Screenshot from EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free 12.0 running on Windows | |
Developer(s) | EaseUS |
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Initial release | 1 October 2005; 15 years ago |
Stable release | |
Operating system | Windows and macOS |
Available in | 20 (10 for macOS version)[1] languages |
Type | Data recovery software |
License | Free and Paid versions |
Website | easeus.com/data-recovery-software |
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is a data recovery program that utilizes a Wizard (software) user interface to guide users through the data recovery process.[2] There are free[3] and paid versions of the software on both Windows and macOS.[4]
Free version limitations[edit]
The free version searches for and identifies recoverable data but does not recover any files until a license is purchased. It does a 'Quick Scan' producing a file count and data count of 'Deleted Files' (usually small) and an 'Advanced Scan' giving the file/data counts for 'Lost Files' and 'Existing Files'. The 'Recover' button on lower-right highlights when the scan is completed but clicking it prompts the user to pay for an upgrade.
Recovery process[edit]
The very first thing that you need to do is download the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac. There is a “trial” period available that you can use for a small time frame, but you should definitely consider getting the premium version to use all the features without any limitations. Step 1 Download Aiseesoft Data Recovery for Mac. After downloading, install and launch this program on your computer. Click 'Start' on the left side of the interface to enter Mac Data Recovery.
When data is deleted from storage devices, the references to the data are removed from the directory structure. The space can then be used, or overwritten, with data from other files or computer functions. The deleted data itself is not immediately removed from the physical drive and often exists as a number of disconnected fragments. This data, so long as it is not overwritten, can be recovered.
The software scans disks in two different ways, run in succession, to look for lost data: first based on the file directory and the second based on the storage content. The first method scans the file directory and recovers simply deleted or Recycle Bin emptied data, where the file record and associated data content are still intact. The second method searches sector-by-sector through the storage content to recreate files from the data field. This second method takes a much longer time, and does not retain the original file names or folder structure.[5] The discovered data can be filtered to search for particular files, and users may preview files before recovering.
Bootable media can be created, with a USB drive or external drive, to recover data when the OS fails to boot. This utility can only be used to recover data once the computer starts.
References[edit]
- ^'How to Use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on Mac'. TME.NET. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^'EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free'. Download.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^'EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition'. PCWorld. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^'Recover Deleted Files for Free With EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard'. Lifewire. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^'EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro Review | TechWiser'. techwiser.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
Contents:
- How to use Easeus Data Recovery:
- Where to download EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard (to try your hand at it)
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is a free data recovery app which retrieves files lost on HDD and SSD disks and removable devices. It efficiently combines capabilities of other recovery tools.
Some features of Data Recovery Wizard Free:
- Recovery Wizard for less experienced users
- Choice between Quick Scan and Deep Scan modes affecting recovery speed and results
- Preview of audio and video files before saving them
- Filtering and selective recovery of certain file types
- Exporting and importing scan results with the opportunity to perform another scan at the next launch
Data Recovery Wizard recovery tool is good to recover photos, documents, video, audio files and more. Unlike in its analogues like CardRecovery, scan is not limited to deleted multimedia files only and theoretically, it can recover any file.
Deletion scenarios
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is a universal app, judging by deletion cases they deal with. Here are only some of those:
- Files deleted (intentionally or not) by the user pressing Shift+Delete bypassing the Recycle Bin
- A partition deleted from the Hard Drive or Hard Drive formatting
- internal Hard Drive failure (reading errors and bad blocks)
- files corrupted as a result of a virus attack
- software failure or system crash
- filesystem type is read as .raw
How to use Easeus Data Recovery Wizard Free
The word ‘Wizard’ is in the name of this recovery tool for a reason. Recovery process using Data Recovery Wizard usually has three stages. Let’s look at them in more detail.
1. Select location (disk or another storage device) to scan
Let’s launch Easeus Data Recovery Wizard. The start window shows all sectors of a Hard Drive and connected removable devices. You can select even deleted or corrupt sectors.
Supported media
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is able to scan the following media types:
- HDD/SSD on PC and laptop (including formatted partitions), external HDD and SSD disks
- USB flash drive, SD memory card and microSD
- mobile phone used in the USB mode
- digital camera, mp3 player and any other device mounted as a file volume
2. Scan selected media
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Data Recovery Wizard window shows progress bar and time left till the end of the scan. You don’t have to specify the scan mode as results of both Quick Scan and Deep Scan are displayed here. Since Quick Scan takes less time, you can look through the results filtering them by various file types (see below). If the targeted files haven’t been found, it makes sense to wait for Deep Scan results and double-check them.
Deep scan enhances success of recovery
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EaseUS Data Recovery sets up default Quick Scan for the whole Hard Drive.
Deep Scan retrieves files from hard to access places, be it hidden files, formatted disk or partition.
3. Recover found files
Before you start recovering files you can
- look through the files which have been found,
- filter them by type or date,
- select files and save them by pressing Recover.
Recovered data preserves, whenever possible, its original paths and folder tree, which makes results viewing more intuitive.
Compare Data Recovery Wizard versions
We have overviewed Data Recovery Wizard features and now are going to compare it with its full version, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro.
Data Recovery Wizard Free has some limits:
- the volume of files to recover doesn’t exceed 500MB *
- there is no technical support.
(*) Although the comparison table on EaseUS website gives the limit of 2GB, in reality it’s 500MB.
Data Recovery Wizard Pro has no limits on top of all the features described above.
On the Internet you can also come across the unofficial build of the tool - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Portable, which can be run without installation. Copy Data Recovery Wizard to a memory stick and use it without making any changes to the structure of the disk from which files were deleted.
Apparently, this tool is a good one if you want to assess success of recovery but for more serious purposes we’d recommend the Pro version of Data Recovery Wizard.
Where to download EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free to try
Easeus Data Recovery Free Download
Follow the link to get EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free 11.6. Windows and Mac OS are supported.
Is Easeus Data Recovery Safe
The same page provides a complete comparison of Pro and Free editions and gives the current price of the Pro version of the product.
How To Use Easeus Data Recovery For Mac Torrent
You can download a 30-days trial of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro here.