10 Best Partition Recovery Software to Restore Lost, Inaccessible, and Deleted Partitions and Data

Looking for partition recovery software to solve your partition-related issue? Whether you are an everyday user who experienced accidental data loss or an experienced technical professional who manages and repairs computer systems, our team has spent years testing partition recovery tools – and today, we want to list 10 tools that, in our experience, actually help save data without wasting your time.

You’ll find both free and paid options below, including advanced utilities and beginner-friendly apps that just get the job done.

How We Tested and Picked Partition Recovery Tools

For this ranking, we decided to evaluate each tool using four main criteria: features, our experience, user reviews, and price.

1

Disk Drill Partition Recovery Platform: Windows, macOS Distributed as: Freemium

133 110

2

Hetman Partition Recovery Platform: Windows Distributed as: Freemium

44 45

3

EaseUS Partition Master Platform: Windows Distributed as: Freemium

28 56

Why Do You Need Partition Recovery Software?

Although we don’t interact with them directly, partitions play a vital role in our lives because they allow us to easily store data on modern storage devices, install multiple operating systems on the same device, and keep system files separate from user data.

The problem is that partitions are relatively fragile and can be damaged by sudden power outages, bad sectors, user errors, virus attacks, and hardware-related issues. When a partition becomes damaged, users often lose access to hundreds of gigabytes of data.

What’s more, files are not safe even on perfectly healthy partitions. A single wrong action is often all it takes for an important document, precious family picture, or some other valuable file to be deleted.

Advanced users who are not afraid to take advantage of the flexibility partitions offer by modifying them based on their needs using partition management software tools are no strangers to the loss of an entire partition, which can cause the operating system to not be able to boot, in addition to making it impossible to access any data that was stored on the lost partition.

We’ve also prepared some interesting statistics that illustrate the market share of different partition recovery software. The chart below shows the average monthly search volume for each software, ordered as per our ranking, with Disk Drill at the top and AOMEI Partition Assistant at the bottom. However, keep in mind that popularity doesn’t always correlate with quality, and there are many more partition recovery solutions available online beyond the ones covered in our ranking.

10 Best Partition Recovery Software

There are many partition data recovery software applications to choose from if you need to recover deleted partitions on Mac or Windows. So many, in fact, that we keep seeing the same question pop up in forums – people unsure which tool to trust. That’s exactly why we put this guide together.

We’ve rounded up every partition recovery tool we’ve found useful over the years and listed them all in one place, so you can quickly compare, skip the guesswork, and pick the best partition recovery software that fits your situation.

1. Disk Drill Partition Recovery (Windows & Mac)

Disk Drill is a leading partition recovery software for Windows and Mac, and you can use it to recover Windows, Mac, and Linux partitions with just a few clicks. It’s been around since 2010, built by a company called CleverFiles, and we’ve personally used it more times than we can count, especially in tricky cases. The main reason we keep coming back to it is the power of its recovery engine and how smooth the UI is.

Download Disk Drill User Experience

Disk Drill is probably the easiest-to-use partition recovery tool on this entire list. All you need to do is download and install Disk Drill, scan your storage device, and recover lost data. Disk Drill recognizes primary, logical, and extended partitions, which allows you to address virtually any case of partition loss that you can possibly encounter.

Because Disk Drill is a freemium partition recovery software application, you can download it free of charge and use it with certain limitations. It comes with multiple disk tools that you can use to keep data on your partitions organized and protected against data loss, such as Recovery Vault (a background service that quietly monitors changes and keeps metadata about deleted files).

2. Hetman Partition Recovery (Windows)

Hetman Partition Recovery is a Windows-only tool that’s pretty well-known in the DIY recovery scene. It’s been around for over a decade and is made by Hetman Software. While it doesn’t run on macOS or Linux, it’s a multi-purpose data recovery application that can restore files from all Windows, Linux, and Mac partitions, as well as virtual machine disks.

Download Hetman Partition Recovery User Experience

This one may not be as sleek or modern-looking as Disk Drill, but don’t let that fool you – it’s still a very capable tool. We’ve seen it handle some tough recovery jobs, especially when it comes to NTFS and FAT volumes. For Windows users, it offers a strong balance between simplicity and power.

It absolutely deserves its spot among the top partition recovery software options in 2025. If you’re okay with the slightly old-school UI, you’ll find a dependable and surprisingly deep recovery tool underneath. And if you’re a fan of the classic wizard-style approach, Hetman hits the sweet spot.

3. EaseUS Partition Master (Windows & Mac)

EaseUS Partition Master is a disk partition manager from the well-known software company EaseUS, a long-standing player in the data recovery and disk management space. Although it positions itself primarily as a partition management tool, it also includes a capable partition recovery module that makes it useful if you’ve accidentally deleted or lost a partition on a Windows system.

This tool is more of a full disk utility suite than a standalone recovery app, which can be either a good thing or a distraction depending on what you’re after. But if you’re someone who wants the ability to recover, resize, clone, and convert partitions, all in one place, EaseUS Partition Master delivers.

