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Disk Drill Data Recovery Software

Recover any type of deleted files in Windows including Office documents, messages, and media files quickly and easily. Disk Drill for Windows is free data recovery software that restores deleted files from an HDD, USB drive or any kind of disk-based storage media with just a few clicks.

Also available for Mac OS X

The Most Reliable Windows Data Recovery Software

If you have lost or deleted important data from your device, this free data recovery software for Windows can get it back fast. Its intuitive user interface makes it easy to recover your lost files. Some of its features include:

Free data recovery of up to 500 MB
Free data protection with Recovery Vault
Free byte-level backups of your storage media
Preview lost files before performing a recovery

Recover Data From a Variety of Devices

Using this data recovery software for Windows 10, 8, 7, XP or Vista, you can recover deleted data from virtually any type of storage devices. The list of supported ones includes your computer’s internal hard disk, external USB drives, SD and CF cards, other memory cards, digital cameras, solid state drives (SSD), flash drives, etc.

PC / Mac

Dell®, HP®, Acer®, Asus®, MacBook Pro®, MacBook Air®, Apple iMac® and more
HDD / SSD

HP®, Samsung®, Seagate®, Toshiba®, WD®, LaCie®, Intel®, Adata® and more
USB Drive

SanDisk®, Samsung®, Kingston®, Corsair®, Patriot®, PNY®, Verbatim®, Silicon Power® and more
SD / CF Card

SanDisk®, Transcend®, Toshiba®, Lexar®, Integral®, SP®, PNY®, Kingston® and more
Digital Camera

Samsung®, HP®, Sony®, GoPro®, Canon®, Sigma®, Nikon®, Epson®, Panasonic® and more
iPhone / Android *

Samsung Galaxy®, iPhone®, Lenovo®, Huawei®, OnePlus®, Google Pixel®, LG® and more

* Note: iOS and Android data recovery of images, documents, archives and other deleted files from iPhones, iPads and Android devices are only supported in Disk Drill for Mac at the moment. This will become available in Disk Drill for Windows soon. Let us know if you are interested in helping us beta-test this feature.

Recover Any Type of File

This professional Windows data recovery solution can be used to restore any type of file that has been deleted or lost from your device. Disk Drill’s powerful and sophisticated scanning algorithms can identify and reconstruct hundreds of different kinds of file formats including all of the popular video, audio, photo and document formats.

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Video

AVI, FLV (Flash video), M4V (iTunes video), MP4 (MPEG-4 video), MPG (MPEG video), WMV (Windows Media Video)
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3G2 / 3GPP2 / 3GP / 3GPP (Videos for 3G UMTS services), BIK (Bink Video), CRM (Canon raw movie file), DIR (Adobe Director Movie), DV (Digital Video), DXR (Protected Adobe Director Movie), FCP (Final Cut Pro), FLA (Editable Adobe Flash movie), FCPEVENT (Final Cut Events), M2T (HDV video), M2TS (Blu-ray BDAV Video), M4B (iTunes audiobooks), M4P (iTunes Music Store audio), MKV (Matroska Video), MLV (LabVIEW mathscript file), MOV (Apple QuickTime movie), MPA (MPEG-2 Audio File), MTS (commonly called AVCHD, a high-def MPEG Transport Stream video format; recovered as M2TS), MXF (Material Exchange Format), OGM (Oog Media), R3D (Redcode Raw video image), RM (RealMedia), RMVB (RealMedia Variable Bitrate), SWF (Flash movie), TOD (JVC Everio Video Capture), TS (Video Transport Stream File), WEBM (HTML5 WebM Videos)
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Audio

