Scalpel Alternatives

Scalpel is described as 'File carving and indexing application that runs on Linux and Windows' and is a File Recovery tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Scalpel for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Scalpel alternative is TestDisk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Scalpel are Recuva, PhotoRec, Digler and Disk Drill.

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  1. Jihosoft File Recovery is a great software for retrieving deleted, Lost, formatted files from PC hard drive, USB flash drive and memory card easily & safely.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. 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
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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
     
  7. recoverjpeg icon
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    Utility to recover errors from digital camera memory cards and other devices. Command line only.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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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
     
  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
     
  10. Memory card recovery software to restore lost files and photos from SD, XD, CF card after deleting, formatting, not formatted error, raw file system error, factory resetting, etc. from ANY kind of card/USB.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Program written in python that attempts to reconstruct and recover data from disks or disk images. Recommended for use from disk images, works well with ddrescue. Currently only works on ntfs filesystems. Can be ran on any operating system that supports python.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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