I have this program downloaded, but was unable to activate it.Will you be offering it again or is there a free activation key available?


Thanks,

Riley

When I saw this on GOTD the other day, I had to take the opportunity to download it and try it on a brand new 500 GB Maxtor drive that got corrupted shortly after I moved a boatload of files to it over month ago. In that month, I had tried a lot of very highly-rated other commercial software to see if I could recover some of that data.

Data Recovery Wizard Pro (older version or not) was the only one to get back my files, and it did so 600 times faster than the other software took just to explore the disk. Definitely worth the money if you need this sort of thing.

Nice work GOTD (and EASEUS)!

THIS PROGRAM IS NOT WORTH IT EVEN BEING FREE...I WAS TRYING IT OUT AND MADE A FEW FILES AND DELETED THEM ..IT COULDNT FIND ALL OF THEM AND THE ONES IT DID FIND I COULDNT RESTORE...ON A SCALE OF 1,000,000,000,.. ID GIVE IT A " 2 "

I am one happy camper with this. i was not sure if it would help me get files off of a laptop hard drive that crashed on us and we need important files from it. once i installed it snatched all the files we needed. so even if it is an older version it did what i needed it to do.

OMG!!! I have been waiting for a data recovery software to be given away for awhile and the day it is given out I was not home to download it. I'm so bummed!!! GAOD, please re-release a data recovery software soon......many thanks!

Missed 4.3.6 in April, was in the hospital. Later tried their test version when I lost a complete logical drive. Yes I had backups, but incrementals can be a pain. The demo found 2354 files with useable names and even was able to retrieve directory names which most others I tried could only give to me as dir0001, dir0002, etc. (no idea why, directories are just files), so I purchased it as the price was well worth the time savings if it worked and I could get my money back if it didn't. It did, almost flawlessly, I lost a couple directory names, not bad with over 2300 files. Well worth the money, I would have paid for it even if I had gotten it free earlier because of the value.

I'm downloading the older version today because of its capability with older os's

Great utility, well written, easy to use.

Please, note: This is the "PROFESSIONAL", not the "old" version. True?

to #46

I've noticed the same thing, but remember that there are many people reading this site at various times, so while a comment may have a +3 when your browser loads it, it may have had several ratings before you got to it.

What you see in the ratings of comments is what was accurate when the page loads. What you see after rating a comment is the current thumbs up/down, including those between the page load and you rating it.

#46 - As you pointed out there are many visitors on this site. When you loaded the page the counter may have been +1 for that comment because one person had come and liked it. But while you were reading comments, others were too. 4 of them didn't like that comment and thus it dropped to a -3 for you when you click. I believe the system works fine.
The program does too. If you don't need another recovery tool and you have one you like then use it. If not, then this isn't an old version to you. If you need one and don't have one then this is the latest version for you. Use it and enjoy until a newer or differnt one you like better comes along.
Scott :)

Date Recovery it good my cleaner kill all my Documents 3GB & got it back OK only one pdf & mp3 not work still very good for one week later,as to setup step one Runsetup.exe & you see DRWSetUp.exe & fit

#33: try this: http://www.jfilerecovery.com/
(no promises, but it might help)

Odd..... Many people have commented that this software won't work on Vista. Well, I'm not so sure that's the case. This was a well timed offer, as I cleared a whole drive by mistake while creating a Bootable WinPE USB drive.

Runs fine - recovered over 295GB of files - on Vista Ultimate.

No worries. Thank you, GAOTD.

I downloaded the previous version offered by Giveaway before. My friend had gotten a virus and her idiot boyfriend inserted the XP disc and started a reinstall. This was the only program that allowed me to recover most of her precious pics and music(yes, she had no backups nor prints--heavy lecture from me, but it was so gratifying to make her day--esp when she has having an extremely miserable birthday).

Fabulous program.

The Help file in this software indicates that The software will automatically checks newer version every one week!. Anyone find a way to turn that off? Or do I just tell ZoneAlarm NOT to allow?

Thanks. Otherwise, DL, unzipped, unRAR-ed/activated, and installed seemingly just fine on an 8 GB Thumbdrive, done for portability.

#45 I'd just go off the thumbs up/thumbs down as people who actually like the software will mark a comment -1 because "They're slagging off GOTD and terrified the site will disappear if they don't" ;-)

They forget that not only GOTD wants comments but also the software company giving the software might just want honest comments!

