Disk Drill

Maker: CleverFiles Platforms: Windows, macOS

Disk Drill's free tier is genuinely usable, not just a scan-and-tease demo — it recovers real data up to a fixed size limit, which is enough to fully solve a lot of small, everyday cases without paying anything.

Prices verified August 2026 directly from the vendor's own site, in USD. Software pricing changes without notice — treat the figures below as a starting point and confirm the current price on the official site before buying.

Disk Drill Free

Free

Full scan and recovery, not just preview — up to a fixed amount of actual recovered data, plus always-free protection tools (Recovery Vault byte-level backup, S.M.A.R.T. drive-health monitoring).

Recovery limit100 MB of actually recovered (saved) data
InstallsUnlimited
LicensePerpetual, no time limit

$0No credit card required

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Disk Drill PRO

Consumer

Removes the 100 MB cap entirely, sold as either an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase covering future major-version upgrades. Same recovery engine as Free, just uncapped.

Recovery limitNone
DevicesUp to 3
LicenseChoice of annual subscription or one-time lifetime purchase

$89/yrAnnual subscription; a separate lifetime price is offered but not shown statically on the site

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Worth trying before buying anything

Because the free tier saves real files (not just previews) up to 100 MB, it's worth running on a small, contained case — a folder of documents, a handful of photos — before deciding whether PRO is even necessary.