DiskDigger vs GiliSoft Data Recovery
DiskDigger
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| Figure | DiskDigger | GiliSoft Data Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19.99/mo | $99.95/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Data recovery software | 8.4 (#22) | 7.8 (#61) |
| Spec score · SD Card Recovery Software | 8.5 (#10) | 8.1 (#19) |
| Spec score · SD card recovery software | 8.1 (#23) | 7.7 (#32) |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows,Linux,macOS | Windows |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | The maker says DiskDigger sends no analytics or telemetry and connects to the internet only for optional license verification or when the user checks for updates. | GiliSoft says it does not sell personal information to third-party marketers and describes administrative, technical, and physical safeguards for personal information. |
| Purpose | DiskDigger recovers deleted files from computer-readable media such as hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. | The software scans for documents, photos, videos, archives, and office files lost through deletion, formatting, RAW or inaccessible volumes, or partition loss. |
| Recovery limits | The maker says deleted file contents may be overwritten, and free-space carving cannot recover files fragmented by the file system. | Recovery may fail if data has been overwritten, and files cleared from SSD blocks by TRIM may no longer be recoverable by software. |
| Recovery sources | Hard disks,USB flash drives,memory cards,CDs,DVDs,floppy disks,and supported virtual or raw disk images | internal drives; external disks; USB flash drives; SD cards; microSD cards; CF cards |
| Paid from | 19.99 | 99.95 |
Plans
DiskDigger
- Personal license$19.99 a month
- DiskDigger personal license$14.99, paid once
GiliSoft Data Recovery
- Windows/Lifetime/1 PC$99.95 a month
- Windows/Lifetime/1 PC$99.95, paid once
- Windows/Lifetime/1 PC$69.95, paid once
- Team/OEM LicensePriced on request
In their own words
DiskDigger
DiskDigger recovers deleted files from computer-readable media, including hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, optical discs and floppy disks. It combines filesystem-based recovery with free-space scanning, and supports file systems including FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, ext4 and HFS+. Recoverable items can be viewed in lists or thumbnails; previews are available for images, documents, some audio files and ZIP archives. Advanced scanning covers E01/EWF, VMDK, VHD/VHDX, VDI, QCOW2 and raw binary disk images.
The product is available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. Windows users can scan and preview without paying, but must purchase a personal license to save recovered files; commercial use requires a commercial license. Linux use is free, while Linux and macOS builds are described as experimental beta versions. Android's free version recovers photos and videos, with video recovery requiring root; other file types and FTP uploads are available in Pro, and non-photo recovery requires root. DiskDigger says it sends no analytics or telemetry. Recovery may fail if deleted contents have been overwritten or files are fragmented.
GiliSoft Data Recovery
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