Yep, Todays software was old and rubbish but hey!, If you're frightened of GOTD disappearing then you MUST mark good comments with a + not a - just in case they pull the service from the web.
Anything other will get you a "Oh how ungrateful, The software is FREE" and negative comments marked with a -

Basically as #31 says, Don't make mistakes when saving data and always have back-ups. (Check the -'s on that comment or even the very first...The peeved fans voted over 350 negatives just because he was first to comment (He'd no right, The fans of the site MUST be first to ensure a good long comment!)

Try it and see but please ensure you ARE honest about the days software though :-)

Len.

I downloaded Multistage Recovery from GAOTD a long time ago and have saved files off several bad hard drives. I was so elated to see it when it was offered because I had kept a bad hard drive from my own machine and was told it would take big $$$ to get the files off it. I just kept it and prayed. I had just finished allot of hours worth of applets, snow globes and animated graphics and thought I had lost them all. With MSR I recovered everything that everyone said I could not recover.
I have not tried to recovery any deleted files. If I delete them I want them to remain so. LOL But what do you all think of Multistage against Easaus? I would like to try it but don't want to junk up my PC with software that is not as good as the data recovery program I already have. Thanks

I'm pleased I installed today's giveaway because it's jut recovered some files I lost over a year ago from a drive that I'd accidentally reformatted (during a new install of windows. (I'd chosen the wrong disc to format before reinstalling. I'd purchased a couple of different applications that had purported to be able to recover formatted discs, but they had failed miserably, so it was a pleasant surprise to be able to recover files that I'd thought I'd lost forever. Some of the files were irreplaceable

Though I am confused that we were given a newer version of this some time ago. Today’s version is v3.3.4 whereas we were previously given v4.3.6?????? Is there any reason for the retrograde step?

Anyway, thank you to the giveaway team for continually bringing us great software and to Easius for giving us the opportunity to try out this software for extended periods. :)

I find this particular software to be archaic and unappealing.

You can also get a free one from here: http://undelete-plus.com/ if you happen to not get it today. (supports xp and vista)

Well I got version 4.3.6 with was offered in the past.

I also got Data Recovery & Security Suite with also contained
version 4.3.6 and more Software.

So I will pas this offer.

But this is interesting, 1st they offer 4.3.6 and later an older Version?
If you missed the last offer and not using Win Vista.
Than this is still an choice for you to get simpleto use Data-Recovery tool for free.

@#45 Max L
The reason the comment votes change that way is due to the time you first open this site in your browser till you vote on one certain comment if it helped you or not in deciding if you want to D/L this software, many others are also voting and you won’t see the update of the votes till you either click on the comment’s yes or no or if you refresh the whole page.
There’s a discussion about it in the forums here.

www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2680

I have a sneaky suspicion that this web page has a faulty click counter for the 'Yes/No' counts. Sometimes you click on 'Yes' and the '+1' becomes '-3' !!!! This is perhaps why the Summary ratings at the top of the page shows so many thumbs downs, when most of the postings are favorable!! Highly misleading methinks!

As ever - GAOTD RULES! To BLAIRWARE (Post #36) if you're serious with your winge - like the other winge winge wingers posting here, understand this:
The site is a showcase for developers (who are invited)to use this medium to popularise/market/brand their products by giving away free licences to us for a day. This means that the products on offer are to a large degree dependant on which developers decide to play ball here

This is an internet site, and as such is visitable & visited by thousands of visitors who all have a variety of needs, and machine configurations. So the 'one man's meat' rules apply. THIS SITE IS NOT SOLELY DEDICATED TO YOU.

If you don't like/want/care for today's product, SHUT tf UP!, log out go take a leak, and come back tomorrow to see if there's something here that may suit you better........
Otherwise PISS OFF, and don't come back, but STOP throwing your 'negative karma' crap at us. We are the GAOTD world!

#33. Try CDRoller.

Nice clean install,no problems.
deleted several files and tried.
works
good program
will keep it for futures disasters

To #41, InsaneElf: See/hear the second paragraph!
I installed the newer version of Easeus when it was offered a while ago. I then tested it by copying a file to another folder, renaming the copy, and then deleting it. Easeus did not recover it. Perhaps it doesn't recover files still in the Recycle bin? Many have said it works great for them and I believe it. However, when my daughter lost 2gb of audio & video files, I was hesitant to try Easeus.

