Haven’t you have ever faced a problem even you deleted your file accidentally which was important to you by a software bug or a virus.

If you’re an windows user the worst would be that you would have come across this error saying that ‘You need to format your drive before you can use it’. There are ways to tackle this but what if you have already formatted the drive. Well in that case the Only thing that can help you is Data Recovery tools which can you you bring back the deleted files.So we have put together the best tools you can use to recover your deleted files.

Best Data Recovery Tools For Windows PC

1. Recuva 

The top most tool in our list is Recuva and this may not surprise anyone if they have already used it because this is one of the top rated and well appreciated tool and the fact that the free version can do the recovery task of just anyone who is trying to recover their deleted file makes it one of the best recovery tools I have ever laid my hands on.

Here are some Features:-

• Best in class Recovery System.

• Advanced deep scanning mode.

• Ability to recover files from damaged or newly formatted files. 

• Uses Industry & Military standard secure file overwriting techniques.

• Easy User interface.

2. Undelete 360

This is yet another powerful tool built on a fast yet powerful algorithm which lets you well as the name suggests ‘Undelete’ files which you had accidentally deleted.

Here are some features:-

• Works on a variety of devices like USB’s, Hard disk and Digital camera’s Etc…

• It includes an data wiping tool to make files unrecoverable

• Ability to Preview files before recovering.

• Does a great job in recovering recently deleted files as compared to other free data recovery software

• Also able to recover files of a wide variety of types such as DOC, HTML, AVI, MP3, JPEG, JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.

3. TestDisk

Without mentioning TestDisk well our list could be incomplete this has a lot to offer for both novice and an expert but the only reason its in the third position is because that this tool is is command base line tool and there are people who are not with CMD at all so there is a learning curve while using this tool but regard less this is one of the best tool and offers many features that none of the free tool offers 

So let’s see what it’s got:-

• Works on multiple platform like Windows,Linux and Mac OS X.

• Has the ability to recover/rebuild the boot sector.

• Allows you to Fix, recover or permanently delete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2 file systems.

4. Photorec 

Photorec is yet another tool from cgsecurity the same guys who created TestDisk and even this tool is Command Line based but this tool is widely use for recovering data from Digital cameras 

there is a lot of features this offers while many remain same like TestDisk other features can be found here.

5. Pandora Recovery

Well at this point listing any other tool becomes just useless but if you want to try any other You can try pandora recovery it works good but it could be better. 

Best Data Recovery Tools For Android and IPhone 

Although the tools listed above can recover files from your smartphone while connected Using USB cable its still not reliable as in recover smartphone data like, messages, logs and IM history, etc. so the the below tools can be used for this purpose.

1. Wondershare Dr.Fone

Wondershare Dr.Fone is a renowned data recovery tool for both Android and iOS. It is extremely easy to use with step by step instructions. Using this tool, you can recover Contacts, Messages, Audio, Videos,  Photos, Call logs and Whatsapp History. All you need to do is connect your phone to your PC and let the tool do the rest.

This is too good to be true right! And here comes the other part this tool only supports few brands like Apple, Samsung, Motorola, Sony, LG, HTC and Google Nexus. If your device is not in the list then you’ll need to root your device to gain the functionality

Price: Yes this is not free but comes with a free trail and a Paid version for $45.95 supporting up to 5 devices or $499 supporting unlimited devices.

2. EaseUS MobiSaver

This is another great tool for recovering data from Android device or iPhone. The interface, complexity and recovery is almost same as Dr.Fone, the difference comes at supported formats, devices and Price. MobiSaver supports less file types to recover, including SMS, Contacts, Documents, Videos, Audio and Photos. However, it has support for more brands, including Huawei, ZTE and some other Chinese brands.

It is also a bit cheaper, making it a good choice if you don’t need to recover IM history or Call logs. At EaseUs website, you will also find some handy articles to help with recovering data from your Smartphone (the process is a bit complex as compared to PC).

Price: Free version with limited features and a Pro version for $39.95 Android and $30 for iOS version.

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