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DataRecovery

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Dependencies
The source installation instructions list ddrescue, TestDisk, rdfind, UDisks2, and Polkit among the dependencies.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Disk space requirement
The README warns that significant disk space is required because images are created before files are recovered.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Drive health
The README lists SMART data monitoring as an application option.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Drive imaging
For physical devices, it creates disk images in four ddrescue passes before PhotoRec recovers files.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Drive monitoring
The application can check SMART reports and monitor SMART data for drives.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Drive safety
The workflow automatically detects and handles mounted partitions to prevent corruption.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Duplicate removal
It can optionally remove duplicate files using rdfind.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
File selection
Users can choose which file types to recover and add custom file signatures.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
License
The project states that it is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Linux availability
The README provides installation instructions for openSUSE, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux, plus building from source.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Linux distributions
The README lists installation packages or instructions for openSUSE, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Maker
The repository is published under the GitHub account koxt2.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Mount safety
The application automatically detects and handles mounted partitions to prevent corruption.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Operating systems
Linuxgithub.com · read 19 Sep 2026
Pricing
The repository page and README do not state a price or offer a trial.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Purpose
DataRecovery is a GTK4/Libadwaita frontend for PhotoRec that uses ddrescue to image drives before recovering files.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Recovery options
Users can save images, remove duplicates, keep corrupted files, select file types, and add custom file signatures.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
Recovery scope
The README says it recovers all files, not only deleted ones, and organizes them by file type.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

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