Wondershare Data Recovery Review

No matter how careful you are, accidents can happen. It’s fine if those are minor and you can fix them in a few seconds. But it turns into a huge problem when those accidents cost you a lot of nerves and even financial loss or emotional pain. With computers, this commonly happens as a result of a failing hard drive, malware, accidental format, operating system crash, or a faulty power supply that fries the rest of the components. Whatever the cause, there’s no need to suffer in silence. Simply read our Wondershare Data Recovery review, as it is the type of software designed to extract the best out of a terrible situation.

Although nothing can be guaranteed, you can count on it to reconnect you with your lost files. And after that, consider scheduling a regular backup. If you don’t know how – don’t fret. Follow the steps we outlined in our guide on how to recover permanently deleted photos.

Wondershare Data Recovery Interface

We would describe the interface of Wondershare Data Recovery as elegant, pleasant on the eyes, simple, and intuitive. It has a grayish white background with light blue elements, perfect for reducing eye strain during the process of scanning. Other than that, the users won’t need any guidance to use the software. The interface is designed as a modern version of This PC/My Computer, which everyone should be familiar with. The Mac version of Wondershare Data Recovery will remind you of the drives on your desktop, only sorted in categories.

Wondershare Data Recovery Features

Being among the best data recovery software for PC is not an easy task. The product should be exceptional and exhibit all of its abilities in order to be at that level. To see whether Wondershare Data Recovery is one of them, let’s have a look at its features.

Operating System Compatibility

Wondershare Data Recovery is available for the latest versions of Windows and Mac. The company also has an alternative application, Wondershare dr.fone, that does the same thing, only on Android and iOS. With that, all of your bases are covered, and no matter where data loss occurs, there is something you can do about it.

File System Support

The entire list of supported file systems is always changing. What you need to know is that they support NTFS, FAT, HFS, HFSX, HFS+, and APFS, the most commonly used file systems on Windows and Mac. And you know what? You can recover files from Linux! The software doesn’t officially support it, though. To recover files from file systems such as ext2, ext3, and ext4, typical for Linux, you need to install the software on Windows or Mac, and simply point the software to the right drive. A great tool for recovering HDD data.

File Type Support

Wondershare Data Recovery can search and discover files you’d commonly find on a computer. Images, videos, music, documents, e-mails, files deleted from the Recycle Bin, and all the files on your internal drives. But it can also search for data on external HDDs, USB drives, lost partitions, memory cards, and digital cameras. We won’t mention smartphones and tablets since that’s technically the role of Wondershare dr.fone, one of the best data recovery software for Android.

Performance

The performance aspect is very subjective. It depends on a lot of things – the type of your drive (HDD, SSD, M.2, external USB, etc.) and the reading and writing speed, as well as your habits. Doing other things while the scan is running can slow it down, so try to do it when you don’t have to multitask. Also, consider allowing the Deep Scan to run. It can take hours, but we found it to have about a 90-95% recovery rate. Let’s be honest – when you’re desperately looking to get your files back, we don’t think time will be an issue.

File Sorting

We’ll start on a good note. Putting files into categories is one of the strongest points of the software. After the scan is complete, all of the files will be sorted into a list of categories File Path and File Type. Under the former, you’ll find things such as System Volume Information, Recycle Bin, Lost Location, and a list of folders the deleted files belonged to. You’ll also see Raw Files, typically videos and pictures. This is perfect if you know the folder you want to retrieve data from.

If you don’t, click on File Type. The files that were discovered will be sorted into Photo, Audio, Video, Document, Archives, Miscellaneous, Web files, DataBase, etc. Furthermore, when you click on any of it, the files will be sorted by extensions! This allows for masterful precision when recovering data – after all, some of those were deleted for a reason.

Wondershare Data Recovery Pricing

Is Wondershare RecoverIt free? Yes, to a degree. You will be able to download a trial version of the software for free, which allows you to run both a Quick and a Deep Scan and preview the results. However, you will only be allowed to recover 100 MB before you have to shell out money for the paid version.

You have a choice between 3 types – Essential (1 PC, $59.95/year), Standard ($69.95/year), and Advanced ($79.95/year). We recommend the first unless your computer has crashed and you cannot boot it up, so you need the Wondershare Data Recovery as a bootable USB disk. The third license is reserved for the software’s unique feature – video fragments scan, recovery, merge, and repair, which allows you to restore videos to their former glory. And, if you are a student or a teacher, Wondershare Data Recovery has partnered with StudentBeans to offer a 30% discount.

Pros

• Present in the data recovery industry since 2003
• Intuitive and elegant user interface
• Works on Windows and Mac and can restore from Linux  through Windows
• Wondershare has alternative data restoration apps for iOS and Android
• Versatile – works with various types of drives
• A high percentage of successfully recovered files
• Has advanced video recovery and repair feature
• Lighter on system resources than the competition while scanning
• Their 24/7 customer support is diligent and active

Cons

• Not every file can be previewed
• You cannot choose a type of files to scan for
• The time indicator sometimes isn’t accurate
• You can only recover a certain amount before paying for a license

Verdict

We can’t deny that Wondershare Data Recovery is powerful, extremely easy-to-use, and has neat features and top-notch compatibility. The speed of scanning is up to par to its biggest competitors, in our subjective opinion, but it’s the results that matter. From what we could observe, it matched that of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. But that biggest difference is that with Wondershare Data Recovery you can only retrieve up to 100 MB for free, while EaseUS’s software allows up to 2 GB. And there are others, such as Recuva, that offer unlimited restoration of files. We’re not bashing anyone, we only hope the healthy dose of the competition will force Wondershare to up their game a bit in that regard.