We all have been in a situation where we need to recover lost files, either due to user error (deletion/format) or due to physical damage (HDD error). Many products and solutions are present in the market and today we will examine one of the best solutions from Stellar, the Data Recovery Windows Edition. The program recently announced its 12th version with a lot of improvements, from GUI to supporting NAS recovery and preview files while scanning.

But what is the Stellar Data Recovery for Windows? It's a powerful tool that recovers data for all data loss scenarios. Be it an accidental deletion, drive formatting with no backup, drive corruption, disk errors, system errors, and more, this DIY data recovery software has got your back. You can even recover shift-deleted files from emptied recycle bins with this software. The software supports recovery from ‘BitLocker’ encrypted hard drives such as HDDs, SSDs, or other storage media drives. You can even perform data recovery from a BitLocker encrypted disk image. You need to enter the BitLocker password to recover deleted files.

You can also recover data from severely corrupted RAW physical or removable storage drives with this Windows data recovery tool. Whether your system’s drive (physical) or an external storage drive has turned RAW or is inaccessible, the software competently scans the drive to locate the lost or deleted drive volumes and recover each bit of its data. The software recovers data from corrupt hard drives and formatted partitions. It conducts an in-depth scan of the sectors of your corrupt hard drive or formatted partitions and digs out any data lying there. Even if Windows is unable to access the data, Stellar Data Recovery comprehensively scans your drive with its Deep Scan feature and recovers it securely.

There are minimal requirements for the software to work, an Intel-compatible (x64-based processor), 4 GB minimum (8 GB recommended) memory, empty space at your local Hard Disk (250 MB for installation files, and a Windows Operating System (64 Bit only), Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 and Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016

The change log for the Stellar Data Recovery for Windows v12.0 is as follows:

• Do More with Personalized Themes: Enhance your experience, Choose from three Striking Themes with smooth User Interface. (Dark/Light/Vibrant Theme)
• Time-effective,Secure & Simplified Data Retrieval: Preview and save lost data instantly while scanning.
• Pause & Resume Scan: Allow users to pause an ongoing scan and resume it at a more convenient time and at their own pace.
• Support for QNAP NAS Recovery: Ensures fast and secure data retrieval from QNAP NAS devices.
• Support for ASUSTOR NAS Recovery: Experience fast, seamless scanning and efficient data recovery with ASUSTOR NAS devices.
• Support Recovery of Synology NAS: Enjoy quick, hassle free data recovery from Synology NAS drives with BTRFS file systems.

Stellar Data Recovery for Windows offers several different versions, depending on various needs and price ranges. The Free version can be used for most users with up to 1GB of recover data. Below is a comparison table for each version. The most advanced version (Toolkit), supports RAID, and NAS recovery and also recovers data from Linux/MAC drives with HFS, HFS+, ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems. Versions can be either charged yearly or with a lifetime license.