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forefst vs RecoverPy
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.
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forefst provides direct, dependency-light ReFS examination with reporting, recovery, timeline construction, and artifact extraction. Review the project’s known issues before relying on version 1.13.1 for examiner reports.
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RecoverPy provides focused raw-byte searching and manual extraction without interpreting filesystem structures. Users should protect the target partition from writes and expect partial results when data is fragmented.
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| forefst | RecoverPy | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Linux, Windows | Linux |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Free or on request |
| Plans published | None | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | xbpt.gitlab.io | github.com |
| On data recovery software | #72 of 128 | #68 of 128 |
forefst: what it does well
- Parses ReFS versions 3.4 through 3.14
- Reads raw sources without drivers or mounts
- Exports metadata as CSV, body-file, or JSON
- Provides deleted-file and prior-version recovery
- Includes timeline and ReFS structure analysis
What to know first
- Requires Python 3.7 or later
- Known issues in version 1.13.1 may affect examiner reports
- Focused on Microsoft ReFS forensic analysis
- Released under GNU GPL version 3.0 or later
RecoverPy: what it does well
- Free GPL-3.0 license
- Searches partitions, disks, and disk images
- Read-only, memory-bounded scanning
- Shows absolute device offsets
- Supports inspecting adjacent blocks
What to know first
- Does not restore filenames
- Cannot reconstruct files automatically
- Results may be fragmented
- Overwritten blocks cannot be recovered
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