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Disk Investigator

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Gain more control over the contents of your HDD or SSD with this application that will offer you the tools to reach your goal, quick and easy. #Disk analysis  #HEX viewer  #Partition recovery  #Recovery  #Investigator  #Harddisk  

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Understanding the contents of your drive is especially important if you've taken over someone else's computer, if you've bought countless second-hand HDD or SSD units from the internet, or if you've really never thought of looking inside it before. Whether you are curious or cautious, Disk Investigator can help you navigate the hidden parts of your disk. It can also help one recover lost items that might be of importance.

Now, with applications that offer fixed functionality, there never seems to be an interest in developing the interface. That is the case here. Disk Investigator is a tool. It won't surprise many because right from the start any user will know and understand its purpose. It is not an application you can keep and use for other things.

Thus, don't be surprised if you get a functional vibe when looking at this program's main window. It's only fair to add the fact that despite the above statement, the program does a good job at showing the user all available functions. You won't be confused at all.

Once you've launched the application, the first thing you can do is select if you'd like to see your Drive or your Directories. This, in turn, changes the shown information. Keep in mind that the big panel on the right allows the user to adjust drive parameters manually using HEX code. You can also conduct a thorough search if you know what you are looking for.

Lastly, it wouldn't be advised to play with this side of the app unless you know what you are doing. One can also check boot sectors and recover lost data. Of course, the same rule applies. If the data has been fully or partially overwritten, nothing will come out of it. You'll still need luck in this particular case.

Disk Investigator is a solid choice among all available solutions for moments when you'd like to recover lost files when you want to fix certain errors and you know exactly what needs to be done, or simply for those moments when you want to make sure your drive performs as expected.

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Disk Investigator 2.23

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PRICE: Free
  runs on:
Windows 11
Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
  file size:
1.3 MB
  filename:
dskinv.exe
  3 screenshots:
Disk Investigator - Disk Investigator displays a detailed, HEX-based analysis of the selected drive.Disk Investigator - The View menu is the place where you can choose the type of data you need to analyze.Disk Investigator - Disk Investigator allows you to perform searches on installed drives.
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