Tech riderRev. 21 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Recovery sourceshard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 images
- 4Operating systemsWindows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systems
- 5Memory card recoveryYes
- 6RAID recoveryYes
5 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: cgsecurity.org
Overview
PhotoRec is ranked #14 of 130 in data recovery software on Specifiction, made by PhotoRec. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
PhotoRec plans and pricing
All plansPhotoRec Not published Free and open source · GNU GPL v2 or later · Multi-platform file recovery cgsecurity.org · 21 Sept 2026
PhotoRec Not published Free and open source · GNU GPL v2 or later · Multi-platform file recovery cgsecurity.org · 21 Sept 2026
Compared on data recovery software
- Free plan
- Yescgsecurity.org
- Recovery sources
- hard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 imagescgsecurity.org
- Operating systems
- Windows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systemscgsecurity.org
- Memory card recovery
- Yescgsecurity.org
- RAID recovery
- Yescgsecurity.org
Company
- Founded
- 1998cgsecurity.org · 23 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Data Recovery Software in 2026#14 of 130
- Best SD Card Recovery Software in 2026#24 of 52
- Best Photo Recovery Software in 2026#23 of 46
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Sources
- cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec· checked 23 Sept 2026