Data Recovery Tool

Purpose-built for IT responders, data recovery engineers, and power users, the tool helps identify, estimate, and recover lost or corrupted files from storage media. It targets accidental deletions, file system corruption, partition damage, and degraded RAID arrays, providing a structured workflow from ingestion to export. By focusing on file-level reconstruction and metadata integrity, it supports forensic-style audits and incident response without requiring bespoke scripting. The tool operates on disk images, backups, or raw devices and emphasizes safe, non-destructive analysis to preserve evidence and enable repeatable recoveries.
Core operations include: ingesting a storage image or device, identifying file signatures and fragments, and applying carving and stitching to reassemble fragments into recoverable files. Required features include signature-based recovery, integrity scoring, and an exportable results catalog; optional/advanced capabilities cover RAID reconstruction, SMART health assessment, cloud-backup cross-checks, and hash-based verification. The tool maintains a recoverability score, estimates remaining effort, and produces a report with recovered file lists, categories, and suggested next steps. It supports multiple file systems (NTFS, ext4, exFAT, HFS+) and common data loss scenarios.
Typical use cases include post-incident data recovery, archival restoration, and legal holds where evidence integrity matters. Differentiators include non-destructive analysis, automated fragmentation handling, and clear risk disclosures in the report. Outputs are designed for immediate triage, escalation to third-party tools, or offline archiving, with export options such as CSV, JSON, and metadata-rich archives. The approach favors transparency, reproducibility, and audit-friendly workflows for teams handling sensitive data.