FILERECOVERY Enterprise

Although a good security measure, it can get frustrating for Windows to request confirmation when deleting files, not to mention taking out the virtual trash every now and then. If you set up the delete function to instantly remove files, then you’re sure to find FILERECOVERY Enterprise useful.

When it comes to the visual design, the application is pretty clean, with a wizard-driven process that requires you to press a few next buttons, besides other settings, until you get back your files. As a consequence, accommodation takes no longer than a few seconds, especially because of the rich descriptions provided when hovering the cursor over functions.

The first choice lets you select the target area that lost your files, with options like hard drive, memory device, optical media, mobile device, and RAID system. It’s best to create a folder on a different drive in order to make sure retrieved files stay safe.

Selecting the device enlists all volumes in case there are more, along with some info like name, type, and size. The surprise comes when you get to pick the process itself, because the application can do a bit more than attempt to recover lost files.

As such, you can choose from simply exploring the volume, deleted file recovery, formatted media recovery, wipe data, disk diagnostics, and some extra disk tools. You can manually specify the file system type, trigger a quick scan even if it’s possible not to find anything, or apply specific filters to narrow down the results.

It can take a while for the application to look for your files inside all clusters of a drive, but this depends on applied filters, and even more on the volume size. The last step is to locate your files either manually, or writing down keywords in a dedicated field. Saving takes little time and is done to a custom location.

All things considered, we can safely state that FILERECOVERY Enterprise is one of those tools you need to keep around right after a fresh install of Window, because you never know how files can mysteriously disappear, someone plays a bad prank, or you accidentally hit Delete. Offering a lot more than just file recovery, this application deserves at least a try.