

Overall, there’s nothing special about MiniTool Power Data Recovery for Windows. The software cannot show disk health status. The application does not warn if a disk is bad and reading from it is difficult. Software cannot make byte-by-byte copies of disks.Ĭan't work with bad disks. The software cannot mount and scan disk images.ĭisk copying. If you format an HFS+ partition, the program fails to restore its structure.Ĭan't work with images. HFS+ support is limited and only a quick scan works. Many modern signatures are simply not supported. You don't know what disk they belong to, there are no names.Īverage signature scanner. The location of partitions in the disk tree is not convenient.

The program does not show damaged data in any way.

You have to download files manually.ĭamaged data filtering. The program itself does not detect device status. The program can scan BitLocker-encrypted drives only when it is manually unlocked. There is no auto-update built-in.īitlocker. If a disk is reconnected during scanning, the program gives no response.

The program is updated very rarely, about 2 times a year. It is not possible to view all file types. Preview works with a very limited set of file types. The program simply runs a quick scan of all local drives. There are scan options for a single folder or Recycle Bin but this is a marketing tactic, it is not possible to scan a part of the drive to find data. Sometimes the program doesn’t recognize newly connected devices and needs to be refreshed manually. The device list is not always automatically updated. Not all items fit on the screen so you have to scroll down. The main disk selection screen has no resizing option. The user has to guess to go to options and enable them all. All file signatures are not selected in the options. After saving the settings in the program, these settings are lost after scanning.Īll file types are not selected by default. There is a feature for fixing corrupted video files, but it is a separate paid option. Paid option to fix corrupted video files. As a consequence, the interface is unclear. The program can not work on monitors with high resolutions.
