GNU ddrescue vs Recover My Files
| GNU ddrescue | Recover My Files | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | No | |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Windows | Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Recovery sources | Files, devices, partitions, optical media (CD-ROMs/DVDs), kernel-supported devices including ATA, SATA, SCSI, floppy disks, and flash media cards such as SD | Hard drives, external USB drives, USB sticks, camera cards, hardware/software RAID (JBOD, RAID 0/1/5), iPods, MP3 players, Dictaphones, disk images |
| Operating systems | POSIX systems recommended; Cygwin support is discussed in the manual | Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10 (32-bit and 64-bit documented) |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | |
| File preview | Yes |
Listed together in Best Data Recovery Software