data recovery software comparison

[BobPar]

Does any one know where I can get a good compairson for data recovery software. Just want to get the most bang for my buck.

[Midknyte]

dunno about reviews, but you can try the free stuff first. those should be the best bang for the buck. ;)

http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

[G]

I use:

iRecover (shareware but upgrades free thereafter) within Windows at www.diydatarecovery.nl

DiskPatch (shareware but upgrades free thereafter) pre-Windows at www.diydatarecovery.nl This program can save the MBR etc and recover partitions etc.

I beta test for them and wrote the iRecover manual and Help File.

[BobPar]

Thanks for the replies,
What I want is the most robust software that can recovey both FAT and NTFS file systems.
Thanks G, I see the iRecover will do all three. Does the technician license include the HD Workbench and CHK-Mate?

[Baddog]

GetDataBack has not failed me. Also has a plugin for Bart's PEBuilder.:t

[Johnny Fist]

I second the motion for GetDataBack. I used it once on my MediaPC when my harddrive failed and recovered around 40 DivX movies.

[intimidator]

I use R-Studio all the time. It has never failed me. It has saved my **** numerous times when I've accidentally formatted peoples drives.

http://www.data-recovery-software.net/

[G]

No, the technicians licence covers iRecover only.

However, if you email Joep and Tom and ask them for a discount for each product or a discount for a bulk purchase, e.g., iRecover, HD Workbench etc, they may sell you a technicians licence for the standard price of each piece of software if you are a student or of limited financial means.

Say, that G recommended you and that G suggested approaching them about a discount.

I am sure you they will sort something out for you.