File Scavenger vs PhotoRec
| File Scavenger | PhotoRec | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | |
| Paid from | $69/mo | Free |
| Platforms | Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Paid from | $69one-time | |
| Recovery sources | Hard disks, SSDs, flash drives, RAID, RAIDZ, NAS, memory cards | hard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 images |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012/2008 | Windows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systems |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | Yes |
| File preview | Yes |
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