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Softperfect File Recover 1.2

Freeware

useful tool to restore accidentally deleted files from hard and floppy disks, USB flash drives, CF and SD cards and other storage media. It supports the popular file systems with compression and encryption. If your important files disappeared and you canÆt find them in the recycle bin, get the files back to life.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP or Vista

PC Inspector File Recovery 4

Freeware

Data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. Recovers files, even when a header entry is no longer available. Competition products cannot recover such files. Look for files you think were previously unrecoverable.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

ISOBuster 2.4.0.1

Trial Software
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Highly specialized yet easy to use CD and DVD data recovery tool. It supports all CD and DVD formats and all common CD and DVD file-systems. Start up IsoBuster, Insert a CD or DVD, select the drive (if not selected already) and let IsoBuster mount the media. Shows you all the tracks and sessions located on the media.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista

Glary Undelete 1.0

Freeware

Easy-to-use yet powerful file undelete solution for FAT and NTFS file systems. It will bring back files emptied from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. It will even recover files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Active@ UNDELETE - Data Recovery v.7

Trial Software
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Powerful data recovery software that helps you to recover deleted files, lost and formatted data from hard drives, floppy disks, basic and dynamic volumes, hardware or software that you can burn to get a bootable CD.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

Ultimate Boot CD 3.22

Freeware

Collection of free tools put on to a bootable recovery disc, which will enable you to boot in to an operating system outside of your regular Windows, so you can test, scan and remove problematic files. Note you should always make sure you have the latest Ultimate Boot CD in your collection.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP