Active@ File Recovery vs RAID Reconstructor
Active@ File Recovery
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| Figure | Active@ File Recovery | RAID Reconstructor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · RAID Data Recovery Software | 8.4 (#4) | 8.1 (#8) |
| File systems | The product lists support for NTFS, ReFS, FAT, exFAT, HFS+, APFS, XFS, JFS, UFS, BtrFS, and Ext2/3/4. | Its file system report can find structures for NTFS, EXT, and XFS. |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Holualoa, Hawaii, USA |
| Purpose | Recovers deleted or lost files and data from damaged, formatted, or deleted partitions and volumes. | RAID Reconstructor analyzes and reconstructs broken RAID-0 and RAID-5 arrays so users can recover data. |
| Support | LSoft offers a Customer Communication Center, a knowledge base and ticket system, email support, and phone support. | Technical support is provided by email, with a usual response time of less than 24 hours. |
Plans
Active@ File Recovery
- DemoFree
- Standard Personal$29.95, paid once
- Standard Corporate$39.95, paid once
- Professional Personal$44.95, paid once
- Professional Corporate$64.95, paid once
- Ultimate Personal$69.95, paid once
- Ultimate Corporate$89.95, paid once
In their own words
Active@ File Recovery
Active@ File Recovery recovers deleted or lost files and data from damaged, formatted, or deleted partitions and volumes on Windows. It supports file systems including NTFS, ReFS, FAT, exFAT, HFS+, APFS, XFS, JFS, UFS, BtrFS, and Ext2/3/4. The software can scan for files by signature, including user-defined signatures, and works with listed storage such as HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, NVMe devices, flash drives, and memory cards.
For damaged arrays, it can virtually rebuild RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and Span. It can create and open raw or raw-compressed disk images and work with VMware and VirtualPC HDD images. The Ultimate package adds a WinPE boot disk and Linux-based LiveCD for recovery when a computer will not boot. The downloadable demo allows free recovery only for files up to 64 KB. Paid licenses are one-time purchases: personal licenses are for non-commercial use, while corporate licenses cover business, academic, or government use. LSoft Technologies has operated since 1999 and is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
RAID Reconstructor
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