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Helps the user in recovering their deleted content from partitions or drives

Helps the user in recovering their deleted content from partitions or drives

Vote: (50 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: WiseCleaner.com

Version: 6.1.3.495

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(50 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

WiseCleaner.com

6.1.3.495

Works under:

Windows

Wise Data Recovery is a handy utility that you can use to retrieve lost data from different storage media, including hard discs, USB flash drives, memory cards and MP3 players. The files may have been lost in different ways, such as following a system crash, accidental or intentional deletion. You can use the software to recover even files that had apparently been “permanently” deleted because they were no longer needed.

The recovery software can retrieve different types of files, including video, audio, images, compressed files, e-mail files and other documents.

Using the Software

You select the drive from which you want to recover files on the upper left part of the program window, which is also where the “Scan” button is positioned. You'll see file directories below these buttons after scanning the drive while the files found are listed on the right. The details provided about the files include their names, paths, dates of last modification and sizes.

The total number of files found during the scan is displayed on the lower left side of the file list. The “Recover” button is on the opposite side. The program makes it easy for you to zero in on the files you want by typing keywords on a search bar located on the upper right side of the display, and you may narrow down your search further by choosing the required file type.

You will determine whether you can recover the files or not based on their color codes. Colored circles to the left of the file names show the recoverability status of the respective files. Green, light orange, dark orange and red respectively signify good, poor, very poor and lost.

Once you have selected the files you want to recover, the program will ask you to specify the drive and folder/directory where you want to save the files. The program recovers the files almost instantly, and clicking the “OK” button that appears on a popup window opens the destination folder.

Pros and Cons

  • Lightweight and fast
  • Compatible with many file types
  • Displays recoverability status