MP3 (MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III), AIF, AIFC, AIFF (Audio Interchange File), WMA (Windows Media audio files)
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AA (Audible Audio Book), AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), ALP (Ableton Live Pack), AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate audio codec), ASF (Advanced Audio Streaming Format), AU (Audacity audio files), AWB (Adaptive Multi-rate Wide Band), CAF (Core Audio File), CDA (CD Audio Track), CPR (Cubase Project), DS2 (Digital Speech Standard Pro), ENS (REAKTOR Ensemble), FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), FLP (FruityLoops Project), IDF (MIDI instruments Definitions File), M4A (Apple Lossless Audio), MID (MIDI), MP2 (Audio file format used with MPEG Audio Stream; recovered as MPA), MPA (Audio file compressed with MPEG Layer II compression), MPC (Musepack Compressed Audio File), MUS (Finale Notation), NGRR (Guitar Rig sound files), OGA (audio extracted from OGG; recovered as OGG), OGG (Ogg Vorbis Compressed audio file), PTF (Pro Tools Session File), RA (Real Audio), RFL (Reason ReFill Sound Bank), RNS (Reason Song File), RPP (REAPER Project Files), RX2 (REX2 Audio Files), SIB (Sibelius Score), VOC (Creative Labs Voice), WAV (DTS-WAV), ZRV (Philips Voice Traver), SESX (Adobe Audition CC Session File)
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Images

BMP, JPEG, JP2, GIF, TIFF, PSP. Polaroid/Sigma: X3F. Pentax: PEF. Adobe: AI, APM, IDML, INDB, INDD, INDL, INX, LRCAT, PSB, PSD.
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DJVU, TGA, PGM, DNG, PNG, HEIC, WMF, APM, DPX, JNB, JPG, KEY, WEBP, PCX, MPO, AFPHOTO, ALBM, ANI, DXF. Fujitsu: RAF. Fujifilm: RAF. GoPro: GPR. Leica/Panasonic: RW2, RAW, RWL. Leica X2: DNG. Leica M (typ240, typ246): DNG. Leaf/Aptus: MOS. Leaf and Phase One: IIQ. Sony: ARW, SRF, SR2. Samsung: SRW. Canon: CR2, CR3. Epson: ERF. Kodak: DCR, KDC. Konica Minolta: MRW. Nikon: NEF, NRW. Olympus: ORF. Mamiya: MEF. Hasselblad: 3FR,FFF. After Effects Project: AEP. Blender 3D Data file: BLEND. ArchiCAD Backup: BPN. Cinema 4D Model: C4D. CorelDRAW: CDR. FreeHand Drawing file: FH3, FH8, FH10, FH11. Maya Project: MA, MB, MP. Enhanced Windows Metafile: EMF. Encalsulated PostScript file: EPS. Mac OS X Icon: ICNS. Windows Icon: ICO. Luxology Modo: LXO. Autodesk 3ds Max Scene: MAX. ArchiCAD Project: PLA, PLN, TPL. PostScript File: PS. SketchUp: SKP. Scalable Vector Graphics: SVG. Visio Drawing file: VSD. VectorWorks Design File: VWX
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Documents

DOCX (Microsoft Word), PDF (Portable Document Format), PPTX (Microsoft PowerPoint), XLSX (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet)
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AAF (Advanced Authoring Format), ABCDDB (Apple Address Book Database), AFDESIGN (Affinity Designer document), APK (Android Package), BKF (Windows Backup Utility File), CS (Visual C# Source Code File), CST (Adobe Director External Cast File), CWK (ClarisWorks Document), DB3 (SQLite3 Database), DGN (MicroStation Design file), DWG (AutoCAD), EMF (Enhanced Windows Metafile), EMLX (Apple Mail Message), EPUB (Open Ebook file), FDR / FDX (Final Draft), FP7 (FileMaker Pro 7+ Database), GP3/GP4/GP5/GPS (Guitar Pro documents), H (C/C++ Header File), IBANK (iBank 5 app), iCash files. ICS (iCalendar), IPA (iPhone or iPod Touch Application), ITL (iTunes Library File), JKS (Java KeyStore), KEYCHAIN (Mac OS X Keychain File), LNK (MS Windows Link), MDB (Microsoft Access Database), MSG (Outlook Mail Message), ODG (OpenDocument Graphics), PSS (Password Saver), RP (Axure RP Project File), RTF (Rich Text), SXC (OpenOffice Calc), WEBLOC (Mac OS X Website Location), WPS (Microsoft Works Word Processor Document), XML, XMP (Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform)
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Archives

