EaseUs Data Recovery Software Review

Reviewed by Nigel Chester

EaseUS is a data recovery software package and as a non-techy person, it was with some trepidation that I found myself “giving it a go”. Previous to this, my default position was to give it to the kids and let them sort it.

I’m a keen, but definitely amateur wildlife photographer, with poor to non-existent file management skills. As a result. Over the years I have amassed a collection of assorted memory cards, USB flash drives with varying capacities and speeds. Having formatted the wrong device when in a hurry one too many times, it was time to bite the bullet and do something about it and so, after a bit of Googling (other search engines are also available), I downloaded the EaseUS data recovery software, appearing to be pitched at the more professional end of the market, offering recovery from storage devices including hard drives, USB flash drives, corrupted partitions, CF & SD cards and a whole load more. 

Opting for the Windows Pro version (Mac also available) over the free version, which only offers the ability to recover up to 2GB, download and installation couldn’t have been easier and the interface was clean looking and easy to use and shows the drives and devices that are available to scan for deleted files, but also allows the user to filter by file type including archives, videos, audio, images, documents, and more.

My main interest was in recovering images from formatted CF & SD cards and USB flash drives (EaseUS offer some advice on how to recover formatted SD card on their website). I selected some of the oldest or most used and set to. One card had been formatted a number of times, but was mainly able to be scanned with ease, working back through the layers of formatting building up a directory of available files, with previews available, once you have gone through the files that are recoverable, it’s an easy process to select the files you want and where to save them and hit recover.

However, on the downside, a number of files, whist recovered, on attempting to open showed the error message “It looks like we don’t support this file format” despite being .JPG files, not great if that’s the crucial one. Fortunately for me I recovered what I needed.

The EaseUS website gives a whole list of devices, operating systems and file systems that are supported by the software, some of which, I’ve never heard of or experienced, but also provides a clear step by step user guide (and if I can do it, how hard can it be?)

So, should you rush out and buy it I hear you ask? To be fair, you’ll only need this software when you need it, when chaos (or in my case, stupidity) reigns. For me, it did what I needed it to do, when I needed to do it. I can see the appeal of the software for students or academics, the cold sweats of losing a vital piece of work or research. Self-employed or small businesses may also want to have a safeguard against the unexpected in place.

Rating: 4/5

For more information, to try the free version or to buy the Pro version visit www.easeus.com.