Active@ File Recovery vs Auslogics Driver Updater
| Active@ File Recovery | Auslogics Driver Updater | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Paid from | $29.95/mo | Free |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | $29.95one-time | |
| Recovery sources | HDD, SSD, external disks, USB drives, USB Flash disks, floppy disks, memory cards, SD, MMC, CompactFlash, CD/DVD/Blu-ray, RAID arrays, disk images | hard drives; USB drives; USB flash drives; memory cards; floppy drives; lost partitions |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, WinPE | Windows 7; Windows 8; Windows 8.1; Windows 10; Windows 11 |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | |
| Bootable recovery | Yes | |
| File preview | Yes | Yes |
| Drive types | hdd | |
| Scheduled optimization | Yes | |
| Automatic optimization | Yes | |
| Boot-time optimization | Yes | |
| Filesystem support | ntfs | |
| Driver backup | Yes | |
| Driver rollback | Yes | |
| Scheduled scans | Yes | |
| Device limit | 3 devices | |
| Windows support | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11; Windows 7–10 support 32-bit and 64-bit systems | |
| Platform coverage | windows | |
| Scan locations | Internal SSD/HDD drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, and other connected drives; network drives are not supported | |
| Match methods | File names, creation/modification dates, checksums/MD5, binary contents, EXIF tags, and ID3 tags | |
| Automatic selection | Yes | |
| Recycle Bin / Trash | Yes | |
| Folder exclusions | Yes | |
| Junk cleanup | Yes | |
| Startup manager | Yes | |
| Scheduled maintenance | Yes | |
| Restore-point tools | Yes |
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