![]() ![]() We copied the files in the music album to a 512MB virtual hard drive, which was then attached to the Windows 11 virtual machine. The files also included 2 XML files, a torrent file and an 'SQLite' file containing details of the album. We did this as we wanted to see how the utility performed with a wide variety of files.The album included 4 music files (2 in Mp3 and 2 in FLAC) format, 6 JPG image files of album covers (with thumbnails) and 2 PNG image files. The files we chose for recovery were an album of Mozart's Music available from the Internet Archive. Our tests were done using the 'Free' version of Disk Drill. They also recommend using Windows own built-in CHKDSK and File Recovery or macOS' Disk Utility to scan and repair drives, as well as their own product.ĭisk Drill also supports a wide variety of devices (Image credit: CleverFiles) Disk Drill: How we testedįor our data recovery tests we used a virtual machine with a clean install of Windows 11. ![]() They also clearly state that not all files are recoverable and list reasons why this might be the case including unsupported formats, fragmented or overwritten data and physical damage to the drive. We were very impressed by the level of detail available on the website and how upfront Cleverfiles were about the different types of issues that can affect drives. It detects drives that won't otherwise mount, with options to scan quickly, deep, uncover lost partitions, and even undelete protected data. As well as detecting internal devices and USB drives, Disk Drill lets you attach disk images in a range of formats, including IMG, ISO, and even VMDK disks from VMware virtual PCs. Whatever media you're recovering, Disk Drill gives you the tools to find them. Disk Drill also claims to be able to recover data from digital cameras, iPhones, and Android phones. USB drives from SanDisk, Samsung, Kingston, Corsair, and others are also supported, and you should even be able to recover data from SD/CF cards from SanDisk, Transcend, Toshiba, PNY, Kingston, and others. ![]() You can visit the developer's website to see a full list and request support for other file formats.ĭisk Drill will work with Windows systems with internal or attached HDDs manufactured by HP, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba, WD, LaCie, Intel, and others. Further, DOCX, PDF, and XLSX document formats can be recovered, along with ZIP, RAR, and DMG archives and image formats.Īt the time of writing Disk Drill supports 363 different file types in total. Empowering thousands of users with unified data recovery and protection technologies, CleverFiles constantly supports diversified charity events in the area.Whether you're trying to recover images, videos, documents, archives or other file types, Disk Drill has you covered (Image credit: CleverFiles) Disk Drill: FeaturesĪ vast collection of file formats can be recovered with Disk Drill, including (but not limited to) AVI, FLV, and MP4 videos, MP3 and AIFF audio, and BMP, JPEG, JP2, GIF, and PSD images. Disk Drill 2 adds PRO edition for unlimited data recovery on top of the free cap of 2GB per user.ĬleverFiles, the Atlanta-based tech company operating as a brand of 508 Software, LLC, is a social enterprise with a profound knowledge of data analytics, and deep professional relations among non-profit companies. Multiple data recovery algorithms are packed into one nifty app that can be downloaded at Disk Drill for Windows employs a freemium distribution model. It increases user confidence in data quality before initiating the actual recovery. Time is a winning factor when your data is missing or getting there.ĭisk Drill 2 introduces Hex preview mode to improve your data recoverability verification. Disk Drill 2 adds more speed to its backup features. Recovery may proceed using the newly created disk image and save the hardware from unnecessary utilization. This helps prevent fatal data loss in case the disk stops responding completely. When your drive’s hardware is damaged and does not operate reliably, Disk Drill can create a byte-to-byte backup image of all its memory sectors. With the new version of Disk Drill for Windows, we are improving this technology, making the app a friendlier and more efficient software for everyday use.” said Terry Tucker, CEO, 508 Software. “Disk Drill has always been a ‘technology that helps’ rather than just an app. Disk Drill’s version 2 expands on lost partitions scenarios when it can restore the whole data structure back in place. Unlike any conventional recovery apps, Disk Drill also finds and recovers full partitions, if they were deleted or got corrupted while formatting a disk, or due to a power outage, etc. ![]()
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