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AOMEI FastRecovery vs Recover My Photos

Both stand on sd card recovery software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

AOMEI FastRecovery

Free plan Windows

FastRecovery covers many Windows storage sources and offers file preview before recovery. Check its scan-mode and damaged-disk limits, and note the recovery cap on the Free edition.

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Recover My Photos focuses on photo recovery across common cards, drives, and file formats. Its preview trial and non-writing scan are useful, but it is Windows-only and requires a paid purchase for recovery.

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The facts

	AOMEI FastRecovery	Recover My Photos
Free plan	Yes	A free trial
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	Windows	Windows
Lowest paid plan	FastRecovery Professional Monthly: $39.95 a month	Recover My Photos v6 - Professional: $39.95, paid once
Plans published	16	2
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	aomeitech.com	getdata.com
On sd card recovery software	#8 of 52	#46 of 52

AOMEI FastRecovery: what it does well

Free edition recovers up to 500 MB.
Supports memory cards and BitLocker-encrypted partitions.
Offers Quick Scan and Deep Scan.
File preview and type-and-size filters are available.
Bootable recovery is supported.

What to know first

Unallocated-space recovery is unsupported.
Undetected physically damaged disks cannot be recovered.
Free recovery is limited to 500 MB.
Only NTFS supports both scan modes.

Recover My Photos: what it does well

Scans memory cards, USB devices, and hard drives
Supports many photo, video, and audio formats
Preview deleted photos during free trial
Scanning does not write to scanned media
Registration includes updates and major-version support

What to know first

Windows PCs only
No free plan
Recovered files require a different destination drive
Professional plan starts at $39.95, paid once

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