Data recovery & computer forensics software

Professional software for data recovery and digital forensics

UFS Explorer is a family of software solutions designed for IT professionals, data recovery specialists and digital forensics investigators, with selected editions also suitable for experienced home users. The product range covers a broad spectrum of recovery tasks, from restoring deleted files to working with enterprise SAN environments and CCTV surveillance evidence.

Available for: Windows

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Classic product family

Advanced data recovery made more accessible

Three editions of UFS Explorer tailored for IT specialists, computer repair technicians and advanced home users. Built on the same proven recovery engine as the Professional family, they offer powerful recovery capabilities in a more streamlined interface and at a lower entry price. Perpetual licenses are available, and a free trial is included for each edition.

UFS Explorer Standard Recovery – recovers data from individual drives, removable media, disk images and virtual disks, from $69.95
UFS Explorer RAID Recovery – for data recovery from NAS devices and RAID arrays, from $149.95
UFS Explorer Network RAID – for RAID recovery across multiple machines over a local network, from $229.95

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Specialized edition

CCTV surveillance and dashcam video recovery

Specialized software targeted at law enforcement agencies and digital forensics investigators. Focused on the recovery and analysis of video footage from proprietary CCTV file systems and vehicle event data recorders. Preserves original video streams through forensically sound processing without transcoding.

Support for more than 130 proprietary CCTV stream formats
Frame-level disk location reporting
Available for Windows; commercial and government licensing

About UFS Explorer Video Recovery

Choose your scenario

What type of storage do you need to recover from?

UFS Explorer software supports a wide range of storage media and every common data loss situation – from accidental deletion on a USB drive to RAID controller failure in an enterprise NAS system.

PCs and laptops

USB drives and SD cards

Hard drives and SSDs

NAS devices

RAID arrays

Virtual machine disks

Encrypted storage

CCTV and dashcam footage

Two software families

From common data loss events to professional forensic investigations

All UFS Explorer products share the same core recovery engine. However, the software families differ in interface complexity, technology coverage and licensing models. Choose the family that best matches your needs and use case.

Classic product family

Basic recovery toolkit for IT pros and experienced home users

A clear interface optimized for common data loss scenarios and recovery workflows. Perpetual licenses are issued per operating system, and a free trial is provided with no time limit. Covers data recovery from individual drives through to NAS systems and multi-machine RAID workflows.

Support for 25+ file systems across Windows, macOS and Linux
NAS and RAID recovery for Synology, QNAP, Drobo, Buffalo and others
BitLocker and APFS encrypted volumes
Professional disk imager fully functional in the trial version
From $69.95 for a perpetual license

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Professional product family

Advanced control for data recovery engineers and forensic investigators

A specialist-grade interface offering comprehensive control over recovery parameters. Suited for complex cases that go beyond the scope of general-purpose tools, including encrypted storage, virtualized environments, forensic image formats, enterprise SAN storage arrays and Unix file systems.

Virtualization environments and specific storage configurations
Extended encryption support beyond consumer-level formats
Forensic disk image formats with hash verification
SAN recovery and enterprise file system support
Hexadecimal editor with integrated data analysis tools

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20+

Years of development

Software editions

130+

CCTV stream formats

50+

File systems supported

All products

Pick the right edition

Each edition is intended for a distinct user group and a range of recovery scenarios. Browse the products below to find the right fit or visit the dedicated family pages for a detailed side-by-side comparison.

Classic family

UFS Explorer Standard Recovery

Recovers deleted files, formatted volumes and RAW partitions from standalone drives, USB sticks, SD cards, disk images and virtual disks.

Perpetual licensefrom $69.95

Classic family

UFS Explorer RAID Recovery

Recovers data from NAS devices and RAID systems with automatic array detection for Synology, QNAP, Drobo, Buffalo and other vendors, plus a manual RAID Builder for damaged metadata.

Perpetual licensefrom $149.95

Classic family

UFS Explorer Network RAID

Extends RAID recovery across a local network using iSCSI and native UDP, making it possible to work with arrays whose drives cannot be attached to a single workstation.

Perpetual licensefrom $229.95

Professional family

UFS Explorer Professional Recovery

Advanced solution for data recovery engineers, with comprehensive support for virtualization, encryption technologies, forensic image formats, hex-level analysis and SAN recovery via data maps.

Perpetual license · All platformsfrom $699.95

Professional family

UFS Explorer Technician

The most feature-rich UFS Explorer edition, adding support for enterprise Unix file systems, SAN automation plugins, raw SCSI/ATA hardware commands and extended forensic reporting.

Limited-term license · Commercialfrom $469.95

Specialized edition

UFS Explorer Video Recovery

Specialized solution for CCTV and dashcam video recovery and analysis, with support for 130+ proprietary stream formats, forensically sound transmuxing and frame-level reporting. Available for Windows.

Commercial / Governmentfrom €3,584/year

Resources

Knowledge base and support

Software manuals, FAQs, technical articles and recovery guides for typical scenarios – everything you may need before and after purchase.

Recovery of deleted files

Data recovery from NAS

Encrypted storage recovery

How to choose the right software

User manuals

Frequently asked questions

Questions about data recovery or software licensing?

Our team is available to answer technical questions and product enquiries. A free trial is offered for all editions – download and evaluate the software before purchase.

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SysDev Laboratories

Other software from SysDev Laboratories

In addition to the UFS Explorer family, SysDev Laboratories offers a variety of data recovery and analysis tools for different use cases.

Recovery Explorer

Universal data recovery software for home and office use

Raise Data Recovery

Beginner-friendly recovery from common file system types

CI Hex Viewer

Low-level data analysis and hexadecimal editing toolkit

myPhoto Recovery

Recovery and reconstruction of lost and deleted digital photos

myCCTV Recovery

Easy CCTV footage recovery for non-professional use

myDriveRecorder Recovery

Dashcam video recovery for consumer devices