery FREE 2.1 []

WinUtilities Free Undelete []

EaseUS® Data Recovery Wizard® Free Edition []

Recuva (from Piriform) []

PC Inspector File Recovery (Portable) <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">**To recover files from removable media only (CD/DVD, USB Flash Drive etc…):**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Roadkil’s Unstoppable Copier (tool for recovering files from scratched CDs/DVDs) <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Abyssal Recovery <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PhotoRec (tool for recovering pictures from memory cards and USB flash disks) <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PhotoRec Step By Step guide <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Full Ashraf’s review: []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">IsoBuster (tool for recovering data/files/movies/music from CD, DVD, BD and HD DVD) <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">CD Recovery Toolbox <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">**To recover entire partitions and restore damaged boot sectors/MBR/BCD:**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">UBCD (Ultimate Boot CD), <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Paragon Rescue Kit Free Edition <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">TestDisk <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">MiniTool Power Data Recovery <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is a terrific all in one data recovery tool designed to recover data even from formatted, deleted or corrupted partitions. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The only downside is that the free version limits restoration only to a size of 1GB. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> []

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">EASEUS Partition Recovery with Bootable Disk based on WinPE <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">See also: <span style="color: #1389b7; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[]