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TestDisk & PhotoRec vs Recuva: catalog facts
TestDisk & PhotoRec	Recuva
Free Free and open source under the GNU General Public Licence.	Freemium Free version available, with a paid Recuva Pro upgrade.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
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	Recovers from memory cards, USB sticks and external drives Works on damaged or newly formatted drives
A text menu interface that is genuinely intimidating under pressure Easy to make things worse if you do not understand what you are confirming	Windows only Some features reserved for the paid Pro edition
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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