A&N File Recovery

You can lose files because of various reasons like accidental deletion, drive corruption, or virus infections. It can happen to any type of file and depending on the type of removal, there's a chance you can get it back. With the help of applications like A&N File Recovery you can scan volumes for lost files in an attempt to retrieve them.

Right from the start you notice a great deal of practicality cut out from the application because only one type of file system can be targeted, namely NTFS. This is a major disappointment because removable storage devices can be found under multiple systems and formatting them to NTFS further decreases the chances of success.

If you happen to find yourself in such circumstances, you might as well look for alternatives, because the application fails to properly detect files on most removable disk drives taken through multiple format operations.

On the other hand, the application does not lack practicality completely. The simple design gets you quickly up and running, with only a few buttons to press and boxes to tick, while the scan process itself doesn't take too long.

All detected memory units are displayed in a drop-down menu that updates in real time, so you don't need to restart the application when connecting external devices. The process is triggered at the press of a button, but before this is done you can choose to enable file path lookup, as well as checking file integrity so you get an idea of file health.

The main window is also equipped with a table that gets filled with items in real time. Detected files are displayed along with path, size, MFT sector, as well as integrity. There's also a preview section, but it fails to display most file formats and only works for text-based files.

You don't really get a sense of accomplishment since the application only targets one file system. However, the process is finished quick, as well as retrieval which you can specify a destination folder for and manually pick target files.

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that A&N File Recovery is not the most advanced piece of recovery tool on the market, but when all else fails, you might give it a try for NTFS file systems. You easily get acquainted with the simple design, while the overall process is done in a jiffy, as well as the recovery itself.