Foremost Alternatives

Foremost is described as 'Console program to recover files based on their headers, footers, and internal data structures. This process is commonly referred to as data carving. Foremost can work on image files, such as those generated by dd, Safeback, Encase, etc, or directly on a drive' and is a File Recovery tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Foremost for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Foremost alternative is TestDisk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Foremost are Recuva, PhotoRec, Digler and Disk Drill.

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  1. Quickly, easily and completely recover lost files from local & external drives, lost partitions, BitLocker encrypted drives, crashed computers and Recycle Bin.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. safecopy is a data recovery tool which tries to extract as much data as possible from a problematic (i.e. damaged sectors) source - like floppy drives, hard disk partitions, CDs, tape devices, ..., where other tools like dd would fail due to I/O...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. There are many reasons for external hard drive data loss. You may mistakenly delete all files, accidentally format or wipe the external hard drive, etc. No matter what situation you lost data, Free External Hard Drive Data Recovery is a must to try.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. iTop Data Recovery is a software designed to recover lost or deleted files from various sources like Windows Recycle Bin, Hard Drive, SSD, External Disk, USB Drive, Memory Card, Digital Camera, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Scrounge NTFS icon
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    Data recovery program for NTFS file systems. Reads each block of the hard disk to and retrieves rebuilds file system tree on another partition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Scalpel is a file carving and indexing application that runs on Linux and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. MultiExtractor allows users to 'look' into files and folders, explore and extract hidden elements, such as images, audio, video, icons, and textures, all from within a minimalistic and easy-to-use interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. recoverjpeg icon
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    Utility to recover errors from digital camera memory cards and other devices. Command line only.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. Find and extract embedded multimedia resources. Discover hidden images, audio, video or documents within files. Browser tool, no uploads and no installation necessary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Scalpel-2.0 - Scalpel; File Carving. Configuration files are modified.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. FlashPhoenix is a data recovery tool for various flash cards (SmartMedia , CompactFlash, Memory Stick, MicroDrive, xD Picture Card Flash Card, PC Card, Multimedia Card, Secure Digital Card, etc) and digital camera memory.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  12. Recover smarter with AI. Use it to precisely identify every lost data fragment and rebuild them into complete files, perfect for different data loss scenarios. Natively support a wide range of file types and drives to meet all your recovery needs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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