Download EaseUS Partition Master User Experience

Unlike our first two recommendations, EaseUS Partition Master doesn’t boast any partition or data recovery capabilities, focusing exclusively on partition management instead. You can use it to create copies of existing partitions, resize partitions, change drive letters, and more.

The interface is clean and beginner-friendly overall, but like with other EaseUS products, we’ve seen a fair amount of user complaints about upsell pressure and nudges toward other EaseUS tools. Not everyone loves that, and we get it.

Still, it doesn’t take away from what the tool does well. It’s a capable, intuitive partition manager that you can test for free, and in the right hands, it’s a valuable addition to any PC maintenance toolkit.

4. Stellar Data Recovery (Windows & Mac)

Stellar Data Recovery is a tried-and-tested recovery software application for Windows and Mac that efficiently retrieves lost data from all deleted, hidden, or inaccessible partitions.

Previously known as Stellar Phoenix Partition Recovery, it’s part of the Stellar Recovery lineup, built by Stellar Information Technology, a known company with a strong foothold in both consumer and enterprise recovery. They offer multiple tools across the board, but this one remains one of their most widely used options.

Download Stellar Phoenix Partition Recovery User Experience

If you’ve ever used any software application from Stellar, then you won’t have any problem figuring out how this partition recovery software works. First, you select the type of data you want to restore, then you choose your drive, and, finally, you pick which files you want to undelete. Unfortunately, the Windows version of Stellar Phoenix Partition Recovery supports different file systems than the Mac version, which greatly limits the versatility of this partition recovery software.

5. Active@ Partition Recovery (Windows)

Active@ Partition Recovery is a Windows-based tool from LSoft Technologies that focuses strictly on recovering lost or deleted partitions. It doesn’t try to be a full-blown partition manager; it gives you solid scanning modes and recovery methods (QuickScan, SuperScan, Last Chance) to find and restore missing partitions or files.

It’s less flashy than most of the tools we already covered, but Active@ Partition Recovery is a dependable piece of lost partition recovery software that’s laser-focused on one job: getting your partitions back when partition tables go sideways.

Download Active@ Partition Recovery User Experience

The interface isn’t going to win any design awards. It looks like something from the Windows XP days. But for folks who’ve dealt with raw disk structures or sector-level tools before, it’s comforting rather than off-putting. And what it lacks in flair, it makes up for in control. You can load disk images, scan from bootable media, and even preview the recovered files before pulling the trigger.

Just keep in mind: the free version has real limitations. You’ll be able to preview what’s recoverable, but actually saving the data requires a paid license. Also, in our experience, Active@ Partition Recovery is best suited for users who already understand core partition concepts, like MBR vs GPT, volume labels, and file system structures. It’s not hand-holding you through the process like some beginner-friendly tools do. But if you know your way around drive layouts, you’ll appreciate how much control this partition recovery freeware gives you.

6. TestDisk (Windows, Mac, Linux, and More)

TestDisk is completely free partition recovery software thanks to its open-source roots. It’s been maintained and updated for decades by a dedicated community, and if you’ve spent any time digging through Reddit threads or DIY recovery forums, you’ve probably seen it mentioned.

It’s a command-line tool, so there’s no flashy interface, but it gets the job done. We’ve used it in many cases where commercial tools fell short, and it’s especially helpful for rebuilding partition tables on drives that look totally blank in Windows.

Download TestDisk User Experience

Developed by volunteers from around the globe, TestDisk is designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again. Because it doesn’t have a graphical user interface, it’s not nearly as user friendly as other best partition recovery software applications, but there’s a detailed step-by-step guide on its website that does a great job of explaining how it works.

If you’re someone who appreciates open-source tools, TestDisk might be your partition repair software of choice. You won’t find extra features or upsells here, just a clean utility that works across Windows, Linux, and macOS. We still include it in our top picks because of how consistent it’s been over the years.

7. DiskGenius (Windows)

DiskGenius is one of those rare tools that lives somewhere between professional utility and DIY-friendly software. It blends solid partition recovery freeware capabilities with partition management features, all packed into a single interface.

Built by Eassos, DiskGenius lets you recover lost partitions, undelete files, manage partitions, and clone drives. It also has a built-in hex editor and support for virtual RAID recovery. While some features are gated behind a paid version, the free edition is more than enough to get a feel for how the engine performs.

Download DiskGenius User Experience

Not many partition data recovery software applications target as many use cases as DiskGenius.That’s exactly why it made it into our list. You can use this application to recover lost files and partitions, clone hard drives, create new partitions and delete existing ones, and more. Despite the fact that its user interface is far from modern, it doesn’t leave too much to be desired when it comes to functionality.

Although usability is one of the most frequently mentioned drawbacks in user reviews, especially from less technical users, we’d argue that once you learn your way around, the tool gives you a solid amount of control without overcomplicating things.

8. MiniTool Partition Wizard (Windows)

MiniTool Partition Wizard is arguably the most capable partition recovery software for Windows, but only if you spend quite a lot of money for the most expensive version available. It’s aimed at home users who need to manage disks (resize, move, convert partitions) and also occasionally bring back lost ones. It’s a solid compromise: not an expert-only rescue tool, but more capable than a basic undo button.

