![]() ![]() Recuva is a well-known data recovery software app. Recuva boasts that it can recover data from disks that are damaged and has an advanced “deep scan” mode that can piece together files or at least partial files that other tools can’t. The free version of Recuva doesn’t skimp on the file recovery features. The paid Pro version offers additional value in the form of automatic updates, virtual hard drive support, and access to help from the developers.Īt first the news didn’t look good. The standard fast scan could not find our photos following either a deletion or format. However, after choosing the Deep scan option and being very patient, the app recovered everything. The simple deletion recovery isn’t as instantaneous as Recuva, but the deep scan function was quite reliable. It’s a usable tool for those with time on their hands, but no money.Įxif Untrasher is macOS only and a donationware. Which is to say that the application itself is completely free, but if you find it useful then you’re welcome to show the developer some appreciation by throwing a few dollars their way.Īs the name suggests, this is an application that’s specifically written to recover photos from a camera memory card. However, the freeware is a little tricky to use. You need to create a copy of the entire disk image that you want to restore. Our 128GB MacBook Pro didn’t have enough free space to accept a 64GB SD card image. Which meant having to use an external hard drive as the target. All to try and recover 10MB worth of JPEG photos. ![]() Once you’ve made a duplicate image of the card, you can recover your photos from that image.ĮXIF failed to recover any of the photos we deleted in our test. However, longtime users have reported it does work. ![]() But these days large capacity SD cards are common so duplicating them before recovery isn’t practical. It feels like an app that’s now out of date. Even smartphone cameras shoot RAW photos now as well. ![]()
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