Instead, I used the free RESTORATION 3.2.13 file undeleter
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Restoration.shtml

It restored virtually everything. Its interface is sparse with few options and no help, so THINK before you use it. The fact that its interface is sparse may make it usable by the blind.

How does this program compare to MultiStage Recovery v2.7 offered here earlier?

hello folks, I'm a blind computer user that got turned on to the GOTD site by another one who is blind and downloads items from here all the time.

this is my first post here, but the reason i am explaining is so folks might recognize me in future comments.
now as to this application, it sounds good, for those complaining about it being an older version, if you have the newer one than fine close the window and don't pick this one up!
for those on vista, remember folks, there are still folks out here using win 95 and 98, let alone the newer versions, not everyone is able or willing (I'm in that group) to upgrade to vista.

as to todays download, I personally can't use it myself, the interface does not comply with the ADA standards and is inaccessible with the screen reading software i use on my computer to tell me what's going on, but there have been so many comments on the positive side for this companies products that i am going to leave this copy on my, my blind fiances computer, and urge my sighted house mate to install it as well, for assisted recovery purposes.
and a comment to one other up the list here, i am into multiple backups as well, but i have had the horrible bad luck of 1. a disk failing in the middle of a backup, which did in both my main hard drive, and scrambled my backup drives information, so lost it all. 2. can't afford two or three backup drives. and 3. have had the backup drive fail just after backing up my main system, and reformatting my main drive, that one cost me 1500 dollars to recover from, if this software can save me that kind of heart ache and expense, then its worth its purchase price and the trouble with having to ask my house mate or a friend to come over and use it for me.

last comment, that Romeo Burner 2.3.2 software was very VI user friendly and i am passing the info on to all seven of the lists i am on for the visually impaired!

thanks,
InsaneElf/blind computer user

@David Andrew
Maybe you have an SDHC card which your camera can read and your computer can't. SDHC is not backwards compatible with old SD readers and many computers don't come with and SDHC reader. So if your card says SDHC and your reader on the computer doesn't, you can try getting a usb adapter or download the pictures from the camera with a usb cable letting the camera be the card reader.

@Blairware - Ha Ha Ha. I say good riddance to all who really feel that way.

In response to 17 & 19 -- I had a similar problem. Didn't notice that a destination folder was required in the extraction dialog box at the start. The default destination point is the MY DOCUMENTS folder. I checked same and found the DRW Set-up file. Double-clicked on this and there it was, the installation wizard. Hope this may solve your problem also.

I have seen suggestions that this s/w be put into a BartPE CD or a different hard drive, instead of being installed on the drive that might be failing. Couldn't this s/w be installed on a USB flash drive and run off it?
Thanks.

Im using vista...Its actually not that bad, u need to tweak somewhat, then its not that bad at all.Lots of programmes not compatible yet, but lots do run on vista, I usually download and try out to see.

Give vista a shot, its stable when youve tweaked

UH, yeah - I already have 4.3.6, I got it here a few months ago. Is it me or does anyone else feel that the quality, and variety of the offerings has taken a nose dive? There was always repetitive crap, but sprinkled in was "Gold in them thar hills." I would actually be pissed when I forgot to check some days, only to see I missed something pretty cool. But for the last month or two, well... not so much. I say we REVOLT! STAND TOGETHER PEOPLE! Boycott GiveAwayOfTheDay! Lets’ show them who's in charge here... THEN LET THEM SEE HOW MUCH SOFTWARE THEY SELL... er... give away... oh yeah.. I guess that ain't gonna work now, is it? Okay, but if they don't start giving away something better, I will go elsewhere, I don't have to give them my... business, uh, okay wait. So there are no competitors to go to... I could START a site that has better giveaways. THEN I would get all the good stuff for free! I'll show them! You just wait and see. There has GOT to be a way to beat them at their own game. Better still, I will BUY the software, and really show everybody. I'm no fool. They can't just give me ANYTHING for free. I won't stand for it! Come... join me.

#30 - repeating comment from previous days posting... a bunch of whiners out there!!! Be glad it's free. Lots of companies (especially in the Shareware world) offer old versions so people will get a taste of their product.

Repeating... ungrateful welps and whiners!!!

"for FAT and NTFS file systems in Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Server"

"System Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista; Minimum 128Mb RAM (recommended 256Mb); Minimum 40Mb free disk space required "

Windows 98 ?????????????????

