MiniTool Power Data Recovery is an all in one data recovery program for home and business users to recover deleted or lost data. Unlike most recovery programs, it not only can restore data that has been deleted by using Shift & Delete key, but also supports recovering lost data from formatted, deleted or damaged partition.
The Good
It supports most digital media devices, for example: memory card, flash drive, CD/DVD, Blue-Ray Disk and iPod. It can recover lost/deleted photos, music (mp3 files and mp4 files) and video files from media devices. Although users always ignore the last module of the program, the module can recover lost /deleted files from damaged, scratched or defective CD/DVD disks.
The Bad
MiniTool Power Data Recovery free edition can only recover 1GB data. MiniTool provides Data Recovery Boot Disk, which is an additional purchase, to recover data without operating system.
This data recovery tool provides wizard-like interfaces to help different users recover data. MiniTool Power Data Recovery contains 5 data recovery modules－Undelete Recovery, Damaged Partition Recovery, Lost Partition Recovery, Digital Media Recovery and CD/DVD Recovery. Each recovery module focuses on a different data loss scenario. Thus, you can click Undelete Recovery to recover data that has been emptied from Windows Recycle Bin or accidentally shift-deleted from the hard disk.
File preview
Many data recovery programs haven’t the preview function. However, MiniTool Power Data Recovery can create preview images to let users clearly identify. Although users cannot see a complete image of the files, they can see a vertical image of the original file name. Thus, they can quickly find files they want to recover.
Technical Support
MiniTool provides powerful technical support. Users can visit the FAQ page and Manual to understand how to recover lost data. Of course, users can write email to them, and then they will receive detailed response in a short time, since MiniTool provides 7×24 hours service.
Verdict
MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a free and powerful data recovery program that helps users recover lost data after accidental format, virus problems, file deletion, etc. It also can recover data from digital media devices and CD/DVD disks. However, if users wish to recover more than 1GB data, they have to purchase the full license since the free edition only recovers 1GB data. And if users need to recover lost data after system crash, hard drive crash and booting problems without operating system, they can turn to Data Recovery Boot Disk.
