Software overview and main features

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UFS Explorer Standard Recovery
UFS Explorer RAID Recovery
UFS Explorer Network RAID

UFS Explorer Standard Recovery

UFS Explorer Standard Recovery is a universal application designed in response to the basic data recovery tasks solved by technical experts. Supplemented with versatile techniques, the software will restore the data lost from a variety of storage media: internal and external hard disk drives, USB sticks, memory cards, disk images and virtual disks. Considering the diversity in the market of modern computer technologies, the program is also capable of working with various types of file systems created on top of simple or spanned volumes, unencrypted or protected with encryption, and runs in different environments: Windows, macOS, Linux. Moreover, the utility provides an additional set of tools for handling physically defective drives that includes an advanced disk imager, S.M.A.R.T. monitor and others. The software is also equipped with many other auxiliary options for convenient preview, evaluation and processing of the obtained files. It will become a cost-efficient assistant of technical specialists in handling data loss cases of any complexity – from simple deletion of files to serious corruption of the file system or physical damage to a storage caused by the occurrence of bad sectors.

The key features of UFS Explorer Standard Recovery include:

Straightforward data recovery from various storage devices
Support for a broad range of file systems
Automatic recognition and assembly of spanned volumes
Work with disk images and virtual disks
Decryption of BitLocker and APFS volumes
Prompt evaluation of the file system’s state
Immediate access to the data of consistent file systems
Automatic detection and manual definition of lost partitions
Creation of disk images with a wide set of parameters
Multiple variants of handling the existing file system
Possibility to save intermediate and final scan results
Indication of the state and instant preview of the recovered files
Quick and advanced search options
Filtering of recovery results by custom criteria
Saving of the recovered data "in bulk"
A tool for monitoring S.M.A.R.T. attributes of drives
User-friendly interface with helpful tips and prompts

Supported file systems

NTFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
FAT/FAT32/ExFAT:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
ReFS/ReFS3:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files, recovery after format and file system damage.
HFS+:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files and recovery after file system damage.
APFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files and recovery after file system damage.
Ext2-Ext4:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files, recovery after file system damage.
XFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
Linux JFS (JFS2):
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
ReiserFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
Btrfs:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, recovery of deleted files, recovery after format and file system damage.
UFS/UFS2, Adaptec UFS, big-endian UFS:
data access, search for lost partitions, recovery after file system damage, very limited support of deleted data recovery.
Sun ZFS:
data access, search for lost partitions, data recovery from simple volumes, recovery of deleted files.

Complex storages:

Automatic reconstruction of spanned volumes: mdadm, LVM, Apple Software RAID, Windows Dynamic Disks, Intel Matrix.

UFS Explorer RAID Recovery

UFS Explorer RAID Recovery is a software solution for technical specialists who deal with different RAID-related data recovery tasks, along with common data loss issues. The cross-platform application supports hard disk drives, memory cards, USB flash drives, disk images and virtual disks formatted with various file systems as well as standard, nested and specific configurations implemented on RAID-based storage units. The program is able to reproduce the supported RAID set in a virtual mode for further retrieval of its data. In case of a damaged array, RAID parameters can be discovered and defined manually using a convenient toolkit. The utility is also enhanced with the functionality for efficient processing of defective digital media: A hexadecimal viewer for the low-level analysis of data within storages, partitions and files, a controlled procedure for access to drives, an advanced tool for creating disk images, means for work with bad sector maps indicating damaged regions and other possibilities. The software also allows previewing the recovered data, evaluating its state, searching for specific items and filtering the received results. This program can serve as a universal recovery instrument for storage devices of any complexity: from a simple USB thumb to a vendor-specific NAS appliance.

UFS Explorer RAID Recovery offers the following principal features:

Support for most standard, nested and user-defined RAID patterns
Work with specific RAID schemes (Drobo, Synology and others)
Instant reconstruction of the RAID layout
Effective toolkit for defining RAID sets of various complexities
Recognition and assembly of composite volumes
Equally efficient data recovery from linear storages
Support for a wide variety of file systems
Possibility to work with disk images and virtual disks
Decryption techniques for BitLocker and locked APFS volumes
Instant access to data of undamaged file systems
Search for deleted and lost partitions
Several options for processing the available file system
Possibility to save an intermediate or final result of a scan
Indication of the state and preview of the restored files
Quick and extended search for files/folders
Applying filters to the results of data recovery
"Mass" saving of the recovered data
An advanced disk imager with diverse parameters
A toolkit for hexadecimal data analysis
An adjustable procedure for access to storage devices
Definition of damaged regions on a storage using a bad sector map
Monitoring of the S.M.A.R.T. status of drives

Supported file systems

NTFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
FAT/FAT32:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
ReFS/ReFS3:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
HFS+:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery and recovery after file system damage.
APFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, recovery of deleted files and recovery after file system damage.
Ext2-Ext4:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after file system damage. Support for NAS and custom servers.
XFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage. Support for NAS and custom servers.
Linux JFS (JFS2):
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
ReiserFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
Btrfs:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
UFS/UFS2, Adaptec UFS:
data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery for both little-endian and big-endian variations. Recovery after file system damage. Very limited support for deleted data recovery.
Sun ZFS:
data access and support for data recovery from simple and stripe ZPOOL, limited support for lost data recovery. Support for RAID-Z (RAID-Z2, RAID-Z3).

