Recover4all is one of the best and most advanced data recovery software tool available today. It is not only simple to use, but also has many optional advanced features. Recover4all is designed to thoroughly investigate the drive, and can recover files that have been lost, deleted or accidentally changed under Windows. Unlike some data recovery tools out there, this file recovery software runs directly from a standard data storage device like a USB flash drive – it doesn’t require installation. This eliminates the risk of deleted files becoming overwritten.
Recover4all Overview
This easy-to-use software program can retrieve files that have been lost or deleted from your hard drive with just a few mouse clicks in an uncomplicated interface. The program’s interface is based on a standard window, specifically the all-too-familiar Explorer-style interface.
To recover deleted or lost files, all you have to do is to plug in your USB drive onto your computer, select the target drive, and specify the output drive. The software will automatically start the scanning process. The hard drives (partitioning) to be scanned will be listed on the left of the window; and once you select a particular drive, all the lost or deleted files it finds will appear on the right.
During the recovery process, the software program allows you to see the number of discovered files, file names and sizes, chances of recovery, the recovery progress percentage, and more. The best part is Recover4all Professional shows when the file was created, last modified and even when it was last accessed so it is quite easy to differentiate between files if they share the same name. All these details will appear on the right pane.
Recover4all is quite fast, and can scan over 15,000 files in as little as 15 seconds. This superb response time means that it is able to finish the scanning procedure in reasonable time, regardless of the target drive. What’s more, the program is not prone to errors and will not crash or freeze during the scanning process.
This file recovery program is essentially a portable software tool and, therefore, doesn’t require installation. By storing the program on a USB drive or other removable storage device, you can carry it with you. When you need to recover lost files, all you have to do is to save the program to any computer and run its executable file directly. That means there will be no leftover files once the data recovery process is complete, since the Windows registry is not accessed.
Pros
- Allows you to recover files which may have been deleted directly from the drive or through the Recycle Bin
- Allows you to recover all file types including documents, music, movies, images, etc.
- Allows you to recover data from within deleted folders and drives
- Supports all FAT and NTFS file systems, all RAID levels, all forms of compressed system drives and files, Windows protected files, and all third-party encrypted system drives not encrypted by Windows
- Supports filenames in all languages, including long filenames
- Supports all drives that are recognized by Windows with USB, SCSI, IDE, PCMCIA and other types of interfaces
- Supports both local internal and external system drives and memory systems, including: hard disks, removable drives and various memory cards.
- Allows you to recover or browse multi-threaded on FAT drives while the software tool is still searching and recovering more lost files
- Protects the deleted files from becoming overwritten by not requiring installation and not recovering files to the system drive where they were first deleted
Cons
- The found files aren’t accessible within the application so you can only search by file name for the recovered files
- there is no file content preview
- cannot customize a filter for the scanning operation