What about recovering data on a 11 year old CD? I have a CD with some pictures and powerpoint files that no longer work and it the only copy my uncle has of the information. I am hoping there is something out there that can at least attempt this.
-Rich

USB flash memory

Interestingly USB memory sticks are getting really popular, since their electronic storage mechanism is different although it "simulates" the mechanical storage (hard disks), it is not easy to find a true data recovery tool for them.

I tried this software before, and it was only effective in retrieving the mistakenly erased files as long as your windows session still running, once the system is rebooted or restarted its definitely a total lost.

Verdict: (B+) as long as you are not considering USB Flash memory Sticks!

Cheers

I don't need this as I'm not careless, Have two external back-up drives AND backed up to DVD-RW just in case (Constantly updated)

O-K for kids that go deleting anything or people with only one compter and drive (though WHERE do you back up to then)

Thanks GOTD but giving an older version was a good idea for the noobs who think Vista is an operating system, Perhaps the newer version works on that but unreliable like the operating system.

Anyone who uses a GOOD deleting program though, Data Recovery Wizard Pro won't find a thing.

I don't understand why a company would offer for free a almost a year old version of there software. I think it is just a way for them to get people to upgrade to the latest version. Pretty bad marketing on there part.

Can anyone tell me how this compares to Recuva 1.11.257, offered here a while back?

Seems to be a good product but does not recover all data. Have a Flashcard from my camera. XP/SP2 does not see any data on the card though my camera can display the pix on it. Tried this product and it was unable to retrieve any data. Not exactly "the only computer data recovery software you will ever need." as quoted in the description.

Thanks GAOTD. You guys do a great job.

I give this recovery software my highest personal recommendation. I have tried several but this is the b est that I have found. I run a small Windows PC repair business and use the professional version when I need to recover data from a hard drive. In fact, I used it myself when my external hard drive was knocked off of a table and couldn't be accessed as a drive. It recovered most of my files on the drive. Not all, but that would be expecting too much.

Got the new version of this a while back in GOTD...

It is a good program, even the older version, if you don't already have a file recovery software, for those times you accidentally delete something off your hard drive...and your recycle bin...

Or you reformat, "on accident."

Thumbs up for me :)

What we have here is a good but old program. These programs are what Easues specializes in so they should know their business. I'm passing today, mainly because I'm not interested in another program in this category & it's an old version.
Heres what I did. I bought Active @ file recovery some time ago. It runs great on both Vista & XP. It installs on my external hard drive, my travel drives & my internal hard drives. Thus, one program for all locations I might ever have need to recover to. I can recover from any one of the above mentioned locations to any other of the above mentioned locations. I've found that recovering lost or deleted data to another location from the one it was lost from is by far the best way to use these programs correctly.

I've recovered a years of my music collection (60 gigs on a 160 GB drive) with older version of this tool.
Hard drive was corrupted, MFT was gone, it was re-partitioned multiple times, formatted multiple times (with Windows *and* Linux filesystems), but Data Recovery Wizard put me out of desperation when it recovered about 95% of my precious data which I would never be otherwise able to recollect. Thank you EASEUS!

This thing saved my data the last time it was given away. It just happened to be offered the day my hard drive crashed. I tried 2 of my commercial products and got nothing back that was readable. I installed this on another machine, attached my failed hard drive to the working machine, and it recovered about 98% of my files. The drive was physically damaged and I had to replace it. But thanks to this program, I lost only a few emails and a couple files, none important.

My advice: if you have more than one machine, download and install on all of them, in case you run into a situation like mine. I also purchased a USB enclosure for about $20--I plug in the damaged drive to the enclosure and I can recover data without having to crack the case of my working machines. I recovered another person's data with this program in this fashion.

I gave this a thumbs down, not because it isn't a good program, but giving away an outdated product just isn't within what I perceive to be the purpose of GOTD.

On GOTD's "About" page it says "Every day we offer for FREE licensed software you’d have to buy otherwise!" If I were buying their data recovery software, it wouldn't be this outdated version.

well I guess it is good to have old and new version. never know when you mite need it

Sorry please ignore my post #18. You have to extract and then extract again to find that file....weird but I got it. I have used a previous version and it worked well.

I seem to be missing the DRWSetup.exe file
When I unpacked the zip there was only the readme file and the activation.exe. Help???

Just DL and it is working on a crashed drive I have not been able to access before. So far it has found 300,000 files in 15,000 folders. This is the first data recovery program I have tried that has gotten this far. I give it a big THUMBS UP!

It is about halfway through my 36gb disk. Hope that it can restore as well as find these files.