If the Professional version is not within your budget, several reputable tools offer free or lower-cost recovery options: DIY data recovery for Microsoft Windows | Ontrack
Allows users to save scan results and resume the recovery process later without re-scanning. How to Use Ontrack EasyRecovery
Select the specific partition or drive you wish to scan. If the Professional version is not within your
Supports 4K sector drives and can rebuild corrupt volumes on FAT, NTFS, exFAT (Windows), and HFS, HFS+, or APFS (Mac).
The Professional edition is specifically tailored for small to medium-sized businesses and handles severe hard drive corruption. The Professional edition is specifically tailored for small
Indicate the cause of loss, such as "Formatted Media Recovery" or "Deleted Files".
Launch the software and choose the type of device (e.g., Memory Device, Hard Drive). Wait for the scan to complete, then preview
Wait for the scan to complete, then preview found files to verify they are recoverable.