1. Freeware: Undelete Plus
- License: Freeware (limited time)
- OS: Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
- Publisher: Phoenix Technologies LTD.
- File System support: supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from Compact Flash, Smart Media, Multi Media and Secure Digital cards.
- Screenshot: http://www.undelete-plus.com/screens.html
- Description: A quick and effective way to restore accidentally deleted files. It can also recover files that have been emptied from the Recycle Bin, permanently deleted files within Windows using the Shift + Delete, and files that have been deleted from within a Command Prompt.
2. Freeware: Undelete NOW!
- License: Freeware (email required)
- OS: Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
- Publisher: WCCL
- File System support: Every kind of disk, including FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS (including compressed and encrypted) partitions. It supports regular hard disks, backup disks, USB drives, and any other disks shown in Windows Explorer.
- Screenshot: http://www.undelete-now.com/undelete-now/screenshots.aspx
- Description: Undelete NOW! recovers your lost files, no matter how they were deleted. Using powerful bit-by-bit scanning methods, you can be sure to get your files back quickly and easily.
3. Freeware: NTFS Undelete
- License: Freeware (open source)
- OS: 2000/2003/XP/Vista
- Publisher: A-FF Labs
- File System support: NTFS
- Screenshot: http://ntfsundelete.com/img/screenshot.png
- Description: NTFS Undelete is free and open source software that allows you to recover deleted files. It recovers files directly from hard drive, and it will work even if you empty Recycle Bin.
4. Freeware: EASEUS Deleted File Recovery
- Version: 2.1.1
- License: Freeware
- OS: Windows 2000/2003/XP/VISTA
- Publisher: CHENGDU YIWO Tech Development Co., Ltd.
- File System support: Supports FAT 12, FAT 16, FAT 32 and NTFS file system.
- Screenshot: http://www.easeus-deletedrecovery.com/screenshots.html
- Description: EASEUS Deleted File Recovery is a fully functional freeware designed to recover deleted files from all types of media such as Hard Disk Drives, Floppy Drives, Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Sticks, and other types of removable media.
5. Freeware: Smart Data Recovery Enterprise
- License: Freeware
- OS: NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
- Publisher: Smart PC ® Solutions, Inc.
- File System support: Supports FAT 12, FAT 16, FAT 32 and NTFS file system.
- Screenshot: http://www.smartpctools.com/network_data_recovery/screens/netrecovery2.jpg
- Description: Recover deleted files and data remotely over the network. Smart Data Recovery Enterprise is a free and easy data recovery solution for network administrators. Undelete files and data remotely without leaving a chair!
6. Freeware: Recover Files
- Version: 2.1
- License: Freeware
- OS: Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
- Publisher: Undelete & Unerase, Inc.
- File System support: Supports FAT 12, FAT 16, FAT 32 and NTFS file system.
- Screenshot: http://www.undeleteunerase.com/screenshots.html
- Description: A professional file recovery software that allows it’s user to recover accidentally deleted files. Even files removed from the Recycle Bin, network drive, compact flash card, portable drives, in a DOS window, or from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down.
7. Freeware: DATA Unerase Personal Edition™
- License: Freeware
- OS: ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 and Vista
- Publisher: OctaneSoft
- File System support: FAT 12, FAT 16, FAT 32 and NTFS file system.
- Screenshot: http://www.octanesoft.com/screenshots.php?prog=edata&page=2
- Description: eDATA Unerase Personal Edition is software used to restore files that have been deleted through normal methods, including accidental deletions from the recycle bin. This is a freeware and basic version of eDATA Unerase. It recovers only deleted files located on local logical disks visible by host OS. This version will not find lost files.
8. Freeware: Recuva – File Recovery
- Version: 1.24.399
- License: Freeware
- OS: Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and 98.
- Publisher: Piriform Ltd.
- File System support: FAT 12, FAT 16, FAT 32 and NTFS file system.
- Screenshot: http://www.recuva.com/screenshots
- Description: Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!