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File Scavenger
File Scavenger

File Scavenger is a Windows file undelete and data recovery utility for NTFS and FAT/FAT32 volumes. It can recover files that were damaged by virus or accidentally deleted from Windows Explorer, the ...

Average of 16 user ratings: 5


  • Apr 20, 2008
  • For version:
  • 3.2

quote  Amazed, shocked and awed!  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I stressed for a week about losing everything from my RAID0 config. I was told about this program, tried the trial but knew I needed to recover more than 64kb at a time. Bought the license for File Scavenger and ran it. This program recovered EVERYTHING I lost and more. This software is a must have for everyone!

user Review by: crazycheef
First post


  • Jul 05, 2007
  • For version:
  • 3.1

quote  Saved my data and my rear-end!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I crashed my hard drive which held all my essential business data and had no back-ups. Suddenly, I was dowloading every HD recovery program I could find. Most wouldn't even recognize the ruined partition moreless read my data. File Scavenger not only read the data, but rescued nearly all of it so easily I was really impressed. You can use the demo to find out if the data can be recovered and if so, pay for the full version and get your files back. Ive never written a review for software, but File Scavenger deserves the effort.

user Review by: Sin2bn
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  • Jun 02, 2007
  • For version:
  • 3.1

quote  Great software  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 5

I had stored my downloads and family pics on an external hard drive. When I hooked it up to my laptop. Something happened and Windows XP quit recognizing it. I used another data recovery software. One I'd bought last year. It didn't find nearly as many as File Scavenger. The only thing I was wanting back was my pics and software that I had paid for. The software that I had bought put the recovered files in folders that where numbered. Scavenger brought them back up in their old folders. This is a great piece of software. Well worth the money.

user Review by: jhouse59 (3)
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  • Mar 28, 2007
  • For version:
  • 3.1

quote  Found my hard drive files!!!  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I was looking for a cheap alternative to sending in my Harddrive for $1000 to get my family pics and some other software files off the crashed harddrive. Virtual Lab showed very little, including no pictures of the family, just some temp internet jpegs. I downloaded the demo version with not a whole lot of hope, but was pleasantly surprised with the results. Actually I was ecstatic. Scavenger found nearly all my files and was able to recover most of them also. A few of the pics were corrupted, but i can live with that. And for $50, this software is well worth it. Thanks!!! Jason

user Review by: jstrand23
First post


  • Dec 01, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  Good bless its developers.  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I'm very impressed by Scavenger's performance. It's a very reliable recovery tool and tons of features which really saved me. I was pleasantly surprised when Scavenger recovered files from corrupted RAID setup. Its interface is very simple and this fact guarantees that even a non experienced computer user can recover his data using this tool. Therefore I can highly recommend this product to everybody.

user Review by: Reviewer777
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  • Sep 02, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  Great product  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I tried two other file recovery programs on a drive with "invisible" files. The drive filesystem appeared completely corrupted even under Linux. Of the two other programs I tried, only this one could actually find the files - ALL of them and then recover the ones I really needed. I tested the trial and therefore only recovered the files that were 64 KB in size or smaller. The program doesn't attempt to fix the files on the drive. They're copied into memory, fixed and copied to a new drive. This is a feature that should be in every file recovery program. Don't touch (other than to read) the corrupted drive.

user Review by: Paladin
First post


  • Aug 05, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  Stop looking and just download it.  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This software ROCKS! It has saved me on two occasions. The first time, it was even able to recover data stored across two HD's set up in a RAID 0. The RAID card failed and I feared that I had lost all the data. I installed a new RAID card and set up the drives in a similar configuration, then ran the software. I was stunned when I was able to recover hundreds of files, that saved me from rewriting tens of thousands of lines of code. The second time was when the Master Boot Record on my laptop HD got corrupted. The HD would not boot, so I installed it as a slave drive on my desktop hoping that it was just the MBR that was damaged. When I booted the desktop, it found errors on the HD and did some error checking. When the boot completed, I could see the HD, but all my data was gone! That's when I remembered File Scavenger and recovered 14GB of data! It found files of every type: .jpg, .xls, .ppt, .html, .pdf, .doc, .asp, .cfm, .bat. Highly Recommended!

user Review by: t1dude
First post


  • Jun 15, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  Buy it...now!!! it really works!!!  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

My friend's hard drive crashed and she had failed to backup 2+ years of pictures. I tried everything I knew to do and had only been able to recover a few pictures. I'd already given up, but was still looking around and found this program. I tried the demo and was absolutely amazed. It worked even after I had ran CHKDSK. I paid the money and recovered at least 95% of what she wanted (probably more). It found directories that windows didn't think existed. The interface is simple, it's fast, reliable and just plain works! Try the demo. What do you have to lose (data if you don't)?

