Choose the edition:
Recovery Explorer
RAID
VS
UFS Explorer
RAID Recovery
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
- Data recovery and access to files on simple and “stripe” volumes with the ZFS file system
- Full support of BeyondRAID sets used in Drobo units
- Automatic reconstruction of ZFS RAID-Z (RAID-Z, RAID-Z2, RAID-Z3) for further data recovery
- Configurable procedure for reading drives (should be applied when processing defective storage devices)
- Embedded disk imaging tool with a set of advanced parameters
- Production of a defects map file for a storage device during the disk imaging process
- Creating "dynamic" maps of bad blocks for disk images based on a specified text or hexadecimal pattern
- Adaptive restoring of degraded RAID sets (RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 5E, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 0+1, RAID 50, RAID 51, RAID 60, RAID 61 and others) with the help of bad sector maps
- Processing of defective areas on disk images with the help of bad sector maps created by the program or compatible third-party tools (DeepSpar DDI, ACE Lab PC-3000, ACE Data Recovery MHZ and others)
- In-built decryption techniques for Windows BitLocker
- Decryption of encrypted Apple APFS volumes
- Possibility to work in an alternative simplified Wizard-based mode
- Price from$84.95
- Price from$139.95
SUPPORTED FILE SYSTEMS
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Data recovery from Windows file systems: NTFS, FAT, FAT32, exFAT, ReFS/ReFS3
- Data recovery from macOS file systems: Apple HFS+, APFS
- Data recovery from Linux file systems:
XFS, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Linux JFS, ReiserFS, UFS/UFS2, big-endian UFS, Btrfs
differences:
- Data recovery from simple, “stripe” and RAID-Z volumes with ZFS
SCANNING
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Quick file system scanning
- Detecting lost partitions
- Scanning by known content (the IntelliRAW technology)
- The option of pausing the scan and previewing the intermediate results
- The option of saving scan results for future work
- Special tools for work with partitions (defining partitions manually, creating image files, etc.)
- Full-range storage scan for all-at-once data recovery
- Automated partition aligning
- Five different options of handling the existing file system
differences:
- Simple and “stripe” ZFS volumes
RAID SUPPORT
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- RAID reconstruction tool
- RAID assembly from virtual disks
- Automatic reconstruction of mdadm, LVM, Apple Software RAID, Intel Matrix
- Support of standard RAID: RAID 0, RAID 1E, RAID 3, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 7, etc.
- RAID-on-RAID support: RAID 10, RAID levels 50, 60, 50E, etc.
- Support of custom RAID patterns via RAID Definition Language or Runtime VIM
- Support of Synology SHR, Btrfs-RAID
- Support of composite volumes: Windows Dynamic Disks, Microsoft Storage Spaces, Fusion Drive (based on APFS), LVM
- Visualization of RAID content and layout
differences:
- Support of Drobo BeyondRAID
- Support of “stripe”-volumes with ZFS and RAID-Z (RAID-Z, RAID-Z2, RAID-Z3)
- Adaptive reconstruction of RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 5E, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 0+1 and nested RAID (levels 50, 51, 60, 61, etc.) using maps of bad sectors
WORK WITH DEFECTIVE DRIVES
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Reading out data utilizing the means of the operating system
- S.M.A.R.T. monitor for drives
differences:
- Configurable disk reading procedure
- Advanced disk imaging tool
- Production of a defects map during disk imaging
- Creating "dynamic" (pattern-based) maps of bad blocks for disk images
- Processing of defective areas on disk images with the help of bad sector maps created by the program or compatible third-party tools (DeepSpar DDI, ACE Lab PC-3000, ACE Data Recovery MHZ and others)
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Hexadecimal viewer for storages, partitions and files
- Interactive HTML report
- Basic list of folders and files (HTML, CSV, XML)
- Report on recoverable data size with metadata test
- Indication of files’ validity status in scan results
- Creating advanced “tasks” for saving files
- Software events log
no difference
FILE PREVIEW
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Image files
- Text files
- Hexadecimal structure
- Documents (including PDF files)
- Executable file properties
- Video files
no difference
INTERFACE
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Zoomable user interface
- Helpful interface with prompts
differences:
- Optional simplified Wizard-based mode
DECRYPTION TECHNIQUES
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
differences:
- Windows BitLocker encryption
- Encryption of Apple APFS volumes
LICENSING
TRIAL LICENSE
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Unlimited in time usage
- Free of charge
- Saving files the size of which is less than 768 KB
PERSONAL LICENSE
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Lifetime use of a licensed software version
- One year of free software updates
- Using on one personal computer without trial limitations
- Using for educational purposes
differences:
- Price $84.95
- Price $139.95
COMMERCIAL LICENSE
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Lifetime use of a licensed software version
- One year of free software updates
- Using on a single computer in a company without trial limitations
- Using on a single computer in home environment without trial limitations
- Using by multiple persons (up to 3 per single license)
- Using for commercial purposes or providing services
differences:
- Price $189.95
- Price $229.95
CORPORATE LICENSE
Recovery Explorer
UFS Explorer
similarities:
- Lifetime use of a licensed software version
- One year of free software updates
- Using on up to 10 company's computers without trial limitations
- Using for educational purposes
- Using in corporate environment and for technical support
- Using by multiple persons (up to 10 per single license)
differences:
- Price $314.95
- Price $419.95
Recovery Explorer
RAID
UFS Explorer
RAID Recovery