There are other versions available at the author's site which support DOS, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS, and MacOS. PhotoRec ignores the filesystem and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's filesystem has been severely damaged or re-formatted. PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents, and archives from Hard Disks and CDRom and lost pictures (thus, its 'Photo Recovery' name) from digital camera memory. Moreover, it is open-source software that was initially developed to recover partitions that are lost and make disks bootable again if they aren’t working. It is capable of fixing FAT tables and MFT. It is possible to accidentally delete a partition (deleting the wrong one by mistake) but it can also happen that malware or a virus can maliciously delete a partition as well or make a disk unbootable. TestDisk is a data recovery tool that can recover deleted partitions, FAT32 and FAT16 boot sector, and NTFS boot sector from backup as well. Those more familiar with such procedures should find TestDisk a handy tool in performing onsite recovery. TestDisk & PhotoRec is a package to help recover lost or damage partitions on a drive or fix disk that simple will not boot again and see to have developed a fault. For those who know little or nothing about data recovery techniques, TestDisk can be used to collect detailed information about a non-booting drive which can then be sent to a tech for further analysis. TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again. TestDisk has features for both novices and experts. Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy.

It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting your Partition Table). TestDisk is a powerful free and Open Source data recovery software. PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost pictures from digital camera memory or even hard disks.

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