FreeUndelete

FreeUndelete is a freeware data recovery software utility, running under Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000. FreeUndelete supports NTFS and FAT file systems.^[1]

FreeUndelete
FreeUndelete 2.1 on Windows 7
Developer(s)	Recoveronix Ltd.
Initial release	December 7, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-12-07)
Stable release	2.1.36867.1 / December 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-12-01)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Size	939 KB
Type	Data recovery
License	Freemium
Website	www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete/

The program allows users to recover files that have been permanently deleted from Windows Recycle Bin. It can work with a variety of fixed and removable media, typically hard drives. FreeUndelete has been successfully used to recover digital photos from SD cards.^[2]

FreeUndelete takes advantage of the fact that file deletion is just a minor state change in the system file index. It finds the area(s) where the file contents are located on the disk, then re-creates the index entry to undelete the file.^[3]

See also

• Undeletion
• File deletion
• Data recovery