PhotoRecover.NET

PhotoRecover.NET is a Windows application developed to help you recover lost or deleted photographs from your media devices. Unlike a lot of programs in its category, this tool contains just a couple of basic options, so you don't have to worry about dealing with advanced settings. It only supports JPG images.

Hassle-free installation and user-friendly interface

After a speedy setup procedure that shouldn't impose any difficulties, you are welcomed by a normal window split into two panes, for selecting photos and previewing them, along with several buttons and a menu bar.

Scan media devices and preview images

As soon as a media device is connected to the PC, you can start the automatic scanner and patiently wait for results. PhotoRecover.NET shows each detected JPG file in a tree view, allowing you to select a file to preview it in the main frame and make sure it's the exact photo you're looking for.

Extract JPG files to the disk

Once you indicate the recovery folder on the disk, you can start the extraction operation immediately. What's more, the program lets you pause scan operations to temporarily allocate system resources to other apps, stop it, refresh the devices plugged into the PC, disable photo previews and software updates, as well as set up a proxy server and port number for connecting to the Internet.

Evaluation and conclusion

PhotoRecover.NET didn't hang, crash or prompt error dialogs in our tests. It carried out scan jobs in reasonable time while remaining light on resources usage, so it didn't hamper the machine's performance overall.
On the other hand, the app features only basic options. For example, it doesn't integrate file filters. We must also take into account that PhotoRecover.NET hasn't been updated for a long time. Nevertheless, you can test it for yourself, since it's free.