1. Recuva
Recuva is the very best free file recovery program available, hands
down. It's very easy to use but has many optional advanced features as
well.
Recuva can recover files from hard drives, external
drives (USB drives, etc.) and memory cards. Recuva can even undelete
files from your iPod!
Recuva will undelete files in Windows 7,
Vista, XP, Server 2008/2003, and older Windows versions like 2000, NT,
ME and 98. 64-bit Windows versions are also supported.
Piriform
provides both an installable and a portable version of Recuva. I tested
file recovery with Recuva using their portable version in Windows 7.
Undeleting a file with Recuva is as easy as deleting one! I highly
recommend that you try Recuva first if you need to recover a file. Download this program click here.
2.Free UndeleteFreeUndelete is self explanatory - it's free and it undeletes files! FreeUndelete is another great file recovery tool, very similar to other undelete utilities around this rank in my list.
The major advantage of FreeUndelete is its easy to use interface and "folder drill down" functionality (i.e. files available for recovery are not listed in a big, unmanageable listing).
FreeUndelete will recover files from hard drives, memory cards, and other similar storage devices in or connected to your PC.
FreeUndelete supports all versions of Windows - Vista, XP, etc. I successfully tested FreeUndelete with Windows Vista.
Note: OfficeRecovery.com's website is often down. You can also download FreeUndelete from MajorGeeks.com. Download this software.
PC Inspector File Recovery can recover files from most hard drives, external drives, and memory cards.
PC Inspector File Recovery supports Windows XP, 2000, NT, ME, and 98. Windows Vista is not listed as a supported operating system. I tested File Recovery with Vista and could not get the program to work properly.
I'd recommend trying PC Inspector File Recovery only if another, higher rated file recovery program didn't do the job for you. The not-so-easy-to-use interface, lack of Vista support, and long hard drive scan times keep this file recovery app out of the Top 10. Download software click here.
4. EASUS Deleted File Recovery
EASEUS Deleted File Recovery is another great file undelete program. Recovering files is very easy to do with just a few clicks.
My favorite aspect of EASEUS Deleted File Recovery is that the user interface is structured much like Windows Explorer. While that may not be everyone's ideal way to display files, it's a very familiar interface that most people are comfortable with.
EASEUS Deleted File Recovery will undelete files from hard drives, optical drives, memory cards, and pretty much anything else that Windows sees as a storage device.
Deleted File Recovery supports Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, and 2000. Click link1 , link2 , link3 to download.
5. Recover File
The aptly named Recover Files does just that and does it as well as any other average file recovery program.
Files located on hard drives, external drives, ZIP drives, memory cards, etc. are all recoverable by Recover Files. Anything that holds data that you can hook up to your computer is probably fair game for Recover Files.
Recover Files will undelete files in Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000, NT, ME, 98, and 95. I tested the portable/standalone version of Recover Files in Vista. Download this program click here.
Source : About.com