Complex storages:

Most standard RAID patterns: RAID 0, RAID 1E, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, RAID 6, etc.

Nested RAID units: RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, RAID 50E, etc.

Custom RAID layouts via RAID Definition Language or Runtime VIM.

Non-standard RAID sets: Drobo BeyondRAID, Synology Hybrid RAID, Btrfs-RAID.

Automatic reconstruction of composite volumes: mdadm, LVM, Apple Software RAID, Intel Matrix, Windows Dynamic disks, Microsoft Storage Spaces, Fusion Drive (based on APFS).

UFS Explorer Network RAID

UFS Explorer Network RAID is a cross-platform program that allows performing the procedure of data recovery over a Local Area Network. The software works with common digital media, like hard disk drives, memory cards, USB sticks, disk images and virtual disks, as well as with RAID systems of various complexities. The processed storage devices can be connected to another remote computer or even several machines under different operating systems. As regards RAID, the array can be reconstructed automatically from multiple PCs or assembled manually with the help of an easy-to-use toolkit. The application is also equipped with many instruments for dealing with damaged storage devices: A hexadecimal viewer for the analysis of raw data within storages, partitions and files, a configurable procedure of disk reading, a tool for creating disk images with advanced parameters, means for processing damaged regions using bad sector maps and others. The utility also makes it possible to preview the obtained data, assess its integrity, find particular items or filter the results. This efficient program will be most useful when the storage components cannot be attached to a single computer due to its configuration or other problems.

UFS Explorer Network RAID has the following distinguishing features:

The possibility to "share" the local storages of a computer over LAN
Connecting to the previously "shared" storage from another PC
Building RAID from drives physically attached to different machines
Work with the drives connected via DeepSpar Disk Imager
Handling standard, hybrid and custom RAID configurations
Support for non-standard RAID layouts (Synology, Drobo, etc.)
The possibility of automatic RAID reconstruction
Manual specification of various RAID patterns
Work with a variety of composite volumes
Equally effective processing of stand-alone storages
Support for a broad spectrum of file systems
Working with disk images and virtual disks
Immediate decryption of BitLocker and encrypted APFS
The possibility of access to the data within an intact file system
Discovery of damaged and deleted partitions
Different ways of processing the existing file system
Optional saving of intermediate and final scan results
Assessment of the state and preview of the obtained files
Quick and advanced search for particular files or folders
Employment of filters for saving the results of data recovery
Saving of all the recovered data at once
A professional disk imaging tool with extensive parameters
A set of instruments for hexadecimal data analysis
A configurable procedure for reading storage devices
Specification of defective areas with the help of bad sector maps
Monitoring of certain S.M.A.R.T. parameters of drives

Supported file systems

NTFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
FAT/FAT32:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
ReFS/ReFS3:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
HFS+:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery and recovery after file system damage.
APFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, recovery of deleted files and recovery after file system damage.
Ext2-Ext4:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after file system damage. Support for NAS and custom servers.
XFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage. Support for NAS and custom servers.
Linux JFS (JFS2):
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
ReiserFS:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
Btrfs:
full support: data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery, deleted files recovery, recovery after format and recovery after file system damage.
UFS/UFS2, Adaptec UFS:
data access, search for lost partitions, RAID recovery for both little-endian and big-endian variations. Recovery after file system damage. Very limited support for deleted data recovery.
Sun ZFS:
data access and support for data recovery from simple and stripe ZPOOL, limited support for lost data recovery. Support for RAID-Z (RAID-Z2, RAID-Z3).

Complex storages:

Most standard RAID patterns: RAID 0, RAID 1E, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, RAID 6, etc.

Nested RAID units: RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, RAID 50E, etc.

Custom RAID layouts via RAID Definition Language or Runtime VIM.

Non-standard RAID sets: Drobo BeyondRAID, Synology Hybrid RAID, Btrfs-RAID.

Automatic reconstruction of composite volumes: mdadm, LVM, Apple Software RAID, Intel Matrix, Windows Dynamic disks, Microsoft Storage Spaces, Fusion Drive (based on APFS).