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1. VirtualLab

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VirtualLabrnis a utility for recovering various types of data. As you would expect, thernproduct features file level recovery and partition level recovery. What mightrnnot be expected however is that it also has support for Macintosh partitions.rnThe software also has dedicated functions for recovering CD / DVD ROMs, deletedrnE-mail messages, and photos. There is even a RAID recovery function. Best ofrnall, the interface is very clean and easy to use.

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VirtualLab sells for $39.95, but a free trial version isrnavailable for download. The trial version scans for recoverable data, but thernactual recovery is disabled.

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File Scavenger Data Recovery Utility 1

2. File Scavenger Data Recovery Utility

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FilernScavenger Data Recovery Utility that is dedicated to file recovery. Thernutility itself is fairly simple. It scans the volume of your choosing, lets yournselect the file that you want to recover, and then that file is saved to arnlocation of your choosing.

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One thing that I really like about this utility is that itrnactively prevents recovered files from being saved to the volume where theyrnpreviously resided. This is important, because writing to the volume decreasesrnthe chances of being able to recover other lost data. Although File ScavengerrnData Recovery Utility is not as diverse as some of the other utilities that arernavailable, it does one thing and does it well.

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File Scavenger Data Recovery Utility sells for $49.95, but arnfree trial version is available for download. The trial version is limited tornrecovering files 64KB in size or smaller.

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Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery – Professional 1

3. Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery u2013 Professional

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StellarrnPhoenix Windows Data Recovery u2013 Professional is a basic data recoveryrnutility. It has dedicated modes that allow for the recovery of drives (and filerndata), CDs and DVDs, photos, and E-mail messages.

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I particularly liked this utility’s advanced options. Itrnfeatures the ability to clone a drive so that you don’t risk further damagingrnyour only copy of the data. There is also a feature that lets you create a diskrnimage, which you can restore data from later on. A Drive Status function letsrnyou view detailed health information for a disk.

rnrnStellar Phoenix WindowsrnData Recovery u2013 Professional sells for $99.00, but a free trial download isrnavailable. The Save option is disabled in the free trial.

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MiniTool Power Data Recovery Free Edition 1

4. MiniTool Power Data Recovery Free Edition

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MiniToolrnPower Data Recovery Free Edition is a free tool for recovering data from arnnumber of different sources. The software provides undelete recovery, recoveryrnof damaged or lost partitions, digital media recovery, and CD / DVD recovery.

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The best thing about MiniTool Power Data Recovery FreernEdition might be the fact that you can purchase a boot disk. Having a boot diskrnmakes it far easier to recover data from an unbootable, malware infected, orrnseverely damaged system.

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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition 1

5. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition

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EaseUSrnData Recovery Wizard Free Edition is a free tool for deleted file recovery,rnpartition recovery, and complete system recovery. At first glance, it appearsrnthat the utility will only allow you to recover specific types of data such asrnpictures or E-mail messages. However, the interface does contain an Otherrnoption that you can use to recover files of any type.

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The free version of this tool will allow for up to 2GB ofrndata recovery. EaseUS also provides the option to purchase a Windows PE basedrnboot disk for $59.95.

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