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Glary Undelete

glarysoft.com

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Spec score 8.6 #7 of 52 in SD card recovery software

Spec sheet

What it does
Recovers files deleted from the Recycle Bin or lost through crashes, bugs, or viruses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Purpose
Glary Undelete recovers files emptied from the Recycle Bin and files deleted by bugs, crashes, or viruses.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Support
Glarysoft says it usually responds to email inquiries within one or two business days.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Headquarters
Crunchbase lists Beijing, Beijing, China as the headquarters location.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Founded
Glarysoft’s blog states that Glarysoft Ltd. was established in 2004.Read 15 Oct 2026 · blog.glarysoft.com
Company
Glarysoft says it specializes in developing utility software for Windows systems.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Company activity
Glarysoft describes itself as a software developer focused on multimedia, system, and network applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Glarysoft Ltd.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Company size
Crunchbase lists Glarysoft in the 1–10 employee size range.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Compressed files
The product can recover compressed files stored on NTFS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Current listed release
The download page lists version 5.0.1.25, a 6.26 MB file released April 12, 2021.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Current version
The official download page lists version 5.0.1.25.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Documentation depth
Official support provides general FAQs, a knowledge base, how-to links, and download instructions, with no product-specific API or SDK documentation shown.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Encrypted files
The product advertises recovery of encrypted NTFS files.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
File types
The product page says it can recover compressed, fragmented, and encrypted files on NTFS.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Filtering
Search results can be filtered by filename, date, size, and recovery state.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Fragmented files
The product advertises recovery of fragmented NTFS files.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Installation
The maker supplies browser-specific instructions for downloading and running gunsetup.exe.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Installer size
The official listing gives a 6.26 MB download size.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Interface
The maker describes the interface as simple and user-friendly.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Limit: company support and billing
Trustpilot complaints include poor support, upgrade upselling, recurring-charge disputes, and reports of system problems; these concern Glarysoft products generally rather than Glary Undelete specifically.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Limit: crashes and errors
Freesoft100 users report freezes during large scans, zero-division errors on an external drive, and installation failures on some systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · freesoft-100.com
Limit: dated interface
TechRadar says the user interface needs modernization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com
Limit: external media
Handy Recovery reports less reliable performance with external devices and says advanced search filters are limited.Read 15 Oct 2026 · handyrecovery.com
Limit: operating systems
TechRadar notes that the program does not support macOS or Linux.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com
Limit: recovery reliability
TechRadar recovered only about one-quarter of discovered files; most others were marked overwritten and produced empty output.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com
Limit: unmountable drives
TechRadar’s test could not detect or recover from an unmountable USB drive that was visible in Windows Disk Management.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com
Minimum requirements
The stated minimum is a 133 MHz Pentium or AMD K5, 32 MB RAM, 20 MB disk space, and 800×600 16-bit graphics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Ownership and funding
Crunchbase describes the company as private and does not show a disclosed funding total on the public profile.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Praise: company utilities
Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly praise Glarysoft utilities as lightweight, easy to use, effective, and free for basic use.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Praise: ease of use
TechRadar and Handy Recovery both praise the straightforward, easy-to-use interface and simple scan workflow.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com
Praise: free unlimited recovery
Handy Recovery says the free edition has no recovery-volume cap and includes the core recovery tools at no cost.Read 15 Oct 2026 · handyrecovery.com
Praise: speed
Independent testing found quick scans and fast recovery on internal SSDs and HDDs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com
Praise: successful recoveries
Freesoft100 reviewers describe successful recovery of folders, photos, USB data, and external-drive files.Read 15 Oct 2026 · freesoft-100.com
Rating on Freesoft100
3.76 out of 5 from 21 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · freesoft-100.com
Rating on G2
4.2 out of 5 from 16 reviews for Glarysoft Ltd. products, not Glary Undelete specificallyRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Trustpilot
3.3 out of 5 from 29 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Recommended requirements
The stated recommendation is a 500 MHz Pentium 3/4 or Athlon, 128 MB RAM, at least 30 MB disk space, Internet access, and 1024×768 32-bit graphics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Recovery analysis
The software analyzes and reports recovery possibilities for discovered files.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Recovery assessment
The tool estimates recovery chances using Very Good, Good, Medium, Overwritten, and Poor states, and says overwritten files cannot be recovered.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Recovery media
It supports recovery from hard and floppy drives and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia, and Secure Digital cards.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Release date
Version 5.0.1.25 is dated April 12, 2021 on the official page.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Removable devices
The product supports undeleting files on removable devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Removable media
It supports undeleting from removable devices and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia, and Secure Digital cards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Restore location
Recovered files can be saved to a user-defined folder.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Security claims
The maker says its broader software portfolio aims to improve personal and corporate security, but the Undelete page provides no security certification or compliance claim.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Support channels
TechRadar reports support through email, a user forum, FAQs, a knowledgebase, and Glarysoft’s feedback messenger.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techradar.com
Supported file systems
The product supports FAT12/16/32, NTFS/NTFS5, and NTFS with EFS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
System support
Glarysoft lists Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista, and XP in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Windows versions
The download page lists Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, 2000, XP, and Vista, with 32-bit and 64-bit versions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com

Plans and prices

Freeware Priced on request File undelete for FAT and NTFS file systems · Recovery from removable devices · Filtering by filename, date, size, and recovery state Read 20 Sep 2026 · glarysoft.com
Glary Undelete Free Freeware · Windows only · FAT12/16/32, NTFS/NTFS5, NTFS + EFS Read 11 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com
Glary Undelete Freeware Free Windows only · FAT/NTFS/NTFS+EFS · 32/64-bit Read 15 Oct 2026 · glarysoft.com

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