Reference for iSkysoft Data Recovery for Windows

No matter files are lost because of your accidental or intentional deletion, device formatting, system error or virus infection, iSkysoft Data Recovery recovers everything you need from your Windows computer.

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Tech Specifications of Data Recovery

iSkysoft Data Recovery supports to recover common types of files from your different storage devices. Check detailed supported devices and file formats here.

System Requirements

Supported OS CPU Free Hard Disk Space File System
Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP/2000(32&64 bits) 1GHz or faster 256 MB or more of RAM (1GB Recommended) FAT32, FAT16, NTFS, exFAT
Mac OS X 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7 Intel Core 1GHz or faster 1 GB or more for Mac FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, HFS+, HFSX

Supported Devices

Windows Computers Laptop: Lenovo, Toshiba, Dell, HP, Sony.... External Hard Drive USB Drive
Digital Camera Memory Sticks & SSD MP3/MP4 Player iPod(Nano, Classic, Shuffle)
XD Picture Card (XD Card) Secure Digital Card (SD Card) Compact Flash Card (CF Card) MultiMedia Card (MMC Card)
Mobile Phones: Nokia, Samsung, Motorola etc Floppy Disk Zip Drive & Pen Drive Other Storage Media....

Supported File Formats

Image
JPG/JPEG, PNG, GIF, PSD, TIFF, TIF, BMP, ARWCR2, ARW, RAW, CRW, SR2, CR2, NEF, FMZ, FH11, ERF, DNG, ORF, RAF, DWG, MRW, DCR, WMF, MIX, GUE, GMP, AI, XCF, X3F, EPX, NRW, RW2, MDC, HPGL, DXF, HPGL, MEF, 3FR, SRW, HP, HPG, DGN, DCD, PLT, DCF, FH9, FH7, FZB, FH10, GUE, LWS, GDB, LWO, SCR, QXP, QXB, QXL, HCR, BIZ, QPT, CAD, XAR, JPE, JFIF, SDR, SDT, TCW, HDR, EXIF, POD, UFO, CLK
Video
MP4, FLV, AVI, M4V, MOV, RMVB, 3GP, 3G2, MKV, MXF, WMV, ASF, SWF, MPEG, MPG, OGV, RM(RMVB), MTS, HDTV, M1V, 3GPP, OOG, OGA, 3GP2, OGX, WEBM, XLMV, PMG, TOD, VP6, M3U, AMV, BIK, PLS, QPL, CSF, PVA, TPR, MPEG4, M2T, TP, EVO, PSS, IVM, RT, M2V, RP, SMI, MP2V, SWI, MPV2, DAT, VOD, WMP, WM, RPM
Audio
MP3, WMA, AAC, M4A, OGG, MIDI, AIF, WAV, AIFF, MID, MP1, MP2, M4B, MP, AMR, FLP, LSO, VQF, RA, RMX, SC4, FBX, CWP, DVF, VOC, S3M, XM, FAR, M1A, IT, ACC, APE, MKA, DTS, M2A, MPA, SMPL, AA, MOD, MTM, FAR, TTA, TAK, KPL, A52, DTSWAV, AIFC, CUE, STM, MP3PRO, UMX, MAC, MP+, MPC, M4P
Document
PDF, KEY, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, CWK, HTML, HTM, INDD, EPS, ODT, ODP, ODS, ODG, ODF, RTF, PLIST, TAX, MAT, P65, PPJ, ZDP, CTW, CPG, SHW, RPT, D2S, EPUB, EFX, FTW, PAF, FDR, FDT, FF7, XLA, MPP, PUZ, FZD, JTD, JLB, WK2, WKS, WB1, MPS, ASD, SIM, QPW, DSN, STD, VI, WCM, WPT, WPG, XML, XSL, XMS, NIB, OPF, NCX, QCF, BKF, RFB, RDB, ACCDB, MDB, ADP, MNY, JIS, DOCM, DOTX, DOTM, WTF, XLSM, XPS, MHT, MHTML, XLSB, XLTX, XLTM, CSV, PRN, DIF, SLK, XLAM, PPTM, POTM, THMX, PPSM, PPAM, PPA, CHM, LRC, MOF, 3DS, EPUB
Archive
ZIP, RAR, BZip2, 7z, SIT, SITX, SYS, LIB, DLL, 7ZIP, GZIP, ISO, ISO9660, AFZ, LZH
Email
EML, PST, EMLX, MSG, DBX, EDB, BMS, NSF, BKL, BKS, PAB

Previewable File Formats

Image
JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, TIF, BMP, RAW, PSD, CRW, NEF, ORF, SR2, DNG, RAF, ARW, CR2, ERF, MRW, DCR, etc.
Video
MOV, M4V, MP4, 3GP, 3G2
Audio
MP3, M4A, AIFF, WAV, AIF, MID, MIDI
Document
PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, PAGES, NUMBERS, HTML, HTM, EPS, ODT, RTF, PLIST
Archive
RAR, ZIP, BZip2
Email
EML, EMLX

Supported Data Loss Scenarios

Deletion
Right click or clicking "Delete" button to deleted data
Files deleted by clicking "Shift + Delete" without backup
Files lost due to emptied Recycle Bin on your Windows PC/laptop
Formatting
Device can be read by system
Accidental formatting of the drive
System information like: The Drive is not formatted, would you like to format it now?
Partition Recovery
Partition which is accidentally or intentional deleted
Partition lost due to system restore, virus infection or other improper operations
Resized or damaged partition
Lost or hidden partition
Improper partition or partition error
Virus Attack

Data deleted, lost, damaged or corrupted by virus attacks, including
Computer virus
Worms
Trojan horses
and other malware

System Crash
Windows System is unable to launch
Windows System crashes due to unknown reasons
The computer is suffering from other booting issues like freeze, keeping rebooting, etc.
Improper Operations
File lost during transferring
Unexpected power off
Virus attack
Re-installation of computer OS
Improper pulling out of external storage device
Other Situations
FAT32, FAT16, NTFS, exFAT