ZIP (Extended Zip File), RAR (WinRAR Compressed Archive), DMG (Mac OS X Disk Image), 7Z (7-Zip Compressed), CAB (Windows Cabinet File)
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ARJ (ARJ Compressed File Archive), ISO (ISO-9660 CD Disc Image), JAR (Java Archive), MBX (Apple Mail mailbox file), PST (Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders), RDB (Retrospect Backup Set), TAR.XZ (XZ Compressed Tar Archive)
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Other Files

ACCDB (Microsoft Database), DB (Paradox), SQL (bundled SQL queries), MYO (MYOB Limited Windows File), OTF (OpenType Font)
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RAW (Raw disk images), DD (Forensic DD images), IMG (Sector-by-sector disk images), ISO (Uncompressed disk images), DSK (Byte-to-byte disk images), BIN (Generic disk images), DAT (Legacy binary images), VMDK (Virtual VMWare disks) and more

All supported file types

5 Easy Steps

How Windows Data Recovery Works

Disk Drill provides free data recovery software for Windows 10 users as well as those using older versions of the operating system. It is an easy to use yet powerful tool that will assist both novice and experienced computer users in getting back lost files with just a few simple steps. Here’s what you need to do.

Step 1

Download and Install Disk Drill Data Recovery Software for Windows

You can obtain Disk Drill with a free download. The software installs easily with just a click and you will have to provide it with your administrator’s credentials when prompted. The download entitles you to recover up to 500 MB of data for free as well as giving you permanent access to the extra data protection tools included with the application.

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Step 2

Choose the location and recovery method which you need

Select the disk or device that contained lost data from the list displayed in the application’s main window. You can also choose to use a specific recovery method with the drop-down menu in the bottom right of the screen. The default is to use all recovery methods, but depending on the particular recovery situation, you can choose other options such as a partition search or a deep scan. Scanning the whole drive using all recovery methods offers the most complete results and will find more data than when employing a more limited scan.

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Step 3

Start scanning for lost data

Once you have selected the location and recovery method, you are ready to begin the recovery process. Click the Search for lost data button to initiate the scanning algorithms and find your deleted files. The scanning step can take a variable amount of time based on the recovery method chosen, with deep scans taking longer but providing more extensive recovery capabilities.

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Step 4

Select the files which you want to recover

As scanning proceeds, you will see a status bar showing its progress at the top of the app’s window as well as the number of files found and their total size. You can pause the scan at any time if you wish. For the best results let the scan complete, but if you are pressed for time you can pause it and see which files have already been identified.

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Step 4.1

Use "filters" for faster search / select a specific file type

This Windows data recovery tool allows you to preview the files it has found before you commit to recovering them. Files identified by the tool are listed by file type in app windows to make it easy to locate them. Choose from Pictures, Video, Audio, Documents, Archives, and other files. Click on the appropriate window to see the files that have been found during the scanning process.

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Step 4.2

Search for files

You can search for files based or mane by using the search box at the top of the main window. Narrow down your search to *.jpg or *.doc files. You can also open the window containing the type of file you are attempting to recover to select those to be restored. Within each window you will see a list of found files as well as those that the scanning algorithms have reconstructed. Make your recovery selections by checking the box to the left of the file that you want to recover, or choose the Recover all button in the bottom left corner.
Step 4.3

Check Reconstruction section

If the files you expected to find are not listed under found files, open the Reconstructed and Reconstructed labeled sections of the scan results. Here you will find files that Disk Drill has reconstructed based on known file signatures but that do not have complete metadata available. You can preview the files to determine if they should be included in the recovery.

Step 5

Recover the deleted data

Once you have made your selections regarding which files are to be recovered, click the Recover button. You will be presented with a window that allows you to choose a recovery location for the data. Do not use the same disk that contained the lost files because this can cause file corruption or data to be overwritten during recovery. Click OK once you have selected your recovery location.

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Data Recovery Software for
Any Data Loss Scenario

Disk Drill is a flexible data recovery tool that can help you recover from virtually any data loss scenario. Here are some of the issues that Disk Drill can address.

