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RecoverPyTestDisk & PhotoRec
Free

Free software under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.

 Free

Free and open source under the GNU General Public Licence.

Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Searches partitions or disk images directly
  • Can inspect adjacent blocks and extract remaining content
  • Recovers deleted partitions and fixes partition tables, which restores everything at once
  • Rebuilds FAT and NTFS boot sectors and repairs the MFT from its mirror
  • Linux requirement
  • Does not restore filesystem structures or filenames
  • A text menu interface that is genuinely intimidating under pressure
  • Easy to make things worse if you do not understand what you are confirming
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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