If you’ve ever deleted photos, videos, or documents by accident…
…then you know how important it is to have good data recovery software on hand.
Unfortunately, not all recovery software works as promised – which is why you have to be extra-careful when purchasing.
But what about EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard? It’s a popular recovery program, but can you trust it to bring back your precious files?
That’s what this article is all about.
I put EaseUS Data Recovery to the test, and I share all my findings with you. And honestly, it’s worth stating up front that EaseUS Data Recovery works really, really well. While I’ll share details with you later on in this review, I’d like to emphasize a few facts:
First, EaseUS is remarkably fast.
Second, it’s packed full of useful features for sorting and locating photo and video files.
And third:
It does a great job (flawless, in my experience!) recovering deleted media.
So to learn more about EaseUS Data Recovery, including what it can do, where you can purchase it, and how you can use it to recover your files…
…read on.
What can EaseUS Data Recovery software do?
EaseUS Data Recovery software offers a quick and easy way to recover deleted files.
Specifically, you can use it to bring back desktop data that you’ve accidentally deleted, memory card files that you’ve formatted, or video files that you forgot to backup then deleted off your card.
In other words:
If you’ve lost your files through some method of accidental deletion, EaseUS Data Recovery can likely get them back.
EaseUS offers a huge list of file types you can recover with their recovery wizard, including plenty of photo file types (JPEGs, TIFFs, PNGs, CRWs, NEFs, ORFs, and DNGs, among others) and video file types (MP3s, WAVs, MPGs, WMVs, etc.), as well as document file types, audio file types, and more.
Also note that EaseUS can go beyond recovery in select cases. The software can actually repair corrupted JPEGs, MP4, and MOV files, though this functionality unfortunately doesn’t extend to RAW files.
Now let’s take a look at how to actually use the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to resurrect your lost files:
How to use EaseUS: A quick guide
EaseUS is impressively simple to use.
Start by installing the EaseUS software, which you can grab off the EaseUS website here for PC and here for Mac.
Once you have the software set up, you’ll be prompted to select the location to target for recovery:
Just hover over the relevant location, then click Scan:
The scanning process will begin immediately, where EaseUS searches the targeted location for any and all files, including corrupted and deleted photos.
You’ll see a countdown at the bottom of the screen that gives you an estimated scan time.
And files will begin to appear in the EaseUS window as they’re identified for recovery.
If you like, you can let the scan continue until completion, but you also have the option to recover already-discovered files. In other words, you can let the scan run in the background while you recover the files already present in the EaseUS window.
Eventually, you’ll need to select the files you’d like to recover. Just hit the check mark next to the file names:
Then select Recover:
If you’d only like to recover certain files, you have the option to filter specific file types via tags:
Or filter specific file types via the Filter option:
In fact, you can get even more granular with the Advanced Filter; simply open the Filter menu, then click Advanced Filter:
And select your filter options to bring up specific files while scanning:
After you hit the Recover button, you’ll be prompted to select a location to store the recovered files:
Hit OK, and you can watch the progress bar as your files are recovered:
Once the recovery is complete, EaseUS will automatically launch the location with your recovered files. You can also click the View Recovered button to launch the location manually:
Then you can immediately access your recovered files!
How does EaseUS Data Recovery perform?
I tested EaseUS Data Recovery with a formatted memory card of my own, and it performed flawlessly. When I’d finished the recovery process, I had access to every one of my photos (all in perfect condition!).
Of course, it’s impossible for me to test every scenario and every file type, but my Olympus RAW images came back safe and sound, and I’m confident that EaseUS could effortlessly handle plenty of other situations.
I was handily impressed by the ease of recovery. The process was remarkably simple and took literally zero fumbling around with the software. And I was also pleased by the speed of recovery, because while some recovery software takes hours upon hours to scan and recover photos, EaseUS had all 20+ deleted photos ready for recovery within five to ten seconds. The recovery process itself took thirty seconds at most.
Since I was just recovering Olympus RAW images from an SD card, I didn’t have much use for the filtering functions. But if you’re looking to recover select media from an entire hard drive of files, filtering is invaluable – it’ll let you find and select the files you’re after, without having to waste precious time going through the entire set of recovered items. And I’m a huge fan of the “recover while scanning” option, which allows you to recover already-discovered items while EaseUS continues to scan the drive. When I was testing the software, I didn’t have to wait for the entire deep scan to finish. Instead, I started recovering images as soon as EaseUS identified them.
A word of caution: There are times when EaseUS Data Recovery will fail; that’s just the nature of recovery software. If your photos or videos are too far gone, even the best recovery software won’t be able to piece them back together.
For instance, if you fill up a memory card, format it, and fill it up again, the first set of images will almost certainly be unrecoverable, which is why you should always, always, always have a proper backup system from the beginning. And if you ever find yourself with a formatted memory card that needs recovering, do not, under any circumstances, overwrite that card with new images.
But here’s the bottom line:
EaseUS did a fantastic job recovering my images, and I wouldn’t hesitate to use EaseUS to deal with accidental file deletion of any type.
EaseUS Data Recovery: Plans and pricing
EaseUS offers three editions for PC users:
First, there’s the Free edition, which allows you to recover up to 2 GB of media. If you’ve accidentally deleted a handful of images, this may be enough.
The Pro edition offers unlimited data recovery, plus you get support from EaseUS specialists, all for $69.95 USD. This is perfect for most users, assuming you can boot up your drive.
Finally, there’s the Pro+Bootable Media edition, which offers everything included in the Pro edition, plus the capability to recover files from a crashed drive, all for $99.90 USD. This is the edition to purchase if you cannot get your drive to run.
Mac users also have access to the Free edition. Then there’s a Pro edition for Mac, which offers the functionality of the PC Pro+Bootable Media edition in a comprehensive, $89.95 USD package.
Who should get EaseUS Data Recovery?
If you’ve accidentally deleted photos or videos, then EaseUS Data Recovery is a fantastic solution.
It’ll bring back any recoverable files quickly and efficiently – and it’ll even let you sort through the files for easy access.
So if you’ve lost photos or videos on a memory card, a flash drive, a hard drive, or your desktop, I highly recommend you grab this EaseUS software. If the files can be recovered, then EaseUS will get it done!
You can purchase a version of EaseUS right here for PC users and right here for Mac users.
EaseUS is a paid partner of dPS.
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Jaymes Dempsey
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
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EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
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Mac/PC
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Data Recovery
