EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition 13.3

★ Winner of Best Recovery Tool in 2017.

Overview

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free is a version of their recovery software that can recover only up to 2 GB of data. Beyond that and you'll need to purchase the premium version of the software which functions similarly but has no such restriction. Data can be recovered from formatted hard drives, recycled bins recently emptied, dynamic disks, and even removed or deletion partitions. The key here is that the area on the drive where the files were located has not been overwritten already by other files. If they have, not all of the file will be recoverable so recovering earlier rather than later is key here.

Installation

The installation of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition is interesting because when coming to choosing the location for the software, there is a bolded warning to not install the package on the same drive as the one that you wish to recover files from. Hopefully you have more than one drive (it says drive, not partition of a drive) to access. Not everyone does. A desktop icon and quick launch icon can be added for you, then the install proceeds. 22.4 MB of disk space is required for the installation. No unwanted software or other extras were included with this free software thankfully.

Interface

The interface is uncomplicated. Recovery options can be easily selected and then the software takes its time to see what files it can find. Once the search is over, the files are presented in groups with the ability to tick the checkbox for individual files or for related groups of them which can save time.

Pros

• Free data recovery utility to recover up to 2 GB of data
• Recover files recently deleted
• Access dynamic disks
• Recover files from formatted hard drives and partitions that have been removed or deleted

Cons

• Only 2 GB of data can be recovered

Alternatives

Wise Data Recovery is a good free option as well. It can access hard drives, iPods, USB Flash drives, storage media, and digital cameras. Recuva is another free option which can recover data from MP3 players, SD cards inside digital cameras, USB drives, and regular hard drives too.

Conclusion

The EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition is a capable package for recovering up to 2 GB of data. When needing to recover more than that then there are other free options above which can access more media types and have fewer (or different) restrictions.