Overview

Easeus Data Recovery Wizard is a utility that will recover data from deleted files emptied from the Recycle Bin, damaged partitions, Virus infections, software crashes, etc.  It will recover data from RAID, USB, Flash and Memory hard drives.  You can recover individual files, separate partitions, or an entire disk after a crash.  It supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and NTFS5 file systems.

Installation – 8

Installation is quick and easy following the install wizard.  Everything is straight forward but you will get a warning message.

The warning message notifies you that installing it on a computer where you currently need to recover documents may overwrite them making them non-recoverable.

Features – 8

As the name says, this entire application is wizard driven making it easy to use for all types of computer users.

Recover an entire drive.

Recover individual partitions.

Ability to select different options when performing a recovery.

Preview documents before recovery to determine they are correct.

Search by file name to easily find what your looking when large amounts of data are pulled to be recovered.

There is also the ability to search through files and folders to locate what you need.

Ease of Use – 8

Because the entire app is wizard driven it really is easy to use.  Here we take a look at recovering a couple of files that were accidentally deleted.  From the main menu click on Deleted File Recovery.

A list of internal and external USB drives will be displayed, select the drive you want to recover the file from and hit Next.

It will scan the drive and build a directory tree of files.

Then you will receive an alert message about doing a complete recovery and you can turn this message off.

Now you can navigate through the directory tree and find the files that you want to recover.

After you find the files to recover select a location to restore the files to.

Before the recover takes place a caution message appears verifying you want to restore to the selected disk.

After the recovery takes place you will get a report about the process with a hyperlink to the location of the recovered files.

Performance – 8

In our tests pulling up deleted data worked well.  A full disc recovery does take longer than just files but is acceptable especially considering it is retrieving important data.  It is light on system resources, easy to use and works quickly when you need it.

Conclusion

If you are looking for an effective way to ensure you can recover deleted files from your hard drive it is worth taking a look at Easeus Data Recovery Wizard.  Remember to include it with a fresh installation of your OS or make sure to install it before the time comes when you will need it in an emergency as it can overwrite files making them unrecoverable.  The wizard driven interface makes it easy to use in what are hopefully rare instances of accidental file deletion or system crashes.  Another free service they offer for fully licensed customers is document repair for PST, XLS, DBX, and DOC files  They offer a free limited demo version that will scan, analyze and show you the data from your crashed or inaccessible hard drive.  The demo version will not recover the data however, you need to purchase a full license for $69.95.  It works on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and we ran it successfully on Windows 7 as well.  It may seem like a steep price tag for software you will rarely use, but when you really need it, it becomes invaluable.

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Rating

• Installation: 8
• Ease of Use: 8
• Features: 8
• Performance: 8
• Product Support: 8