Kernel for Windows Data Recovery

Kernel for Windows Data Recovery is a software program that was built specifically to aid people in recovering information from their FAT and NTFS partitions, with a minimal amount of effort.

Wizard-like and clean GUI

The installation process is over in a jiffy, while the interface you come across is quite simple and clean. It is built as a wizard which means that you are going to be guided every step of the way, and also packs several buttons, a menu bar and several panes in which to display information.
This paired with the extensive Help contents incorporated enable all types of users, including those less experienced, to easily work with Kernel for Windows Data Recovery.

Three different methods of scanning the HDD

First and foremost, you should know that this utility comes packed with three scan modes for recovery, so that you can easily only process the information that interests you. To be more precise, you can use a quick scan in order to retrieve recently deleted items, while the extensive one can be used after a hard disk format or partition deletion.
The latter method of scanning, “File Trace,” is available for the situations in which the previous modes have failed to recover the information you desired. This is a powerful solution, yet you should know it is going to take quite a while and the amount of system resources used is high.

Preview files and select which ones to retrieve

Regardless of the type of scan chosen, detected files and directories are going to be displayed in the main window, along with type, size, creation and modification time, and ID. You can select the ones that interest you with the help of some built-in checkboxes and start the recovery process with just a click of the button.
It is also possible to preview files and save a snapshot to a custom location on the HDD, so as to continue processing it at a later date.

Customize parameters

From the settings panel you can easily choose the maximum number of sectors to read in a single attempt, what action to take with duplicate and deleted files, as well as adjust the number of retries on bad sectors.

Conclusion

All in all, Kernel for Windows Data Recovery is a powerful and efficient piece of software, dedicated to both power and novice users which are interested in retrieving information from a specific partition. All tasks are going to be completed in a timely manner, the computer’s performance is going to be affected from time to time, while we did not come across any hangs or crashes.