DIYDataRecovery.nl
DIYDataRecovery.nl will close it’s doors after many years of service. Since this happened several years ago and I am not busy with new projects I have stopped giving support for former DIY DataRecovery tools.
DiskPatch
End of life product. This DOS based tool struggled to support modern hardware and modern partition methods. You’re advised not to use it on hard disks > 2 TB. Due to dependence on BIOS extended int13h interrupts to access storage media it is also very slow.
And also: At the time DiskPatch was ‘conceived’, repairing hard disks was a more commonly accepted m.o.. Consensus today is that in case of data loss the patient media should not be written to at all (DiskPatch *does* write to patient disk).
Nowadays if I need to recover partitions in place, repair boot sectors or edit disks I use DMDE.
iRecover
iRecover was once one of the most advanced file recovery tools available. However as DIY DataRecover.nl ceased to exist it hasn’t been further developed. For most cases I myself use DMDE.
iUndelete
Rather than using iUndelete you can use DiskTuna DFR (free). It is no longer actively developed, it is not worth the effort with so many free alternatives available.
JPEG Repair Service
DIYDataRecovery.nl’s JPEG Repair Service was always already delivered by DiskTuna. Did you know DiskTuna also offers DIY photo repair software?
Want to do DIY data Recovery and you are looking for the tools?
As I no longer offer a generic data recovery app, I will share the tools I settled on and that I (and many of my colleagues) use on a daily basis.
Recommended data recovery programs (DiskTuna Approved):
UFS Explorer
Very well rounded tool supporting many filesystems and advanced storage technologies such as RAID and numerous encryption techniques. Moderately difficult to use. This is your best bet when trying to recover data from NAS devices.
[Mac/Win/Lin]{FAT|NTFS|ReFS|HFS+|APFS|EXT|BTRFS|UFS|XFS|ZFS|+More +RAID}
R-Studio
Well rounded tool with a good mix of filesystem, RAID, and encryption support. Supports professional data recovery hardware from DeepSpar.
[Mac/Win/Lin]{FAT|NTFS|ReFS|HFS+|APFS|EXT|UFS|XFS|+RAID}
DMDE
Another favorite for some pros. This is my work horse logical data recovery tool. Be warned that this tool can write to patient drive, but it will never do so using the default configuration.
[Mac/Win/Lin/DOS]{FAT|NTFS|ReFS|HFS+|APFS|EXT|BTRFS|+RAID}
Note EXT = Ext2/3/4, FAT = FAT12/16/32/exFAT