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btrfs restore vs UFS Explorer

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

btrfs restore

Free plan Linux

btrfs restore provides focused, non-modifying recovery for Btrfs filesystems on Linux. Its results depend on available metadata, and path filtering is less precise for deeply nested individual files.

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Choose UFS Explorer if you need recovery across a broad range of storage types and want an edition matched to personal, commercial or corporate use. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or do not need the listed paid recovery capabilities.

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The facts

	btrfs restore	UFS Explorer
Free plan	Yes	No
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux	Linux, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Standard Recovery Personal: $69.95 a month
Plans published	None	12
Maker	Not published	UFS Explorer
Website	btrfs.readthedocs.io	ufsexplorer.com
On data recovery software	#80 of 128	#84 of 128

btrfs restore: what it does well

Free Linux recovery utility
Leaves filesystem image unmodified
Dry-run lists files first
Can preserve metadata and links
Supports subvolume and snapshot selection

What to know first

Recovery depends on readable metadata
Recovered data may be incomplete
Deep single-file filtering is limited
No file preview

UFS Explorer: what it does well

Supports Windows, macOS and Linux.
Recovery sources include drives, cards, images, virtual disks, NAS and RAID.
Includes memory card and RAID recovery.
File preview is available.
Plans include 360 days of free updates.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
Standard Recovery Personal is $69.95 a month.
Higher-edition plans have substantially higher listed prices.

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