Minitool Power Data Recovery
Berry Spitsberg
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Files loss caused by logical errors and physical damage is annoying for the hard disk may not respond or shows access denied. However, the powerful algorithms of the best free Power Data Recovery will get the lost files back even from lost partitions.
The latest version of MiniTool Power Data Recovery adds Desktop Recovery, Recycle Bin recovery, and Select Folder modules. You can choose to only scan the Desktop, Recycle Bin or a specific folder to get deleted/lost files back, which saves you much time and efforts.
With the quick scan it can recover files from empty recycle bin or lost partitions that have been treated with a quick format, accidentally deleted; also, it retrieves shift-deleted files (documents, photos) and recover deleted partitions. The wizard-like interface makes working with the application an effortless job.
MiniTool Power Data Recovery tools are easy to use. Whether you are a professional user or a free user, you can easily use this great file recovery software to recover files from different data loss cases, and it is very simple.
This very easy to use file recovery software for windows is an excellent and innovative tool to recover deleted data. The interface is adequate for all levels of computer users and the free recovery process is quite straightforward.
I recently used a data recovery software, Minitool Power Data Recovery, to recover my data from a raw partition drive, drive E. Along with my original files, an additional folder is obtained called "Raw Files" which has in itself sub folders named Adobe PDF file, MKV Video, PNG image, etc. I cannot access any PDF or image files in these folders. Some images which are accessible does not seem to belong to my original data and are repeated. Are there things part of my original data which has corrupted?
They are the results of carving. The tool you used most likely performs both directory tree reconstruction and carving as an additional attempt to recover most data. Quoting from this answer of mine:
Files that cannot be recovered by the second approach might be recovered by carving, thus the tool performs an additional carving step. Of course the signature matching might (and usually will) fail if the files are fragmented, so you cannot access them because their contents are not retrieved correctly.
Data recovery software rarely discriminates between cached images from your browser and stuff you intended to keep. It can also dredge up old data that has only been deleted, such as when someone sells a computer used and only reformats the drive instead of doing something like running Derek's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) on it. This can be especially disturbing if it's a company which uses refurbished components to build new computers (Compaq right before HP bought them, late model Gateway, eMachine, 90s model Packard-Bell, and a few other no-names), as you can dredge up someone else's data if they got sloppy on the refurb.
As you've seen, the MiniTool Power Data Recovery GUI is very intuitive. Still if you run into difficulties, there's a dedicated manual on the main site. This covers basics like system requirements, installation and registration. There are also sections for more advanced topics like recovering data from multiple drives.
The support page also has a helpful FAQ section. MiniTool claim to offer 24/7 technical support to users but priority is given to registered and "licensed" i.e. paid customers. They do offer tips on how to speed up responses to queries for help including providing screenshots and being clear about which specific version of the utility you're using.
There's a live chat, but it's only designed for "Download, Purchase and License" issues, not technical support. This is a shame, as it would seem like an easy way to get the help you need without firing off e-mails.
We did this as we wanted to see how the utility performed with a wide variety of files.The album included 4 music files (2 in Mp3 and 2 in FLAC) format, 6 JPG image files of album covers (with thumbnails) and 2 PNG image files. The files also included 2 XML files, a torrent file and an 'SQLite' file containing details of the album. There were 25 files in total.
2. Delete & format: The files were deleted as outlined above and we also performed a 'Quick Format' using the 'Disk Management' utility built into Windows 11. We then tried to recover the files from the formatted partition.
3. Recover corrupted files: We used the freeware program 'Victoria' to overwrite the volume header of the drive containing the files with zeroes. The drive didn't mount automatically in File Explorer and showed as being unpartitioned in Windows "Disk Management" utility. We then checked if the utility could see it and if so, recover the files.
We do not believe that running data recovery tools in a virtual environment has a significant effect on how they function. Still, if you're considering buying software we encourage you to read all reviews thoroughly and make sure that the developer offers a refund policy.
During testing, we found that when we ran a test for the very first time, the utility would quickly detect the volume but would pause file recovery at around 75%. It would then finish around ten minutes later. This was surprising as our benchmarks were being done on just 25 files of around 100MB each.
However, whenever we rebooted the machine and ran the tests again, MiniTool Power Data Recovery seemed to spring to life, detecting files within seconds and offering to store them on the hard drive. This was a minor inconvenience but we were unable to account for why the tool would be so slow on first run then perform flawlessly the second time. The issue persisted even when we installed the utility into a new Windows 11 virtual machine.
In our first test, we simply tried to recover data that had been deleted from the drive. MiniTool's app discovered 32 separate files, which we copied to a hard drive. Amongst these were all 25 of the original files, which we could open without issue. The remaining files related to system information and the Recycle Bin.
Our second test was done on a drive where the files had been deleted and then the partition "quick" formatted using Windows Disk Management. This time MiniTool Power Data Recovery found 19 files based on their "raw" data. This included all of the image files and both MP3 files but the remaining audio files, XML files, torrent file and sqlite file didn't make it. As the files were recovered from 'raw' data, the filenames were also missing.
Finally we simulated a corrupted hard drive. The utility was able to see this immediately as "Unallocated Space" under "Devices" and began file recovery of 54 files. Amongst these were all 25 of the original files present and intact, with the remainder being either duplicates based on 'raw' data or system files. We were very impressed to see this, as not all data recovery utilities can detect lost partitions, let alone restore all the missing data.
Unlike other free tools we tested with data limits MiniTool Power Data Recovery played very fair: we ran three tests to recover a total of around 300MB of data in total and this was deducted correctly from our free allowance.
During our tests the utility also initially performed much slower than others we've used, so if you're in a hurry we suggest you do as we did: save any open files, back up your work then reboot the machine before running the test again.
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Similarly, if users can still recall the file type, file name, file size, and more info about the lost files, using the Filter option on the scanning result page will save them much time. In MiniTool Power Data Recovery 11, there is a little change in the scanning result interface. The new Filter option combines All Files, Lost Files, and Advanced Filter which used to be unattached in the toolbar. Brainstorm the lost file information before using Filter and get the best data recovery results.
In addition, using MiniTool Power Data Recovery 11, users are now able to filter files both under Path and Type. MiniTool also indicated that they will concentrate on the optimization of the Find feature in the next plans, aiming to offer users the easiest approach to locate their desired files.
Several slight updates make MiniTool Power Data Recovery 11 more user-friendly. Such as, when selecting a location to scan, that area will be highlighted to draw attention; Also, the new version fixed the bug that Type does not show any file when scanning from specified paths; Files saved from the Type path are now named the same as users say in Type (used to be a little difficult to distinguish unless users open the recovered folder).
Both MiniTool Power Data Recovery and EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard are great with NTFS partitions and can restore original folder structure and filenames. Both were also successful at restoring other Windows-based formats, like FAT32 and exFAT, but expect file names missing and data lumped together.
MiniTool Power Data Recovery did a little better during the quick scan test, which attempts to restore as many recently deleted files as it can in a short amount of time (which gives the user the best chance of recovering their data).
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard again did great with our NTFS partition, but it recovered less data from our exFAT partition than MiniTool did. EaseUS also struggled with our FAT32 partition, producing mixed results.
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard recognizes more formats across the board. It recovered most of our RAW photos, providing excellent support for common camera brands like Kodak, GoPro, Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, and more. It performed similarly with commonly used video formats like MOV and MP4, and less common ones like MXF and WMV.
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