Disk Drill for Windows

Version 4.2.568: * Completely revamped NTFS scanning and recovery module restores more data from formatted drives, corrupted partitions, and other critical data loss cases * NTFS scanning now supports compressed volumes * Fluent disk backup progress indication * Recovery Vault data protection initiation * Preview of recoverable files in cases of multiple storage device disconnects while scanning * NTFS scanning status messages * Multiple improvements and fixes when choosing recovery destination folder * PUB files recovery for Microsoft Publisher documents * Deep-scanning for MSI (MS Windows Installer format recovery), DOC (MS Word), and PDF (Portable Document Format) file formats * Installation routines and verification of required files when upgrading from previous versions of Disk Drill * Connection status tracking for scanned storage devices * Disk Drill deinstallation and back-end cleanup * Full target recovery location shown on hover in the final steps of the scanning process * 32-bit systems will not scan past 1 million items due to RAM constraints * Crash when deleting scan session files from read-only drives * A bunch of other crashes while scanning and running the recovery phase * Crash when starting Disk Drill while its config file was blocked by another process * Crash while recovering RAF files (Fujifilm RAW image data) * Occasional crashes while searching for lost partitions * Crash when reading and updating S.M.A.R.T. disk data * Random crashes when recovering from NTFS drives with enabled compression flags

Version 4.1.551: * Extended selection controls in the recovery tree * New option to "Select only files that were not recovered yet" in the recovery tree * Auto-resuming scans of frequently disconnecting devices * Disk Drill's Deep Scan learns new file formats for Ichitaro Word Processor - .JTD, .JTDC, .JTT, and .JTTC, as well as .PUB (MS Publisher documents) * NTFS scanning stability * FAT32 recovery stability enhancements * Window size saving and restoring * Device status and other notifications design * Saving and resuming scans * MS Office DOC/DOCX file format detection while deep-scanning * ZIP and RAR archives recovery and file naming * Detection and recovery of TTF, ICNS and PDF file formats * Recovery speed and memory footprint * Updated sequence of scanning methods for improved recoverability and bad sectors detection * After-scan file postprocessing now shows in GUI as "Reconstructing files and folders" * File previews and hex viewer properly disabled for offline scanning sessions * Refreshed visuals and next steps in the final recovery screen * Disk Drill now properly handles recovery attempts to read-only devices * Preview pane controls consistency * Disk Drill can now save interrupted scanning sessions for disconnected storage devices * Quick Scans on NTFS partitions with cluster size bigger than 64 KB * Recovery destination selection dialog * Undelete Protected Data now properly handles read-only devices * More consistent app window dimensions in various screen configurations * Multiple improvements in "Select All" functionality throughout Disk Drill's modules * Disk status updates could overlap scanning messages and other messaging improvements * Multiple in-app search improvements * A bunch of random crashes related to scanning and loading saved sessions * Disk switched into read-only status after partial session loading * Random crashes related to Disk Drill's system tray menu * Crash when detecting TIFF file signature as part of deep scans * Crashes related to non-accessible session files * Offline license activation on Windows 7 * Data Protection can no longer be enabled on read-only devices * Crashes when EXT partitions were created while Disk Drill was active in the background * Occasional crash when scanning HFS+ partitions * Error messages when quitting Disk Drill right after starting the app * Session autosaving on device disconnection * Rare crashes when restoring Disk Drill after PC's sleep mode * Visual fixes when searching for long file names in Disk Drill's scanning results * Occasional freeze when loading saved session files * Session auto-saving on multiple device disconnects * Continue button could be truncated due to long device name * Glitchy sorting by name in some UI modes * Save session button disappeared after file recovery

