Pandora Recovery Review & Step by Step Tutorials 2016

This post was last updated on March 5, 2016. A few updates have been added to better reflect the accuracy of Pandora Recovery.

Data recovery couldn’t have been more easier since Pandora Recovery launched. I have only two words for this free file recovery utility: easy & powerful. Yes, you can recover deleted files easily with the powerful software for free.  

As usual I am going to show you the full review of this program in 3 parts: basic information, how to use it with step by step tutorial, and my review of this recovery software. 

Note: Pandora works on Windows PCs only, there is NO Pandora Recovery for Mac. If your are on a Mac, try Exif Untrasher (for external devices only) or see this list of free Mac data recovery software. If you're using an iPad, see this iPad recovery post.

Pandora Recovery – Basic Information


Pandora Recovery is a 100% free data recovery program for Windows that helps you find and recover your deleted files from both NTFS and FAT formatted volumes. It allows you to scan all directories and files on any logical drive of your personal computer with supported file formats. Also, it provides a step by step Wizard to assist you through the whole process. Once the scanning is complete you have full control over which files to recover and what destination to save them to.

  • Download Version: 2.2.1
  • Download Links: from Pandora Recovery site or get from CNET download. 
  • Size: 3.12 MB 
  • Platform: Windows (10, 8/7/Vista/XP/2003/2000) 
  • Price: FREE 
  • Supported Operation Languages: currently 4 (English, Spanish, