The draw of free and open-source software is always strong and while TestDisk and PhotoRec deliver, neither tool seems good enough to fully recover data from the source disk. Useful for low-level ...

Perform low-level disk repair and file recovery–from a command prompt or DOS box–with this handy pair of utilities. If you’re a fan of character-based interfaces–such as DOS–and free data recovery, ...

TestDisk and PhotoRec are two utilities that run in a DOS box or from the command prompt and help you test disks for errors and recover data. Reviewer Jon L. Jacobi liked them and says they work well.

TestDisk is a free data recovery utility. Recover lost data storage partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again. Recover lost files including video, documents and archives from Hard Disks.

How many times have you accidentally deleted a photo you really needed from a digital camera or attached storage medium? We’ve all been there and done that! Sure, if you delete most files — even some ...