Hetman Photo Recovery

Spec sheet

What it does

Recovers deleted or lost photos and camera RAW images from disks, memory cards, USB drives, cameras, and disk images.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Purpose

Hetman Photo Recovery recovers deleted and lost photos and camera RAW images from storage devices after deletion, formatting, partition loss, or file system damage.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Security

The maker states that payment information is protected by secure, encrypted payment processing.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Support

Hetman advertises 24/7 support by email, live chat, and phone, while its support page says replies are targeted within one business day.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Headquarters

Kyiv, UkraineRead 28 Sep 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Founded

2008Read 28 Sep 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Changelog

The May 19, 2026 changelog added support for multiple forensic image formats, expanded archive preview on macOS and Linux, and expanded Linux image-format preview for Photo Recovery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Company facts

LinkedIn lists Hetman Software as self-owned, founded in 2006, headquartered in Walnut, California, with 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Deployment and extensibility

Wingetly lists a Microsoft winget package and an NSIS silent-install switch of /S; the official product pages describe no public API or SDK.Read 15 Oct 2026 · wingetly.io

Documentation

The support center provides a knowledge base, video guides, FAQs, and recovery instructions for disks, RAID, NAS, servers, virtual machines, and encrypted storage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

File systems

It supports FAT, exFAT, NTFS, ReFS, APFS, HFS+, Ext2/3/4, XFS, Btrfs, ReiserFS, ZFS, and UFS across Windows, Linux, and macOS.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Independent installer listing

Wingetly lists Hetman Photo Recovery 7.1 as a proprietary Windows package with no known CVEs in its best-effort mapping.Read 15 Oct 2026 · wingetly.io

Independent software catalogue

Heise Download lists Hetman Photo Recovery as a trial-licensed program for restoring damaged digital photos with preview support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · heise.de

Interface languages

The download page lists English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian interfaces.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Legal operator

The privacy policy identifies Individual Entrepreneur Yuliia Vasylivna Miroshnychenko, trading as Hetman Software, with a registered address in Brovary, Kyiv region, Ukraine.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Licence

The software is proprietary rather than open source, according to the Wingetly package listing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · wingetly.io

License and updates

The purchased version can be used without a time limit, but versions released after update coverage ends require a new license key.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Limit: G2 interface

The G2 reviewer said the user interface needed a more modern visual design.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: Reddit licensing

A Reddit user reported that a version 5.1 key was rejected by the newer 5.2 release and said support required purchasing update coverage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Limit: Software Advice trial

Software Advice reviewers complained that the free version allowed recovery of only 10 files and that deep scans could be slow.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Limit: Trustpilot refunds and compatibility

A Trustpilot reviewer reported that a Home purchase did not cover virtual-machine recovery and criticized the refund process.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Loss scenarios

It is intended for recovery after deletion, emptied recycle bins, formatting, partition loss, file-system damage, and inaccessible volumes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Output destinations

Recovered data can be saved to another disk or folder, packaged as a ZIP archive, or uploaded through FTP.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Output options

Recovered photos can be saved to a disk or folder, placed in a ZIP archive, or uploaded by FTP.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Portable edition

The download page offers an installation package and a portable version that runs without installation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Praise: G2 recovery coverage

The sole G2 reviewer praised easy setup, support for many image formats and storage types, and the ability to preview selected photos before recovery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: Trustpilot support and recovery

Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly describe successful recovery results, clear scan presentation, and helpful or fast support responses.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Praise: TrustRadius usability

TrustRadius describes a wizard-driven interface intended to make photo recovery accessible to both novice and experienced users.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Preview

The trial lets users scan storage, browse detected images, and preview recoverable photos before buying a license.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Privacy practices

The maker says it does not use analytics, advertising pixels, behavioral advertising, browser fingerprinting, or cross-site tracking on its website.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Rating on G2

5.0 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on Software Advice

5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews for Hetman Partition RecoveryRead 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on Trustpilot

3.8 out of 5 from 88 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Rating on TrustRadius

7 out of 10 from 5 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Read-only operation

The product analyzes affected storage in read-only mode and can create and scan a disk image instead of repeatedly accessing the source.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Recovery limitation

Signature-based recovery may find image content without its original filename or folder structure when file system records are unavailable.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Recovery methods

Fast Scan uses file-system metadata, while Full Analysis scans storage sector by sector and can search by file signatures.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Safe-save requirement

The maker instructs users to save recovered files to a different storage device so deleted data is not overwritten.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Scanning

Fast Scan and Full Analysis can locate deleted images, examine formatted or damaged storage, and search by image signatures when file system metadata is unavailable.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Security statement

The privacy policy says the website uses HTTPS, restricted administrative access, security controls, logging, and abuse prevention, while warning that no internet system is completely secure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Storage limitation

A camera or memory card must be visible to the operating system as accessible storage; a device not detected by the system or reader cannot be scanned.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Storage sources

It can recover photos from HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, digital cameras, and other accessible storage devices.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Supported formats

It supports common image formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, and PSD, along with camera RAW formats.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Supported image formats

The product supports JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PSD, DNG, generic RAW, and many manufacturer-specific camera RAW formats.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

System access requirement

Direct physical-disk recovery requires administrator or root privileges, depending on the operating system.Read 15 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

System requirements

Direct access to physical disks and other block storage requires administrator or root privileges, and recovered files should be saved to a separate destination.Read 8 Oct 2026 · hetmanrecovery.com

Plans and prices

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