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NexData Recovery

What looks permanently deleted usually isn't.

When a drive gets formatted or a partition vanishes, the files don't disappear — the file system just forgets where they are. NexData reads the raw sectors directly, reconstructs what's still there, and lets you pull it back. Scan for free. Preview everything. Recover what matters.

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How NexData finds what other tools miss

Most recovery tools rely on the file system. When that's gone — formatted, corrupted, or just missing — they have nothing to work with. NexData doesn't need it.

Raw sector scanning

Instead of asking the file system what's on the disk, NexData reads the physical sectors directly. It recognizes file types by their binary headers — JPEG, MP4, PDF, DOCX — and reconstructs them regardless of what the partition table says. This is how recovery works on drives that won't even mount.

Video repair for corrupted footage

Video files recovered from fragmented drives are almost always unplayable — the container headers get mangled during the recovery process. NexData's repair module takes a working reference clip from the same camera and uses it to rebuild corrupted headers, making the footage watchable again.

Encrypted volume support

BitLocker, FileVault, APFS encryption — these aren't roadblocks as long as you have the recovery key. NexData can unlock the volume and run a full sector scan underneath the encryption layer, recovering files that were deleted before the drive was encrypted.

Completely offline

NexData doesn't call home. Ever. The scan results, file previews, and recovered files stay entirely on your machine. Nothing is transmitted, logged, or reported. If you're recovering sensitive documents — legal files, medical records, personal photos — this is the baseline you should expect.

Download & Pricing

Scan any drive and preview every recoverable file for free. Upgrade only when you need to actually pull files off the disk.

Free Version

$0 / forever
  • Unlimited raw sector scanning
  • Preview every recoverable file and video
  • Recover 1 file (up to 10MB)
  • Save and resume scan sessions
  • 💡 Unlimited file recovery
  • 💡 Corrupted video and photo repair
Mac (.dmg)Windows (.exe)

Install free. Scan your drive. Verify the files are intact before you spend anything.

ℹ️ Installation note

We're an indie developer, so the initial builds aren't signed with Apple or Microsoft certificates yet. Your OS will show a standard security prompt — here's how to get past it:

🍏 macOS

  1. Drag the app to Applications.
  2. Open Terminal.
  3. Paste this and press Enter:xattr -cr "/Applications/NexData Recovery.app"
  4. Double-click the app to launch it.

🪟 Windows

  1. Run the downloaded .exe file.
  2. If you see a blue "Windows protected your PC" prompt — that's normal for unsigned indie software.
  3. Click "More info".
  4. Click "Run anyway".

What NexData can't recover

No recovery tool can work miracles. Here's what to know upfront.

Overwritten data

Once new data is written to the same physical sectors, the original content is destroyed at the hardware level. No software — ours included — can undo that. This is why you should stop writing to the drive the moment you realize files are missing.

Physically damaged drives

If a drive has suffered mechanical failure — head crash, water damage, burned circuitry — software can't access the platters or chips. That requires a cleanroom and professional data recovery, which is a different service entirely.

SSD blocks after TRIM

Modern SSDs with TRIM enabled will erase deleted blocks in the background, usually within minutes. Once the controller zeroes a block, that data is physically gone. TRIM is on by default for most SSDs, which is why HDD recovery success rates are typically higher.

Encrypted volumes without the key

If a drive was encrypted with BitLocker, FileVault, or APFS encryption and you've lost the password and recovery key, the data can't be decrypted. No software can brute-force modern encryption in any reasonable timeframe.

These scenarios fall outside our refund policy. We recommend scanning with the free version first to confirm your files are actually recoverable.

Scan first. See what's there. Decide later.

The free version does a full scan and lets you preview every recoverable file — so you know exactly what you're getting before you pay.

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