

Recuva was unable to recover MXF, INSV, ACCDB, and FB2 file types, all of which were recoverable using R-Studio. R-Studio also supports more file types than Recuva. Recuva only had some success recovering data from our ExFAT, NTFS, and FAT32 partitions, with about a quarter of the data on our FAT32 partition not being found at all. In our quick scan tests, R-Studio was able to scan and recover data from all of our partitions with great success, which included HFS+, APFS, FAT32, ExFAT, NTFS, and EXT4. There's no doubt that R-Studio is an extremely effective data recovery tool. Both of these features are possible with Disk Drill, as well as the ability to pause and resume scans. It's also not possible to save scan sessions for later viewing and recovery. As the scan proceeds, it's not possible to use any other part of the application, including file previews.

Lastly, Recuva's usability could be improved greatly. On the other hand, Disk Drill is capable of searching your drive for lost partitions and recovering data from them. This can be a huge drawback, depending on the situation. Moreover, it cannot recover data from unmountable partitions. In instances where you've lost an entire partition, Recuva is unable to detect them. Its deep scan only supports a small number of file formats too, making it less reliable in instances where a normal search doesn't yield the results you need. Even then, close to a quarter of the data on that partition wasn't found. During our clever scan, Recuva was only able to scan our FAT32 partition. This is the case when you look at Recuva and Disk Drill.
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While free data recovery tools are great, they often fall short when compared to a paid solution.
