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Active@ Partition Recovery
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
What it is
Active@ Partition Recovery is a toolkit for recovering deleted or damaged logical drives and partitions in Windows, WinPE recovery disk, and Linux LiveCD environments. QuickScan searches for recently deleted partitions that have not been formatted or overwritten. SuperScan performs a low-level search for older deletions, including partitions that were later formatted. If a file system is badly damaged and volume recovery is not possible, Last Chance can locate and recover files by signature. The listed file systems include NTFS, ReFS, exFAT, FAT, HFS+, APFS, UFS, XFS, JFS, Ext2/3/4, and BtrFS. Supported storage includes SATA, eSATA, SCSI, SSD, NVMe, RAID arrays, USB flash disks, memory cards, and external USB drives. The software can repair damaged MBR and GPT structures, back up partition information, roll back recovery changes, and create or open raw and compressed disk images, including VMware images. Freeware detects and previews partitions and files, but excludes recovery in place, boot-sector repair, and MBR/GPT backups and restores. Ultimate includes boot media for unbootable systems.
For and against
For
- QuickScan and SuperScan cover recent and older deletions.
- Last Chance can recover files by signature.
- Supports RAID arrays, NVMe, and external drives.
- Can create and open raw or compressed disk images.
- Ultimate includes boot media for unbootable systems.
Against
- Freeware excludes recovery in place.
- Freeware excludes boot-sector repair.
- Freeware excludes MBR/GPT backup and restore.
- License purchases are nonrefundable.
The verdict
Active@ Partition Recovery offers multiple scan approaches and support for a wide range of file systems and storage media. The Freeware edition has specific recovery and repair exclusions, so review package limits before relying on it.
Who it suits
It is intended for people recovering deleted or damaged partitions and drives across Windows and Linux environments. The range of file systems and storage types may suit users working with varied media.
Plans and prices
Freeware
Freeware toolkit; detects and previews partitions and files
Read 30 Sep 2026 · partition-recovery.com
Professional
Adds Active@ Disk Editor, LastChance recovery, File Organizer and Copy All Data; personal or corporate license; includes one year of free updates and technical support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · partition-recovery.com
Standard
Windows application; personal or corporate license; includes one year of free updates and technical support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · partition-recovery.com
Ultimate
Adds Active@ File Recovery, WinPE Boot Disk and Linux LiveCD; personal, corporate or unlimited license; includes one year of free updates and technical support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · partition-recovery.com
On the record
- Boot media
- Ultimate includes WinPE-based Active@ Boot Disk Lite and Linux-based Active@ LiveCD for recovery on unbootable systems.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Company
- LSoft Technologies Inc. says it is a privately owned North American software company founded in 1999.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Disk images
- The software supports creating and opening raw and compressed disk images, and opening VMware disk images.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Disk repair
- The feature page says the software can fix damaged MBR and GPT structures, back up partition information and roll back recovery changes.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- File systems
- The product lists support for NTFS, ReFS, exFAT, FAT, HFS+, APFS, UFS, XFS, JFS, Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 and BtrFS.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Last Chance
- Last Chance detects and recovers files by signature on severely damaged file systems when physical volume recovery is not possible.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- License terms
- The EULA states that purchases are nonrefundable and advises obtaining a free demo to understand the software before purchase.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Package limits
- The comparison page says recovery in place, boot-sector repair and MBR/GPT backups and restores are not included in Freeware.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- The toolkit recovers deleted or damaged logical drives and partitions in Windows, WinPE recovery disk and Linux LiveCD environments.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- QuickScan
- QuickScan detects recently deleted partitions if they have not been formatted or overwritten after deletion.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Storage
- Supported media include SATA, eSATA, SCSI, SSD, NVMe, RAID arrays, USB flash disks, memory cards and external USB drives.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- SuperScan
- SuperScan uses a low-level scan to detect partitions that were deleted long ago, including partitions that have since been formatted.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker offers a customer communication center, a knowledge base and ticket system, email, and phone support options.partition-recovery.com · read 30 Sep 2026
