Active@ File Recovery is a powerful data recovery tool allowing you to recover files from formatted disks or those which have already been emptied from the Recycle Bin.

Version: 21.0Active@ File Recovery is a data recovery tool which helps you to retrieve files from formatted disks or partitions, as well as those which have been emptied from the Recycle Bin in Windows.
License: Free To Try $29.95
Operating System: Windows
Homepage: www.file-recovery.com
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The software supports all hard disks, USB flash drives, memory cards and other external storage devices with file systems used by Windows, Macintosh or Linux. The latest edition boasts a number of welcome improvements, including support for Microsoft's ReFS 3.x and more file signatures.
This allows the program to use more memory and processing power to make scans go much faster. Active@ Scan technology allows you to recognize files based on file signatures for the following file types: Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos.
Files may also be sorted by various attributes, including certain internal attributes found in audio and image files.
Active@ File Recovery is a great choice for anyone requiring data recovery software, including both the general public and computer experts.
Version 21: Simplified and improved User Interface Latest Recovery Kernel includes improvements and bug fixes Ultimate version: Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to the latest WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004 Ultimate version: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18
Version 20.0.5: New pre-defined file signatures: Ancestral Quest Database File; LibreOffice Documents; WPS Office Documents The latest Recovery Kernel Added recovery of new Apple's ApFS Re-implemented recovery of Microsoft ReFS Ultimate package includes the latest Active@ Boot Disk utilities & Boot Disk Creator
Version 20.0: Added recovery of new Apple's ApFS Re-implemented recovery of Microsoft ReFS Latest Recovery Kernel New pre-defined file signatures recognition: Ancestral Quest Database File; LibreOffice Documents; WPS Office Documents Ultimate package: latest Active@ Boot Disk utilities & Boot Disk Creator
Version 19.0.8: New file signatures recognition: Canon Raw Image File (CR3), Finale Notation File (MUSX) Improved NTFS recovery on volumes located in Windows Storage Spaces Improved recovery of disks with 4KB (4096 bytes) sector size Improved software stability working with failing disks Latest Recovery Kernel
Version 18.0.2: New Easy Recovery Mode simplifies lost files search and data recovery on live volumes. More file signatures recognition: ONE, PUB (MS Office); IBD, FRM, MYI (MySQL); VDI (Oracle VirtualBox Image); BCB (Betacase Client Info). Ultimate package includes the latest Active@ Boot Disk & Active@ LiveCD.
Version 17.0.1: New pre-defined file signatures: MDF, VHDX Support for MS ReFS 3.x with non-standard sector sizes Improved Linux/Unix JFS & XFS data recovery Improved handling of dynamic virtual disk arrays: MS LDM, Linux LVM Improved stability when handling damaged disks Improved Custom Signatures scripting
Version 16.0.8: More pre-defined file signatures recognition: AI, ACCDB, OST, DB3, VCPROJ, USER, SVG, FBR. Support for Microsoft's new generation ReFS file system scan & data recovery. Support for Linux/Unix JFS file system scan & data recovery. Recovery of fragmented files by signatures (MOV/MP4). And more!