iRecover

Malicious software found throughout the dark corners of the Internet are not the only threat you should worry about. Sometimes you might lose files by accidentally deleting them or because of damaged drives. Luckily, applications such as iRecover give you the possibility to bring back most of the files lost this way.

Little effort was put into visual design, with all elements and menus kept simple and incredibly comprehensive. A few options need to be set up before you can actually get data back, with the main window offering aid in choosing the method that best fits your situation's description.

These are image, which comes in handy for USB thumb drives, data for Windows and Linux, as well RAID recovery in case your data was stored on the specified type of hard disk drive. You can further narrow down search results by selecting the type of files to look for, which can either be those normally deleted or the ones already there.

What follows lets you select the drive to scan, also displaying related info and technical details. Depending on your previous choices and the size of the disk drive you want to recover files from, it can take some time, with real-time updating scan info available.

The application might seem simple overall, but taking a look under the hood unveils an abundance of advanced features you can carefully tweak. These range from general, disk and partition specific, common filesystem analysis, validation, SMART and a few more.

On an ending note, iRecover is a practical utility overall, especially because of its simplicity. It might not fully live up to services offered by competitors, but it can get you those files you accidentally deleted or lost because of malfunctioning hard disk drives. If you're looking for something quick, it might be the app for you.