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About Stellar Data Recovery
Stellar Data Recovery restores deleted, lost or formatted data such as Office documents, emails, photos, videos and other files. Separate editions exist for Windows and Mac, and the range also covers photo recovery from cameras and storage cards, iPhone and Android recovery, and repair of corrupt videos and photos.
A free edition shows a preview of recoverable data, and paid Standard, Professional and Premium editions add more capability. It suits people who have lost files and want a guided commercial tool rather than a free utility.
Strengths
- Editions for both Windows and Mac
- Free preview shows what can be recovered before paying
- Related tools for photo, video and phone recovery
Limitations
- Full recovery features sit in paid editions
- Many overlapping editions make choosing one confusing
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree edition with preview of recoverable files; Standard, Professional and Premium editions are paid.
- License
- Proprietary (Proprietary)
- Developer
- Stellar
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Recovering deleted or formatted files on Windows or Mac with a commercial tool
- Categories
- Disk tools, Backup tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard also has Windows and Mac versions with a freemium model, handling deletion, formatting and partition loss, with larger recoveries needing a paid edition.
Disk Drill
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Disk Drill covers Windows and macOS and recovers from phones and RAID arrays as well as drives, with full recovery requiring the paid PRO version.
Wondershare Recoverit
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Recuva
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TestDisk & PhotoRec
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TestDisk & PhotoRec is free and open source across Windows, macOS and Linux, restoring lost partitions and carving files, but uses an intimidating text menu interface.
DMDE
A disk editor and data recovery tool that reconstructs lost files and directory structures.
DMDE runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, rebuilding directory trees after formatting and including a low-level disk editor, with the free edition limited to 4000 files per directory.
DiskGenius
Combined partition manager, data recovery tool and backup utility for Windows.
DiskGenius is Windows only and combines file recovery with partition management and backup, though recovery beyond small files needs a paid licence.
Windows File Recovery
Microsoft's free command-line tool for recovering deleted or lost files on Windows.
Windows File Recovery is a free Microsoft tool installed from the Microsoft Store, but it is command line only and needs Windows 10 2004 or later, with no Mac version.
Stellar Data Recovery as an alternative
Listings that name Stellar Data Recovery as an alternative.
IsoBuster
A Windows data recovery program for optical discs, hard drives, USB sticks, memory cards and disk images.
Stellar Data Recovery offers Windows and Mac editions with a free preview before paying, plus related photo, video and phone recovery tools.
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GNU ddrescue
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The Sleuth Kit
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SpinRite
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OSFMount
A free Windows utility that mounts disk image files as drives and creates RAM disks.