user Review by: kenjanball (3)
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  • May 14, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  The true - everyone may need it  quote

  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 4

This tool is an insurance for the unlucky days. It is reliable and never puts you down. It may save you hundreds or thousands in specialized assistance if you delete some inportant file by mistake. Take it.

user Review by: redhorse
First post


  • Apr 13, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  Outstanding file recovery program!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I've used FS 2.1 since '04 with GREAT success. It saved my bacon when a hard disk crash occurred and I had no backup. Recently, FS 3.0 has proven to be even better. I searched the Internet and downloaded trial version of perhaps one dozen file rescue utilities. Most were difficult to use, and many simply didn't work. File Scavenger was the ONLY program that I tried that could see all of the files I was searching for. I immediately ordered a personal license for the program and recovered everything I needed. Most recently, Windows XP Professional failed to shut down properly and thus caused a corrupted master boot record as well as several inaccessable "My Documents" folders including several thousand pictures of my 1 year old granddaughter! I upgraded to FS 3.0, and once again retrieved every single file I needed! Version 3.0 is MUCH faster also! This program is worth many times its cost. This is one of the best investments I've ever made!

user Review by: CHCincinnati
First post


  • Mar 27, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  Awesome file recovery utility  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

If you've got a harddrive that has crashed, this is the program for you to recover your data. I had a RAID array (mode 0, two disks) die on me. One of the disks was corrupt, the other I had ended up formatting to NTFS after the fact. I plugged both drives into my computer (for RAID recovery, the RAID drives cannot be your system drive) and loaded the software and after telling the program which drives to scan (it needs to know which drive is drive "0" and "1" in the array), it showed me all the files that had been on the drives! I was able to retrieve my precious mp3's that I had been accumulating for years. It was an incredible feat for only $85 (and only $45 if you don't use RAID!!). Needless to say, I HIGHLY recommend this program.

user Review by: hueydvr38
First post


  • Mar 25, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  Amazing  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 4

I'm no PC expert, so when I accidentally reformatted my second hard drive, losing precious photos and video, I thought that was it. But Snapfiles always comes up with useful stuff, so I had a look and found this. I downloaded others, but this was the cheapest and simplest to use. A long search showed up all the files on an otherwise blank drive, in their folders - v. nice - and less than an hour later all was restored, 70 gig of JPGs and AVIs, back to the way it was. I even retrieved some photos lost a year ago from the C drive during an XP re-install. Amazing. Wish I'd found it sooner.

user Review by: DavidC
First post


  • Mar 16, 2006
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  It saves my day  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 5

When I come to work this morning, one of my data drives crapped out. Even though I have periodically backed up my machine, I haven't done it for the last few days. Searching through the internet, I found this utility. I decided to give it a try due to it's very good price. WOW! most of the files I need show up in the search list and I get them recovered. Phew! all I have lost is a couple of hours. I recommend this product.

user Review by: NolanM
First post


  • Dec 30, 2005
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  Simply outstanding  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I tried many utilities to recover my files from a corrupt hard drive, but File Scavenger was the only one that worked for me. For me, it was worth every penny of the purchase price. File Scavenger is very easy to use. It recovered all files on my bad Western Digital drive with no data loss when I used the "long search" mode (the "quick search" mode didn't find my lost files). Obviously, if your drive has a mechanical problem, a tool like File Scavenger won't help -- so don't bother if your drive no longer spins. My only criticism is that it would be helpful to have some disk repair and imaging tools included with the package.

user Review by: GrahamG
First post


  • Aug 26, 2005
  • For version:
  • 3.0

quote  There are better  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 2

While File Scavenger is nice in appearance and easy to use, for me at least, it didn't do the job, and that's what it's all about. I used this program on two different hard drives and it came up with no results (0%) in both cases. I used another program and recovered an unbelievable number of files. This from a hard drive that had been reformatted and new operating system installed. While obviously this program has worked for some , it didn't for me . Therefore I can not recommend it.

user Review by: Krissa
First post


  • Jun 29, 2004
  • For version:
  • 2.1v

quote  Best i have tried  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have tried many many file recovery programs all work to certain degrees .... This baby recovered every file from a drive that really wasn't visible/recognized. I cant rate it highly enough. If I did have one comment to make it would be as it recovers files and recovers them to a folder theres a hiccup with HUGE file numbers. On my drive there was close on 1 million files when saving them to a folder windows can only handle around 180.000 per folder but that should be enough for most! I worked around it by stopping the process and copying them across to another folder OK slow but I got my files back!! EXCELLENT and the backup from these guys has been brilliant ...(no I don't know or work for them!)

user Review by: pcunique
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