NTFS Undelete – Windows Data Recovery Software
NTFS Undelete is a complete hard drive data recovery software for Windows systems. Despite its name it supports all FAT file systems (FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32), NTFS and NTFS5. It can recover most popular file types and using it should present no problem even for inexperienced computer users. Usually the software will be used to recover deleted files on the disk, but it can be also used to undelete files on USB flash drives, memory cards, floppy disks or any other media formatted with supported file systems.
To be able to use NTFS undelete you will need a working hard drive or memory card. This software can not help you if the drive or card is broken. Also if the file system is broken NTFS undelete can not help much.
NTFS Undelete has a simple and intuitive graphical interface. It is very easy to scan for deleted files and see their preview. This is very handy when looking for deleted images. Digital image recovery becomes a simple operation with a click to the Restore File button. And if you can not find your file in the list of found deleted files you can set advanced filter to search only for specific files.
After the disk scan is finished NTFS Undelete shows a list of all deleted files found with their names, paths, status (good or overwritten), size, date created and date modified. In addition to this all the files are grouped into file type categories which further eases the selection process.
Installation
Before you can recover deleted files you need to install the software. NTFS Undelete can be installed on any local disk. Removable drives are not supported because of licensing reasons. The installation process is simple and needs no additional instructions. However, it should be noted that the software should not be installed on the disk where you would like to undelete files. Any writing to the disk may overwrite data belonging to deleted files. You will have to run the software with administrator rights.
NTFS Undelete Tutorial – Practical File Recovery
Once the software is installed you can start with data recovery. The first step is to select the drives which should be scanned for deleted files. Clicking on the Scan button starts the scanning process. After a while you will get a list of all found files with their status. You can view files grouped according to their location folders or according to file types.
The next step is selecting all the files you would like to recover. Simply click on any file to select it for undelete. The preview of the last selected file is also displayed below the list. Before you recover them you should set the destination folder and decide whether the folder structure should be preserved–always select a different destination disk for recovery. Now you can click on the Restore File button. If the software is registered, the files will be recovered to the specified destination folder. Otherwise a window will pop up asking for the registration data.
Conclusion
NTFS Undelete is an elegant data recovery software for all Windows systems. It can recover files removed from the Recycle Bin or otherwise deleted files. It can be also used to recover images from digital camera memory cards. However, it can not fix any other file system related problems. Regardless of this limited functionality NTFS Undelete provides powerful filter and file preview which can help even inexperienced users to recover deleted files.
NTFS Undelete is a commercial Windows data recovery software. Its MSRP is listed as $49.95.
Advantages
- Simple user interface
- File preview
- File filters
Disadvantages
- Needs installation–no single executable file version
- It can not be installed on removable drive
- Price