iCare Data Recovery vs PhotoRec
| iCare Data Recovery | PhotoRec | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery sources | Hard drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD/microSD/SDHC/SDXC, XD-picture, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Android phones, digital cameras, laptops and desktops | hard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 images |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP; Pro also lists Windows Server | Windows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systems |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | Yes |
| File preview | Yes |
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