Download MiniTool Partition Wizard User Experience

With the free version of MiniTool Partition Wizard, you can create, delete, format, move, resize, and extend Windows and Linux partitions, check file system integrity, and convert FAT to NTFS. To unlock more exciting features, such as partition and data recovery or the ability to migrate your operating system to a different drive, you must purchase either a Pro license or a Pro Ultimate license. From what we’ve seen, that’s a pretty common gripe among users. Still, MiniTool remains one of the better all-in-one partition tools, especially for folks who need both recovery and management features under one roof.

Its wizard-based approach is approachable, and performance is solid once you get past the upsell gates.

9. GParted (Linux)

GParted is by far the most popular partition manager for Linux. It’s often the first recommendation any Linux first-timer will get on forums, and for good reason. But don’t let the “Linux” tag fool you. Thanks to GParted Live, you can run it from a USB stick or CD on any computer and use it to manage partitions.

It’s 100% free and open-source, maintained by a community of developers. While it doesn’t have built-in data recovery features, GParted gives you full control over partition layout, flags, and formatting.

Download GParted User Experience

You would be hard-pressed to find a more versatile software application for managing partitions than GParted. Because it comes as part of a small bootable GNU/Linux distribution called GParted Live, you can put it on a CD or USB flash drive and use it to partition any computer regardless of whether it runs Windows, macOS, Linux, or any other operating system.

It’s easy to call this one among the best partition recovery software free options for users who know their way around live USBs. While it doesn’t support file recovery or lost partition recovery in the way other tools on this list do, it’s arguably the best free partitioning tool out there for advanced users (if you’re not afraid of a Linux-style interface).

10. AOMEI Partition Assistant (Windows)

AOMEI Partition Assistant is a solid all-purpose disk tool for Windows. You’ll find partition recovery features baked in, along with utilities for cloning, migrating your OS, and converting file systems. It sits somewhere between a pure partition manager and a recovery tool. Because its interface is familiar, many people use it as their go-to tool for both everyday disk tasks and more serious scenarios like rescuing a lost partition.

Download AOMEI Partition Assistant User Experience

The main attraction of AOMEI Partition Assistant is its clean, elegant interface. Everything you need is just a click or two away, with icons that actually make sense and labels that don’t feel like developer-speak. You can preview and queue up multiple operations before committing, and the UI walks you through each step with clear instructions. That’s a big part of why this tool is highly rated by home users, it doesn’t overwhelm you but still offers a lot under the hood.

If you’re not super technical but want something more advanced than the basic Windows Disk Management tool, AOMEI is a safe pick. It hits a sweet spot between functionality and usability. The free version does everything one would expect a free partition manager to do, and the paid version adds support for partition recovery, partition alignment, secure SSD erasure, and more.

What Is a Hard Disk Partition?

Imagine that your hard drive is a kitchen drawer where you keep your spices. What would happen if you didn’t put each spice into a jar? You would end up with a huge pile of mixed spices that would be next to useless in the kitchen.

Well, that’s exactly what storing data on a hard drive or any other storage device without a partition would be like. That’s because partitions are sort of like spice jars that let you keep your data neatly organized.

Each partition can have a different file system (just like each spice jar can store a different spice), so you can have an NTFS partition with Windows right next to an Ext4 partition with Linux on the same hard drive without either operating system corrupting the other one. A partition without an operating system is called a RAW partition.

Honorable Mentions & Closing Notes

Not every tool made it onto our main list, but a few others still deserve a quick shoutout before we wrap up, either because they’ve been reliable in the past or because they’re still floating around online.

Acronis Disk Director (Legacy Favorite)

Acronis Disk Director was a staple in partition management for years (especially in IT environments with dual-boot setups before virtualization became the norm).

Launched nearly two decades ago, it helped manage disk partitions across Windows systems and was often used alongside Acronis True Image.

However, times have changed. With native partitioning tools now built into most OSes and demand shifting toward cloud-based and all-in-one security solutions, Acronis has officially sunset Disk Director. It’ll still work if you already own it, but the company is no longer updating or selling it. Acronis is now focused on products like Cyber Protect, which combines anti-malware, backup, and disaster recovery into a single platform.

So while Disk Director served its purpose well, and we valued it highly in the past, it no longer has a place among the best partition recovery software today.

DiskInternals Partition Recovery

We actually like this one. DiskInternals Partition Recovery has a solid engine under the hood and supports NTFS, FAT, exFAT, and Ext file systems. It can recover damaged partitions and even RAID arrays in some cases. But for casual users, it’s just not the smoothest experience. The UI feels a bit clunky, and the recovery workflow isn’t as intuitive as others we’ve featured, so we left it off the main list. Still, if you’re comfortable with more advanced tools, it’s worth a try.

Wondershare Recoverit

Another decent partition data recovery tool is Wondershare Recoverit. But here’s the deal: everything it can do, tools like Disk Drill or EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard already do, and often better, faster, and with more transparency. Recoverit has improved over the years, but it’s still not as sharp or partition-focused as the top-tier options we’ve covered in our guide.

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