Accidentally Deleted Files

Files can easily be accidentally deleted. Recover all of your lost data quickly and easily with just a few clicks of this simple and reliable recovery software.
Empty Recycle Bin

If you empty your Recycle Bin and realize that you have just lost important data, Disk Drill can recover the files you thought had been permanently deleted.
Crashed Hard Disk

Connect a crashed hard disk to another computer and let the recovery software rescue the files and folders that had been saved on the storage device.
Formatted External Drive

Formatting the wrong external drive by mistake can result in a large loss of data. Disk Drill can recover all of the lost files and folders from the formatted drive.
Virus Infections

An infection with a virus or malware can hit you unexpectedly at any time. Use this versatile data recovery tool to restore files deleted by malicious software.
Lost Partition

Losing a disk partition can result in a devastating loss of data. The powerful scanning algorithms of Disk Drill can recover all of your lost files and folders.
RAW File System

If you are faced with a file system that suddenly appears as RAW to your OS, let this recovery tool save your data so you can reformat the device for future use.
Corrupt Memory Cards

Memory card corruption can lead to the loss of many pictures and videos. Just connect the card to your computer and let Disk Drill recover your data.

Technical Specifications

Operating System Supported:

Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP
Windows Server 2019/2016/2012/2008
Files System Supported:

FAT/FAT32/exFAT, NTFS, HFS & HFS+, APFS, EXT3/EXT4 and any RAW disk
Hardware Requirements:

Disk Space: 30MB minimum space for Disk Drill Data Recovery installation
CPU: at least with x86
RAM: at least 128MB

Protect

More Than Data Recovery - Premium Data Protection

A distinctive feature of Disk Drill is the free data protection tools intended to keep your important files safe. You can configure Recovery Vault to protect specific files and folders by retaining metadata for any accidental deletions. The Vault is essentially an extended Recycle Bin that does not require additional storage space on your hard disk and provides a one-click recovery method. Further data protection is provided by the ability to create byte-level backups which include deleted files and can be used for data recovery purposes.

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Choose the Best Data Recovery Software for Windows

It can be confusing to find the best free Windows data recovery tool from among the many competing products on the market. To help you make the right decision, we have put together this table of some of Disk Drill’s main competitors along with a comparison of their features. Choose the one that best suits your situation and start recovering lost data on your Windows computer in a matter of a few seconds.

	Disk Drill	Recuva	EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard	Recoverit Data Recovery	Stellar Data Recovery
		User experience and price
Rating (5 star)	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★
Mac version of app	✔	✘	✔	✔	✔
Price	$89.00 (lifetime license)	$19.95 (year)	$99.95 (year)	$69.95 (year)	$79.99 (year)
Ease of use	Easy	Moderate	Easy	Easy	Moderate
Recovery speed	Fast	Average	Fast	Fast	Slow
Phone support	✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
Email support	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Live chat	✔	✘	✔	✔	✔
Tutorials built in app	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
FAQs	✔	✘	✔	✔	✔
		Supported filesystems
FAT16 \ FAT32	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
exFAT	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
NTFS \ NTFS5	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
HFS \ HFS+	✔ (Deep Scan)	✘	✔ (Deep Scan)	✔ (Deep Scan)	✔ (Toolkit edition)
APFS	✔ (Deep Scan)	✘	✘	✘	✘
ReFS	✔ (Deep Scan)	✘	✔ (Deep Scan)	✔ (Deep Scan)	✘
ext2 \ ext3 \ ext4	✔ (Deep Scan)	✔ (Deep Scan)	✔ (Deep Scan)	✔ (Deep Scan)	✔ (Toolkit edition)
		Scans
File signatures quantity	400+	50	1000	1000	200
Quick scan	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Deep scan	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Allocate existing scan	✔	✘	✔	partial	partial
Scan to locate lost partitons	✔	✘	✔	✔	✔
Automatic scans	✔	✘	✔	✔	partial
RAW devices scan	✔	✘	✔	partial	partial
RAID capability	partial	✘	partial	partial	✔ (Toolkit edition)
Bad devices scan	✔	✘	✔	partial	partial
		Additional capabilities
SMART device status	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔ (Professional edition)
File preview	✔	partial	partial	partial	partial
Hex preview	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘
Preview during scan	✔	✘	✔	✔	partial
Create and load disk images	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔ (Professional edition)
Save and load scan sessions	✔	✘	✔	✘	partial
Mount results as a virtual drive	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
Additional protection features	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘

