Pros
*Can recover files that have been previously deleted or lost
*Has three different modes to help you recover files or partitions
*Can search for lost files by specific file type(s) or all files
*Can preview files prior to recovery
*Has a built in search tool to search found files
*Can recover more than one file at once
*Recovered my “test files” just fine.
*Easy to use thanks to the program’s easy-to-understand wizard
*Does not recover files just from your internal hard drive. It can also recover data from USB drives, external drives, memory cards, MP3 players, digital cameras, and more.

Cons
*Shows already existing files in scan results
*Doesn’t properly tell the “recoverability” of a file
*Cannot properly preview videos
*Does not come with any sort of bootable/recovery media (Linux-based nor WinPE) to run Data Recovery Wizard from outside of Windows
*Is limited to partitions/drives on NTFS/FAT file systems

Free Alternatives
Testdisk & PhotoRec

Final Verdict
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Ashraf from dotTech  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+110)

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I had version 5.51 from an earlier giveaway. Normally I just install a newer version into the same folder. This time I choose to uninstall the earlier version. Note that the uninstall does not remove the old program folder. This must be done manually.

One big draw back for this is the sheer size of the program. It weighs in at 39.1 MB as opposed to the mere 2.68 MB for Recuva. So how does it perform? In my simple tests of creating a file, deleting it, and trying to recover it, it was hit and miss. Some were restored perfectly, others did not fare so well.

But for me I have not discovered a perfect restore program yet. There are always files that one program will restore while another can't. Or a file that no program can restore. My answer is to have a few different programs to increase the odds of a successful restore. This one is good and I would recommend it with the caution that it is not perfect. If you miss this, you can never go wrong with Recuva. Check it out here...

http://www.piriform.com/recuva

Thank you GOTD team and CHENGDU YIWO Tech Development.

dadams  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+77)

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Today's giveaway is one of the best data recovery software I ever used so far, especially for recovering data from a formatted and/or corrupted partition with missing critical file system structures.

Somebody recommended RECUVA rather than this GAOTD...

Well, as far as I know RECUVA is able to recover files from a formatted partition only if you have reformatted or partitioned your HD using the same file system.

Anyway, I said that this GAOTD is just one of the best Recovery data tools on the market because...well...well...

http://www.diskgetor.com
http://www.powerdatarecovery.com
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Pandora-Recovery.shtml
http://www.pcinspector.de/Default.htm?language=1
http://seriousbit.com/undeletemyfiles

But hey...why not recover an entire lost partition instead?

http://www.easeus.com/partition-recovery

Enjoy!!

Giovanni  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+73)

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According to the comparison table:

http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/comparison.htm

the today offered version (standard) is worse than the free version because updates and upgrades do not apply to GOTD version and according to the table the standard version does not work with EXT2/EXT3 systems nor with dynamic disk volumes.

ania20011  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+54)

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@4, Marius

It's poorly worded, but they (likely) mean that if the software is installed -after- the data loss, that it may overwrite the very sectors you're trying to recover data from.

It is standard practice with all recovery tools to recommend against installation after the fact.

If you install it before the data loss occurs, it will not -cause- data loss. If the software is installed on your machine prior to a problem, you may also be able to recover data from a drive that's connected to your machine via USB, eSata, etc, provided that the software supports it.

It's not useless if you only have one drive. I hope this helps.

strm  –  11 years ago  –  ¿Te ha parecido útil este comentario? si | no (+46)

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