{"id":12806,"date":"2021-07-13T11:49:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T06:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=12806"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:02:02","slug":"how-is-stellar-free-data-recovery-software-better-than-recuva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-is-stellar-free-data-recovery-software-better-than-recuva\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Stellar Free Data Recovery Software Better than Recuva Software?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border: 2px dashed #eeeeee; height: 224px;\" width=\"952\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eee; text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Summary: <\/em>This post highlights the features of Free Editions of Stellar Data Recovery software and Recuva Data Recovery software. Further, it provides a comparison between Stellar Data Recovery and Recuva Software based on their features, functionalities, and capabilities to help you figure out which one is better.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wdr\/StellarDataRecovery-Free.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win.png\" alt=\"Stellar Windows Free Download\" width=\"260\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win.png 260w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win-150x46.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Table of Content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-is-stellar-free-data-recovery-software-better-than-recuva\/#srv1\"><strong>Stellar Data Recovery \u2013 Free Edition<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-is-stellar-free-data-recovery-software-better-than-recuva\/#srv2\"><strong>Pros &amp; Cons of Stellar Data Recovery \u2013 Free Edition<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-is-stellar-free-data-recovery-software-better-than-recuva\/#srv3\"><strong>Recuva Data Recovery \u2013 Free Edition<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-is-stellar-free-data-recovery-software-better-than-recuva\/#srv4\"><strong>A Quick Comparison of Stellar and Recuva Data Recovery Software \u2013 Free Edition<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-is-stellar-free-data-recovery-software-better-than-recuva\/#srv5\"><strong>How is Stellar Data Recovery Free Better than Recuva?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-is-stellar-free-data-recovery-software-better-than-recuva\/#srv6\"><strong>Customer Testimonial<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/free-data-recovery-software.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>free data recovery software<\/strong><\/a> available in the market. However, all the free data recovery software do not offer the outcomes they claim. Out of all the available free data recovery software, we have selected two free software \u2013 Stellar Data Recovery software and Recuva Data Recovery that offer various amazing features and recover data with safety and integrity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let\u2019s compare these two free data recovery software based on their features, capabilities, and functionality.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/buy\/wdr-std\/buy-now.php?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=WDR-Free&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-Mid-Banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"Stellar Free Windows Data Recovery\" width=\"850\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image.png 850w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-150x62.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-610x250.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong id=\"srv1\">Stellar Data Recovery \u2013 Free Edition <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The free data recovery software from Stellar is a simple, yet powerful tool that can recover data lost due to deletion, drive formatting, virus attack, media corruption, or any other logical reason. It can easily recover all types of lost, deleted, or corrupted documents, emails, photos, videos, etc. from PCs, laptops, external hard drives, USB sticks, and even 4K drives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/kb\/free-data-recovery-tools-from-stellar.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Data Recovery Tools<\/a> from Stellar<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong id=\"srv2\">Pros &amp; Cons of Stellar Data Recovery \u2013 Free Edition <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Pros:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The free edition of Stellar Data Recovery allows to the recovery of up to 1 GB of data for free.<\/li>\n<li>It is 100% secure and certified software.<\/li>\n<li>Interactive and easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI).<\/li>\n<li>Can recover data from severely corrupted drives.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/recover-lost-partition-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Restores data from lost drive partitions<\/a><\/strong> and formatted drives.<\/li>\n<li>It is compatible with Windows and Mac OS.<\/li>\n<li>Supports recovery of all file formats.<\/li>\n<li>Supports NTFS, FAT, FAT16, FAT32, and ExFAT file systems.<\/li>\n<li>It offers a \u201cResume Recovery\u201d option that allows you to pause the scanning process and resume it afterward.<\/li>\n<li>Supports <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-to-recover-data-formatted-bitlocker-encrypted-hard-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BitLocker-encrypted drive recovery<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Offers enhanced \u201cPreview\u201d of recovered files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Cons:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It offers \u201cQuick Scan\u201d and \u201cDeep Scan\u201d options to scan the media. The Deep Scan option takes more time to scan as it traces every bit of data based on file signatures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong id=\"srv3\">Recuva Software \u2013 Free Edition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recuva is a well-known free data recovery software by Piriform. Its free edition can recover deleted or lost files at no cost from different data loss scenarios. Moreover, it has a quick-start wizard, multiple languages support, etc.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pros &amp; Cons of Recuva Software \u2013 Free Edition <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><em><u>Pros:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Supports NTFS, FAT, FAT16, FAT32, and ExFAT file systems.<\/li>\n<li>Can recover different types of files, viz. documents, photos, videos, etc., for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Cons: <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Its free edition is only compatible with Windows OS.<\/li>\n<li>It is devoid of the \u201cResume Recovery\u201d option. Instead, you have to scan the media entirely at a time.<\/li>\n<li>It doesn\u2019t support many file formats.<\/li>\n<li>Its free edition doesn\u2019t provide complete data recovery outcomes at times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong id=\"srv4\">A Quick Comparison of Stellar and Recuva Data Recovery Software \u2013 Free Edition <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Capabilities Comparison <\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Capabilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\"><strong>Stellar Data Recovery<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Recuva Data Recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Data Recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">1 GB Free<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Free<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Scanning Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Quick and Deep Scan<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Deep Scan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\"><strong>OS Compatibility<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Windows and Mac<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Windows<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Supported File System<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">NTFS, FAT, FAT16, FAT32, and ExFAT<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NTFS, FAT, FAT16, FAT32, and ExFAT<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Features Comparison <\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\"><strong>Features<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\"><strong>Stellar <\/strong><strong>Data Recovery<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Recuva Data<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>User-Friendly Interface<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Multiple Files Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Specific Type of File Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Image Creation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Scan Status Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Resume Recovery Option<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Add New File Header\/ Edit Header<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CD, DVD, or other Optical Disk Recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\"><strong>Multiple DPI Support<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"200\">Yes<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> This free data recovery software from Stellar can recover free data up to 1 GB. However, if you wish to do unlimited data recovery then in that case you need to get the activation key of stellar data recovery for Windows, You can upgrade the free demo version to paid version, or else you can buy the key from the buy now button available on the software.