Top 5 FAT recovery software
Often, users of flash drives are faced with data loss.
This happens, as a rule, because the flash drive is constantly disconnected/connected,
some data is constantly deleted and new data is written. Incorrect unplugging and plugging very often leads to
a logical failure of the FAT file system,
the so-called RAW problem. For more information about the RAW filesystem,
read this page.
For the review, we have downloaded and installed the 5 most popular FAT data recovery software in 2023.
- ReclaiMe File Recovery from www.ReclaiMe.com
- UFS Explorer from www.ufsexplorer.com
- iBeesoft from www.ibeesoft.com
- R-Studio from www.r-studio.com
- EaseUS from www.easeus.com
As a sample, we used an 32 GB flash drive with 20995 files and 191 folders on which 26 files and 1 folder were deleted,
and then zeroed some signatures in FAT boot sector.
| Tool |
Scan time |
Folders |
Files |
Interface |
Price |
Support |
Refund policy |
| ReclaiMe |
Most of files within a minute |
195 |
21039 |
Simple and user-friendly |
From 59 USD, life-time |
Chat and ticket system, within 24 hours |
30 days conditional |
| Ufs Explorer |
Most of files within a minute |
N/A |
N/A |
Confusing and not very user-friendly |
From 59 EUR |
No ticket system, email only within 48 hours1 |
14 days conditional |
| iBeesoft |
Most of files within a minute |
N/A |
428752 |
Simple and user-friendly |
From 50 USD, subscription |
No ticket system, email only3 |
60 days conditional |
| R-Studio |
Most of files within a minute |
194 |
20997 |
Looks outdated and not user-friendly |
From 50 USD (FAT), 60 USD (NTFS), life-time |
No ticket system, email only 24/74 |
No, more information |
| EaseUS |
Most of files within a minute |
N/A |
217865 |
Generally pleasant, but sometimes confusing. There are pop-ups. Doesn't show full preview in trial |
From 70 USD, subscription |
Chat and email, within 24 hours5 |
Almost NO 6 |
1 - answered within and hour
2 - too many duplicates
3 - answered after 4 hours
4 - most likely total files rather than files found by headers
5 - answered after 20 hours
6 - stated "30 days" but with a bunch of conditions
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