A terrific piece of software has received attention recently for being a simple, easy-to-learn application that is remarkably adept at recovering files from any type of drive – that includes a standard hard disk, a memory card of any kind, or a USB thumbdrive. Its primary usefulness surrounds the recovery of those files which are accidentally or unknowingly deleted, like Word documents, picture files, and items of personal information.

PhotoRec utilizes a text-only interface that resembles the bare-bones front end of DOS. Consequently, users will have to navigate the software using keyboard commands – point and click won’t work here, and its absence may scare potential new users away. However, if a little effort is spent learning to get around the program, what’s revealed is an amazing little utility that’ll certainly make some clutch saves in truly heart-racing situations.

Check out the website for PhotoRec for further information, including help files and download packages.