

There are other versions available at the author's site which support DOS, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS, and MacOS. PhotoRec ignores the filesystem and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's filesystem has been severely damaged or re-formatted. PhotoRec is a companion program to TestDisk, an app for recovering lost partitions on a wide variety of file systems and making non-bootable disks bootable again. PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents, and archives from Hard Disks and CDRom and lost pictures (thus, its 'Photo Recovery' name) from digital camera memory. Those more familiar with such procedures should find TestDisk a handy tool in performing onsite recovery. For those who know little or nothing about data recovery techniques, TestDisk can be used to collect detailed information about a non-booting drive which can then be sent to a tech for further analysis. TestDisk has features for both novices and experts.

Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy. It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting your Partition Table). TestDisk is a powerful free and Open Source data recovery software.
