TestDisk

8.4easy start · #4 of 130
in Data recovery software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

TestDisk is ranked #4 of 130 in data recovery software on The Geeks Club, made by TestDisk (Paris, France). It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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TestDisk Free Free software; donations are optional Partition recovery · boot sector repair · file undelete cgsecurity.org · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on data recovery software

Free plan: Yes
Recovery sources: hard drives; USB drives; memory cards; disk images; DAS; SAN; Linux RAID devices
Operating systems: Windows; macOS; Linux; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; SunOS
Memory card recovery: Yes
RAID recovery: Yes
Bootable recovery: Yes
File preview: Yes

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The record

Purpose: TestDisk helps recover lost partitions and make non-booting disks bootable again when the cause is faulty software or human error.
Partition recovery: It can fix partition tables and recover deleted partitions.
Boot repair: It can rebuild or restore FAT and NTFS boot sectors, fix FAT tables, and repair an MFT using its mirror.
File recovery: It can undelete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS, and ext2, and copy files from deleted FAT, exFAT, NTFS, and ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions.
Filesystem support: The maker lists partition recovery support for filesystems and formats including APFS, FAT, exFAT, HFS+, ext2/ext3/ext4, NTFS, XFS, and ZFS.
Platforms: The maker lists Windows, Windows Server, Linux, Mac OS X, DOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and SunOS among supported systems.
Portable download: TestDisk is distributed as a portable application: extract the files to use it, with no installer required.
License: TestDisk is open source software licensed under GNU GPL v2 or later.
Usage audience: The maker describes features for novices and experts, including collecting drive information for a technician and onsite recovery work.
Privacy: The maker says TestDisk does not connect to the internet or send information about the user, computer, or data.
Support: Users can request support through the forum by posting a problem description, the testdisk.log file, and information about previous partitions.
Developer contact: The support page directs bug reports and feature requests to the developer by email.
Release: The download page lists TestDisk & PhotoRec 7.3-WIP as beta and version 7.2 dated February 22, 2024.
Founded: 1998
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Data Recovery Software in 2026#4 of 130
Best SD Card Recovery Software in 2026#6 of 52
Best Photo Recovery Software in 2026#7 of 46
Best Partition Recovery Software in 2026#7 of 33
Best RAID Data Recovery Software in 2026#4 of 27

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Sources

cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgsecurity.org/wiki/CGSecurity:About· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgsecurity.org/wiki/Support· checked 2 Oct 2026