TestDisk Reviews & Product Details

Helped in recovering data from a deleted partition from HDD which have saved a lot of information. Test disk helps to restore lost data without any breakage of data to its original form. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recovery process is not that easy to complete in simple steps. Even though Test disk plays a major role in data recovery, the initial setup and big data recovery require some input and setup in command prompt. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For restoring lost data, TestDisk is an excellent tool. It is portable, effective, cost-free, and simple to use. that everyone has access to it, and everyone can look at the source code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

that it might be challenging for individuals unfamiliar with command-line interfaces to use.TestDisk might not be able to recover your data if it has been wiped. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recovers precious data from drives which is accidentally deleted or partitioned. Since it is an open source software it's helpful in data recovery across systems boot in various operating systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bit tricky to set up data recovery in large size and disk running open source OS. It is required to get support from the technical team for proper setup in order to recover data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is mainly free, open source to work with and repair hard disk partition tables of Windows partitions corrupted by viruses or third-party software mishandling. Rebuild main system to boot Windows and backup. Compatible with Windows and Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have problems to detect partitions or rebuild with double erase, this option needs to be optimized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Perfect for finding partitions with failures and recovering data, disk analysis with a graphical interface and open source to use without restrictions. Compatible with all partition tables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Problems to recover data and lack of optimization on large disks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most things I like in TestDisk are as below:

1. It is completely free to use.

2. Recovery of lost data or lost partition process is quick and very easy.

3. I can also restore files from NTFS and FAT filesystems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The below things that I don't like most in TestDisk are:

1. Initial setup and log creation are a little bit complicated.

2. It is a pure command-line tool so no attractive user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recover files from mechanical hard drive, build NTFS, fat32, and ext4 partition.

Recover files and support RAID Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

COnfigure by GNU Linux terminal gives error, requires professional support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ability to do direct disk partition edits Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Been using for several years and it keeps getting better. Have not seen anything I don't like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TestDisk is simple but powerful application to analyze and recover disk partitions. What I like most is that it has an integrated tool called "PhotoRec" that is used to recover lost files in similar memory. I also like that it is compatible with different types of memory, especially optical drives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Linux version could not be exploited by the members of my team because when it opens it freezes and closes automatically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lets you recover deleted files Cross Platform, so I can run it on Windows, Mac or Linux

Pretty straight forward to use. can fix non-booting partitions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish is had a GUI interface in Linux so I could run a graphical version and update etc. through the Software center. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.