Customers and software guru say

Are you looking for a software to help you recover data or files? Disk Drill for Windows analyzes your PC in order to rescue all those files you have eliminated, or that you have just lost. This versatile program is capable of restoring up to 200 types of files. Daniel Cáceres

pcadvisor.co.uk

Disk Drill is a free tool for finding and recovering anything from whole partitions to accidentally deleted files. Mike Williams

The Ultimate Data Recovery Toolkit

Partition Recovery Recover complete partitions that have been deleted or inadvertently formatted with the same ease as when recovering files. The tool protects you from accidentally formatting the wrong partition.
Filter a specific file type Preview and recover specific file types to save time. Simply open the window containing the file type you are interested in without needing to sort through other files that are not in scope for recovery.
Data Backup Backing up your data with the byte-level backup tool captures everything on the disk, even deleted files. You can use this backup rather than subject a failing drive to the stress of a recovery.
Free S.M.A.R.T. Disk Monitoring Disk Drill provides S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring capabilities that report on the health of your devices and can help you avoid a catastrophic failure.
Unformatted and Raw Recovery Unformatted and RAW files systems can be recovered with the tool’s deep scanning technology. Restore your files before reformatting the storage media for future use.
Mount Scanning Results As a Disk You can mount the results of the scanning procedure as a disk so that Windows Explorer can be used to easily move the recovered files to the location of your choice.

Download Disk Drill

Latest release: Disk Drill 4.1 for Windows
Runs on Windows 7 / 8 / 10

Frequently Asked Questions

Updated on Sep 7, 2020 by Disk Drill Team

How Can I Recover Deleted Data from Windows?

Recover deleted data on Windows with this procedure:

Download and install Disk Drill.
Start the program and select the disk that contained the deleted data.
Click the Search for lost data button to scan for lost files.
Preview the recoverable data and select the files to be restored.
Click Recover all to retrieve the data to a selected storage location.

How Does Data Recovery Software Work?

Data recovery software works by taking advantage of the way modern operating systems handle data deletion. When an OS deletes a file, it does not immediately remove it from its storage device. It marks the space previously occupied by the data as available for use. Until this space is reused and the data overwritten, data recovery software can retrieve it.

What is the Best Data Recovery Software?

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How Can I Recover my Data for Free?

There are a number of methods that may get your data back for free. Deleted files may be in the Recycle Bin. Maybe you have backups of the data. If you don’t have backups and have emptied your Recycle Bin, taking advantage of Disk Drill’s free 500 MB trial is a great way to recover data at no cost.

Can I Restore Deleted Data on Windows without Software?

You can try to restore deleted files on Windows using this method:

Click on the Recycle Bin icon to open it and display its contents.
Search for the file you wish to recover.
Note the files’ original locations.
Right-click on the files you want and click Restore.
Navigate to the original location and verify your files have been recovered.

Is Disk Drill Data Recovery Software for Windows safe to use?

Disk Drill is totally safe to use and will not cause any harm to your computer or its data. The scanning process is conducted in read-only mode so there is no chance of accidentally causing further damage to your storage media. Recover your data to a different disk than the one that lost data to ensure that no file corruption occurs.

Is it possible to recover deleted files on Windows?

Yes, it is. Due to the way Windows handles file deletion, you can recover accidentally deleted files as long as they have not been overwritten by newer data. This means that as soon as you suspect you have lost any data you should stop using the affected disk until after you have performed the recovery.

Is there any free Windows data recovery software?

Disk Drill data recovery software for Windows offers 500 MB of data recovery for free. You may be able to obtain freeware products that can recover some of your data, but they do not provide the same professional-grade features of a paid program. When you are faced with performing data recovery on important information or irreplaceable files, it pays to use a quality tool.

How much does Windows data recovery software cost?

Most data recovery tools for Windows cost under $100 for a fully licensed version. Disk Drill enables you to try the software and recover 500 MB of data before making any financial investment in the application. The free download also lets the user make unlimited use of the valuable and free data protection tools built into the program.

Is Windows Data Recovery Free?

Disk Drill is available as a free download which enables the user to recover up to 500 MB of data before committing to a licensed version of the product. This lets you test the features of the program and its recovery capabilities before spending your hard earned-money on it.

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