Which Data Recovery software is the best?
One of everyone's biggest nightmares is losing data.
It seems like I ritualistically deal with this every 6 years when my external drive fails, and then I have to get the whole history back (expensively).
Right now, after my 2 weeks of traveling I'm dealing with the same thing:
Recovering my data from the last 15 years, and I've tried all sorts of programs.
Recoverit Wondershare
Disk Drill
R-Studio
EaseUS data - this one seems to be the most effective
So I haven't gotten my data back yet because I have to buy a drive, but I'll make a change; I'll buy a chip instead of a magnetic one.
Learn from my mistakes and:
→ Always back up at least 2 times.
→ Ideally, keep things in the cloud, although I know some files are better kept locally.
→ Don't carry disks when travelling (and be more careful with the bags you have the disk in). 🤦♀️😃
What data recovery software do you use, and what advice would you give someone to avoid losing their beloved files?
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Korgi
EaseUS still, after all these years
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@dmitcha Do you have key for that? :D
Korgi
@busmark_w_nika multiple 😁! I've bought a number of their solutions - absolutely worth what's already a reasonable spend.
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@dmitcha did you buy their monthly or lifetime access?
MultiDrive
I think I’ve been waiting for this question since my very first day on Product Hunt 😄
My first piece of advice: always make backups. The best approach is the 3-2-1 rule - keep backups in the cloud and on two separate devices.
It depends on your request:
- if you need to clone a failing drive, our software MultiDrive can help you with it: https://multidrive.io/
and it's free.
- if you need to recover data from failed drive some damaged files, any described above software can be okay.
For backup drives, I’d recommend well-known vendors such as Samsung, Seagate, Western Digital, or Crucial.
Personally, I prefer NVMe or SATA drives. If you’re choosing an external SSD, make sure it supports USB 3.1 or 3.2 for better speed.
A good drive shouldn’t start slowing down over time, I once bought a cheap Chinese drive, and it became painfully slow by my fifth backup 😅
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@tetianai what about this one? https://www.kingston.com/en/external-ssd/xs1000-external-solid-state-drive :D
MultiDrive
@busmark_w_nika it's a good choice :)
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@tetianai I bought it yesterday, now, I only need to somehow got my old files LOL :D
@tetianai Apparently the https://multidrive.io/ is Windows only. Do you happen to know about a MAC option?
Thanks and happy New Year.
MultiDrive
@trumpeter Thank you for the question. MultiDrive is built using the Avalonia .NET UI framework, which is cross-platform. We’re planning to add macOS support 🙂
Happy New Year! 🎉
Seriously, losing important data is a horrible experience. I have experienced it myself. Now, I make sure to back up my files every week and also carry an SSD for extra security.
Third party data recovery tools are a bit of a gamble; you can’t fully rely on them to recover everything. They are worth trying only after you have tried all options on your own. I once tested Disk Drill and Advanced Disk Recovery using their free trials.
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@lucytaylor01 Do you know any program I can use for free to recover it?
That’s such a painful situation — most people only take backups seriously after losing something important.
I’ve had similar scares, and the biggest lesson for me was separating backups: one local and one cloud, no matter how inconvenient it feels. Recovery tools can help, but prevention really saves the stress (and money).
Hope you manage to recover everything 🤞
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@bashirco Thank you! :D Do you know anybody who has a serial key for EaseUS Data recovery? :D
@busmark_w_nika Haha I wish 😄 unfortunately no — I don’t know anyone with a serial key. Hopefully the recovery works out though, fingers crossed 🤞
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@bashirco I will try more recovery tools! :D thank you :D