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TestDisk & PhotoRecRecoverPy
Free

Free and open source under the GNU General Public Licence.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Linux, Command line
  • 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
  • Searches partitions or disk images directly
  • Can inspect adjacent blocks and extract remaining content
  • A text menu interface that is genuinely intimidating under pressure
  • Easy to make things worse if you do not understand what you are confirming
  • Linux requirement
  • Does not restore filesystem structures or filenames
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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