Version 4.0.537: * Better navigation with the updated right-click menu in the disk list * Support for disk health monitoring on Intel RST NVMe RAID drives * Extended parameters for disk health reports - TRIM, Volatile Write Cache report for NVMe SSD drives, and 4K Sector * Several disk health parameters added to S.M.A.R.T. tab for SSD drives - total host reads, total host writes, overall health and life timespan estimates * Real-time drive temperature monitoring in the S.M.A.R.T. tab * Continuous NTFS scanning and recovery improvements * Data detection accuracy when recovering from FAT32 partitions * S.M.A.R.T.-based disk monitoring for Kingston, WD, SanDisk, Transcend, Seagate, and other manufacturers * INDD and ICO file format reconstruction in Deep Scan * Scan and recovery resuming * More than 25% smaller installer * Detection and loading of a dependent Dokan library, required for disk virtualization and scan results mounting * Timestamp detection and replication for deleted files during Deep Scan * Rrecovery and labeling of HEIC/HEIF image format generated by mobile Samsung devices * Auto-saving recovery sessions when scanning drives with little data * Indication of paused scans in the taskbar (yellow icon background) * Visual feedback when searching and filtering recoverable items * Hints and labels when selecting the recovery destination * Overall app responsiveness and usability, e.g. ESC key closing the preview window * Recovery won't start if source drives disconnect while selecting the destination recovery folder * Selection consistency in scan results * Indication and control locking when loading saved sessions * Preview panel no longer lags and shows more consistently * File selection in saved/loaded scan sessions

Version 4.0.533: * MP3 files labeling based on ID3 tags * Quick Scan on EXT2, EXT3, EXT4 partitions (Linux file system recovery) * ZIP file names generated by Deep Scan * detection of PCX files during Deep Scan * internal logging while scanning for lost data and recovering found items * internal installation verifications on Windows 10 * Back button behavior when resuming scan and completing a disk backup * some random crashes during FAT32 and NTFS scans * loading saved recovery sessions from past versions of Disk Drill * Deep Scan could crash during AAC file decoding * corrupted hex view for some recovery methods * random occasional crashes when mounting scan results as a drive * random crashes when exiting Disk Drill with scan results mapped to a drive

Version 4.0.528: * New: Deep Scan learns to recover RAR5 (recent WinRAR compressed file format) * New: Home button on the final recovery screen takes users back to the disk list in one click, improves internal Disk Drill navigation * Updated: S.M.A.R.T. disk health monitoring code, more storage devices supported * Improved: scan and recovery from damaged ExFAT file systems once it can't be mounted * Improved: scanning and recovery, original file name detection for archives like ZIP, CAB, RAR, RAR5 * Improved: NTFS scanning and recovery results, original file path detection * Improved: FAT32 scanning and recovery, inconsistent blank file names * Improved: proper AAC file detection in Deep Scan * Improved: Deep Scan stability while extracting metadata from TIFF, JPG, and X3F formats * Improved: proper detection of M4B files (MPEG-4 Audio Books) * Improved: support of Zalman docking stations, corrected lost and live partition detection * Improved: Disk Drill installation speed when damaged devices are attached * Improved: error messages for unstable scans and storage devices * Improved: support of larger NTFS cluster sizes * Improved: S.M.A.R.T. disk health monitoring can now be disabled in the app (via 3-dot menu) * Improved: Disk Drill window saves its dimensions and screen position more consistently * Improved: security fixes in Recovery Vault * Fixed: internal Disk Drill navigation in Lost Partition Scans * Fixed: some occasional crashes while saving scan sessions * Fixed: occasional crashes while detecting TIFF files

Version 4.0.518: New UI; Faster scans; Enhanced scan process management; Data recovery from Bitlocker-protected drives; Better preview; Extended RAW support; Smarter Recovery Vault feature; All recoverable data can be mounted as a virtual drive

Version 4.0.499: Improved and updated ExFAT data recovery; Internal updates in FAT32 and NTFS smart recovery algorithms; Disk Drill adds initial S.M.A.R.T. disk health monitoring; Disk Drill automatically attempts to remount storage devices into read-only mode to prevent further data loss before scanning; Deep Scan learns DMF (Geosystem Digitals Map File) and improves on MPO (Multi Picture Object File) and a number of font (TTF, EOT, WOFF, WOFF2, RPP) file formats recovery

Version 4.0.487: New UI; Faster scans; Enhanced scan process management; Data recovery from Bitlocker-protected drives; Better preview; Extended RAW support; Smarter Recovery Vault feature; All recoverable data can be mounted as a virtual drive

Version 2.0.0.339: Improving FAT32 and ExFAT Recovery; Major improvements in FAT32 partition recovery; Critical fixes when recovering from ExFAT partitions