Free – deleted file recovery software from softperfect

By
Ajith
 – February 8, 2008Posted in: Software

This is a free and portable (installation free) file recovery software from SoftPerfect. You can recover permanently deleted files from your Hard Disk using this software.

Softperfect File Recovery Main Window

What I am talking about is Softperfect© File Recovery software, an extremely small frills free software that does its job really well. All the procedures are straight forward. Just download the file recovery software, Run it, select the drive and give the file extension (eg: *.jpg OR *.* for all file types) click SEARCH and you’ll be shown a list of files that the software found on that drive . You can copy the file to another drive. The time taken is based on file size and HDD transfer rate.

According to Softperfect
Key features

• Lightweight
• Supports FAT & NTFS
• Supports compressed and encrypted volumes
• Supports most storage media
• Easy to use, just run it

Pros :
It is really small at 247Kb, Requires no installation, Extremely simple user interface, Easy to use, Free ware, highly efficient, very low system use.

Cons :
Requires FAT (not the file system). Can’t be used on a drive with FAT destroyed.

Specifications
Mem. Usage (minimized) : 2.1Mb
During Restoring(700Mb file) : 21Mb + 50Mb virtual size

File formats supported : Almost All

Supported drives and File Systems :

FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 with compression and encryption, floppy disks, USB flash drives, CF and SD cards and other storage media

Price : Free

Download the free file recover software here.

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