<\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px dashed #eeeeee; height: 75px;\" width=\"810\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eee; text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-to-get-activation-key-of-stellar-data-recovery-for-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Stellar Data Recovery Activation Key- 11.0.0.8 License<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Functionality <\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, we will discuss the working of both software. Here is the step-by-step process to recover data using free Stellar Data Recovery and Recuva software.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 1 &#8211; Select What to Recover<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The main interface of both software allows you to choose the type of file you need to recover.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Stellar Data Recovery<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13306 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-1-1024x721.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-1-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-1-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-1-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-1-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-1.png 1315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Recuva<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12809 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva.jpg\" alt=\"recuva\" width=\"499\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva-150x141.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 2 \u2013 Select the Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next step is to select the location from where you want to recover the data.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Stellar Data Recovery<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13307 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-2-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-2-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-2-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-2-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-2-768x537.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Data-Recovery-2.png 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Recuva<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12811 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva2.jpg\" alt=\"recuva\" width=\"499\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva2.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva2-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva2-150x141.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 3 \u2013 Scanning Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, scan the selected media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Stellar Data Recovery<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12812 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software3.png\" alt=\"stellar-data-recovery-software3\" width=\"769\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software3.png 880w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software3-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software3-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software3-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><strong><em><u>Recuva<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12813 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva3.jpg\" alt=\"recuva\" width=\"388\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva3.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva3-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva3-150x74.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 4 \u2013 Preview and Save<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next, you can have an enhanced preview of the recovered files. Once you get all your required files, click on \u201cRecover\u201d to save the recovered files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong><em> Make sure you choose a different destination to save the recovered files to avoid overwriting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Stellar Data Recovery<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12814 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software4.png\" alt=\"stellar-data-recovery-software4\" width=\"772\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software4.png 881w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software4-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software4-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stellar-data-recovery-software4-768x540.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><u>Recuva<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12815 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva4.jpg\" alt=\"recuva\" width=\"620\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva4-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/recuva4-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong id=\"srv5\">How is Stellar Data Recovery Free Better than Recuva Software?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Certainly, both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/hard-disk-recovery-software.php\">hard disk recovery software<\/a> has amazing features. Stellar Data Recovery is the perfect tool for recovering business and personal data effectively. However, it can recover documents, photos, videos, etc., from any storage media, like laptops, PCs, hard drives, and external USB devices. It can even recover data from lost drive partitions and formatted drives. The best part is that its free edition is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other end, Recuva is the choice for recovering personal data efficiently. It can recover documents, photos, videos, etc., from laptops, PCs, hard drives, and external USB devices. However, it cannot recover data from lost drive partitions and formatted drives. Also, its free edition is compatible with only Windows OS.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In a Nutshell <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on the evaluation of capabilities and features, we can say that Stellar Data Recovery is a better choice than Recuva. Its free edition can assure up to 100% data recovery with no bugs at all. Thus, if you want secure and efficient data recovery, you can choose the free edition of Stellar Data Recovery. If you want to restore more than 1 GB of data, you can upgrade to a higher edition of Stellar Data Recovery.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong id=\"srv6\">Customer Testimonial<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stellar Data Recovery Software Testimonial by Mr. Sonu Rajak\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RnMeTeFdCzY\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px dashed #eeeeee; height: 66px;\" width=\"972\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eee; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Disclaimer: The Customer Testimonial videos are uploaded with their consent.\u00a0<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: This post highlights the features of Free Editions of Stellar Data Recovery software and Recuva Data Recovery software. 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