SSD data recovery tools
6 tools 4 hardware 2 software 1 free
An SSD has no moving parts, but its controller is also its translator: it decides where every piece of data lives in the memory chips. When the controller or its firmware fails, the data is usually still there but unreadable.
SSD tools put supported controllers into a technology mode, rebuild the missing service information and read the data out. Support depends on the exact controller, so labs check the maker's supported list first.
One thing no tool can undo: once TRIM has told the SSD that space is free, the drive may erase it on its own. Stop using an SSD as soon as data goes missing.
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Atola Insight Forensic
Hardware + software
by Atola Technology A Windows program with Atola's DiskSense 2 unit for forensic imaging and recovery from damaged drives, built to keep imaging drives that make other imagers stall. Writes HDD firmware: Western Digital, Hitachi (HGST), Toshiba
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GNU ddrescue
Software
by GNU Project A free command-line tool that copies a failing disk to an image or another disk, saving the easy areas first and coming back for the hard ones.
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DFL-URE Plus
Hardware + software
by Dolphin Data Lab A compact Dolphin unit mainly for imaging drives with bad sectors and extracting files, including from NVMe SSDs.
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PC-3000 Portable PRO
Hardware + software
by ACE Lab ACE Lab's portable PC-3000: a USB-connected box with a touch screen that repairs and images hard disks and, with add-on kits, SSDs and RAID. It replaces the PC-3000 Portable III. Writes HDD firmware: Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi (HGST), Toshiba
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MRT Ultra 3.0
Hardware + software
by MRT Lab MRT Lab's main hard disk repair and recovery kit: an MRT SATA controller card plus software with a module for each drive brand. MRT Express is the smaller 2-drive model. Writes HDD firmware: Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi (HGST), Toshiba
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PC-3000 SSD
Software
by ACE Lab A software add-on for PC-3000 Portable PRO, Express or UDMA that repairs SSDs whose controller has lost its service information, so the user data can be read again.
At a glance
| Tool | Maker | Type | Price |
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| Atola Insight Forensic | Atola Technology | Hardware + software | Not published (sold through Atola and resellers) |
| DFL-URE Plus | Dolphin Data Lab | Hardware + software | Not published (quotation from Dolphin) |
| GNU ddrescue | GNU Project | Software | Free (open source, GNU GPL) |
| MRT Ultra 3.0 | MRT Lab | Hardware + software | Not published (MRT Lab offers instalment plans and one-time versions) |
| PC-3000 Portable PRO | ACE Lab | Hardware + software | Not published (quotation from ACE Lab) |
| PC-3000 SSD | ACE Lab | Software | Not published (quotation from ACE Lab) |
Free tools from DataCare Labs
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HDD Switch by DataCare Labs Freeware
Spin drives down and up from Windows, without unplugging them.
Works with SATA, USB and SAS disks, shows the model and serial before anything is sent, and warns you when the drive is in use.
Folder Snapshot by DataCare Labs Freeware
Send your customer a browsable report of the files you recovered.
One HTML file that opens in any browser, with your own logo and colours and an optional password.
Drive Health by DataCare Labs
Check a drive's SMART health before you start a recovery.
HDD and SSD health and temperature for Windows, read straight from the drive. Works offline; nothing is uploaded.
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