FAT (File Allocation Table)/NTFS (New Technology File System) Recovery consists of the software for recovering the lost/deleted data from FAT (including FAT16, FAT32, and EXFAT/FAT64) and NTFS file system partitions caused by mistaken deletion, disk formation, unexpected shutdown, virus/malware attacks, runtime errors, damaged storage media, etc. It can also help to recover lost/deleted volume/partition.

Contents

1 Types of FAT/NTFS recovery software
2 Free vs. Paid
3 Tips
4 Editor's remarks
5 Best Freeware
6 Top Shareware

We list all the FAT/NTFS Recovery Software. Includes

All the Windows data recovery software (FAT and NTFS file systems are most used in Windows operating system)
Data recovery software for FAT/NTFS file systems on Mac/Linux
Data recovery software only for FAT or only for NTFS
All-in-one professional data recovery software for most popular file systems (such as: FAT/ExFAT/NTFS, SGI XFS, Apple HFS+, Ext2-Ext4, ReiserFS, UFS/UFS2, Windows Server ReFS, Sun ZFS, etc.), e.g. UFS Explorer Professional Recovery

Free vs. Paid

FREE	PAID
Simple interface Basic recovery features, and support only a few file systems Suitable for recovering some common files, like photos, documents, etc. Only suitable for retrieving deleted data caused by human errors Some freeware is not so well designed, and may lead to data lost again	A higher data recovery speed and success rate Convenient to use, most shareware offers detailed tutorial Provides more options to help raise the recovery success rate Provides more extra features, like RAID recovery, scratched or defective CD/DVD recovery, raw recovery, file backup & restore, file preview, etc.
You can choose between Freeware and Shareware based on your demands. We've listed the most popular FAT/NTFS Recovery Freeware, and you may try some freeware first when your data loss was caused by the accidental file deletion.

Tips

Make sure the software you choose supports your file system before any operation. If you are not clear about the file system in your computer, just move your mouse over any disk, right click, and then select "Properties" to view.
As for the different data loss cases, you may try different software to select a suitable one before you make a final decision.
To avoid any writing process on the drive where you lost the data and keep the lost/deleted data recoverable, make sure recovering data into another drive. If there is only one drive, please prepare an external hard drive to store recovered data.

Our editors have done the following work to save your time:

List all the popular FAT/NTFS Recovery Software.
Re-rank the products by brands reputation, product downloads, and product sales.
List the available discount coupons/deals for you, so that you can skip the time-consuming searching for a coupon and enjoy discount directly.

Best Free (8)

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free

2.7

2.7 out of 5 stars

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237 Downloads

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MiniTool Power Data Recovery Free

1 GB Data Recovery limit

4.3

4.3 out of 5 stars

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131 Downloads

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MS-DOS

TestDisk

4.0

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106 Downloads

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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac Free

2 GB data recovery limited. No upgrades and technical support.

3.0

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Recuva Free

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Glary Undelete

48 Downloads

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FreeUndelete

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Top Sellers (34)

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39,194 sales

$69.95

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Professional data recovery software, recover lost data due to accidental deletion, formatting, virus infection, incorrect operation, power failure, and other unknown reasons.

5.0

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A comprehensive data recovery software supports almost all the operating systems and kinds of data formats.

4.6

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4.1

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MiniTool Power Data Recovery

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A data recovery tool that can recover lost or deleted files by accidental deletion or formatted from different storage devices in just 3 steps without damaging the original data.

4.4

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4.8

4.8 out of 5 stars

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DiskGenius

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A comprehensive disk software integrates all disk functions like disk partitioning, data backup, data recovery, disk clone, and bad sectors repair etc, very famous in MS-DOS era.

3.9

3.9 out of 5 stars

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Restore any type of Mac files even from crashed or non-booting Mac.

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Recuva Professional

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An essential file recovery tool for careless users.

4.7

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Recovery Explorer Professional

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A simple and convenient data recovery tool provides a professional recovery algorithm for low-level analysis to recover as much data as possible.

5.0

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5.0

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A magical data recovery tool that restores data from corrupted CD\DVD\Blu Ray. The latest version supports data recovery including SD Card, SSM, and Hard Disk.

5.0

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R-Studio

A robust data recovery software provides a complete data maintenance solution for a wide range of file systems (FAT12/16/32, NTFS, NTFS5, Ext2FS), supports RAID reconstruction (RAID0, RAID5)

4.2

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DiskInternals EFS Recovery

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Decrypt EFS files on NTFS/EFS partitions and RAID arrays that are damaged/formatted.

5.0

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Stellar Data Recovery

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Recover accidentally deleted important data or damaged the disk

4.2

4.2 out of 5 stars

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Recovery Explorer Standard

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Professional and powerful data recovery software, supporting Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems

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Eassos Recovery

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The data recovery software based on the DiskGenius core, not only supports to restore deleted data but also allows to recover Lost Partitions, Whole Disk, Corrupted or RAW Partition.

3.8

3.8 out of 5 stars