I do not like this. It takes a life-time to scan. I am uninstalling.

Please provide a better recovery SW.

Thanks for the Work :)

With all due respect ... $65 for software in a field replete with free alternatives?

I was trying to install XP on an old laptop on a docking station which has a 4TB external HDD connected. What I didn't know was that the HDD inside the laptop was defective. In my hurry and not paying much attention I deleted the partition on the fully loaded 4TB drive (I forgot about the 4TB drive on the docking station and it was still active). In my panic, I tried AOMEI Partition Assistance Pro, it flagged an error "sector has more than 512 Bytes". Then I tried EaseUS Partition Master 10.0 (Thank you GOTD), To my great relief, in 1/2 hour, it was able to recover the partition with the original folder structures and all the files as if nothing has happened.

That was real fast to recover 3.6TB of data.

What I need is a utility to put back the "MBR" on a data drive which lost it during a transfer to a new enclosure. Does anyone have a good program for this? I do not need nor want to reformat the drive, just put the "MBR" back.

Thank you.

Recovery and undelete was useful in the past when the hard drives failed often and the operating systems were much more buggy.
These days, almost everyone has some sort of backup for almost all files including the operating system.
I remember doing undelete not long time ago with this software, it took 7 hours to scan a 1TB hard drive and another 8 hours to recover files (partial) and otherwise that were useless after the recovery.
All that time wasted thought me a lesson to never ever again use recovery software, but instead, now I make triplicate backup of everything and will not attempt anymore file recovery.

I just wonder, will this software attempt to recover from bad sectors or corrupted sectors or if the system fails to even recognize the hard drive, I guess not.

"Can it also scan a single folder?"

Good question in bringing up what I feel is an important point -- data can be stored anywhere on a drive or storage device. Folders or directories makes it easier to organize & find files, but they're artificial in the sense that all you're really organizing are the file names. The actual chunks of data making up a file can be spread over the entire storage area.

The important point? It can be useful or helpful to use smaller partitions, or smaller USB sticks or memory cards etc. If something goes wrong, it's faster & easier to scan a smaller storage space, whether you're doing a repair [chkdsk], defragmenting, trying to find lost files etc. When it comes to lost files, it can also be safer -- if you stored your photos for example on a separate partition from where Windows is installed, then all the cautions about installing recovery software or using Windows do not apply. That's because in this case both adding software & running Windows writes data to the Windows partition -- Not where your photos are stored. And that's a concept or idea that you can use with all *your* data -- Windows can always be replaced [reinstalled] as can your software, but when it comes to your stuff, not so much.

"Personally I prefer portable software especially for these aims and best is a Linux live CD for first try (see above), destroying nothing!"

It used to be so, when things were simpler... Nowadays a Windows device [PC, laptop, tablet...] may use the old way of booting or starting up, or it may use the newer UEFI, or more likely, a hybrid combo of the two, & it can be 32 or 64 bit. The drive where Windows is installed may be MBR or GPT, with the files that make it boot or start on the same partition, or on another partition that may or may not be hidden. Add the complications of secure boot, manufacturer added security measures in the bios [responsible for starting the device], & bios that switch modes depending on what they see for the boot drive or storage device.

All together that means that if you have a current Windows device, You Cannot take it for granted that it will boot or start using Any CD or DVD or USB stick or external drive. It's been that way for a while -- why I think some [many?] people have reported problems with different backup software, because if it doesn't start & run properly as a substitute for Windows, restoring the Windows partition is not going to work. SO 2 important points -- don't keep your stuff on the Windows partition, & while it's best if you can avoid it, if you must use a bootable disk or drive or USB stick, make sure you test it thoroughly to make sure it will indeed work the way it's supposed to.

Now why Aidfile Format Drive Recovery?... If I lose some important files, maybe one or another recovery app will give different results -- maybe one app will give me file X while another gives me file Y. Maybe all the results are the same, but I'll feel better knowing I tried everything. :)

There's also Windows 10 on the near horizon. Most people will upgrade to 10 rather than doing a fresh install, at least at 1st I think, because that's how you get your free license key. Not all software will survive the upgrade, so if you had 5 recovery apps, afterwards you might have only one or two -- who knows? Running the previews it seems Windows 10 file system is a little different -- will some or all recovery apps work with it equally well? Who knows? Aidfile Format Drive Recovery at least lists itself as Windows 10 compatible.

Hey there - Dual Boot here - Installed today's offering on an 8.1.3 partition & A Win 10 (build 10240) partition & both found the same number of files (12 to be exact) on a small thumb-drive I formatted on purpose. Seems to do the trick - but is a little pricey for my money - REMEMBER - like real estate - BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP & NEVER be sorry. A few seconds at the time & a lifetime of enjoyment! HAGD & Thank you to GOTD & Aidfile for today's offering. C U Soon! B|

Can it also scan a single folder?

I think the best recovery programs are made by DiskInternals.Tried many programs but only the DiskInternals Partition recovery helped... hope they'll make a giveaway with them.

Installed and registered without problems on a Win 8.1.3 Pro 64 bit system. A clean install.

A company without name and address, software comes from Mitusoft Ltd.

We had a previous Aidfile Format Drive Recovery 3.66 on September 8, 2014. Here are the old reviews:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aidfile-format-drive-recovery-3-66/

Upon start a blue resizable interface opens, it searches for attached drives. You select a drive and check it. Quite simple.

I took an older SD card with backups for my handy and formatted it with "quick format". Unfortunately I forgot to take a greenshot of the directory to show the before/after. So you have to believe me. Sorry!

But I have made a screenshot with the first run on the NOT formatted SD card, so you can see, how many files have been on this SD card:
http://i.imgur.com/P66U2rw.png

This time the scan takes much more time:
http://i.imgur.com/3tIFbck.png

With the first scan (without checking free space) it could not find a single file...
http://i.imgur.com/h3VZl5i.png

Now I checked the check box to search the free space, too:
It takes longer with this 4 GB SD card and has already found some files:
http://i.imgur.com/oQtHjeA.png

it works and works...
http://i.imgur.com/baeKhSF.png

result: could only find a small number of the existing files. Did not produce the expected result even in a very simple case of a fresh formatted card.
http://i.imgur.com/b7YKFuE.png

And here you find a correct statement on their web page:
"The most important tips:Even the most powerful software cannot solve all the problems, regardless of the evaluation of others and regardless of our own.
Sometimes, "unformat" can help you recover formatted drives. Sometimes, "undelete" can help you recover formatted drives. Also, "Full scan" or "Recover partition" can sometimes recover formatted drives."

Read this BEFORE you buy such a program:
http://i.imgur.com/S1gCsTJ.png

How do you get your money back, if you have no address and no responsible person?

Uninstalled via reboot, useless.

Have a nice weekend!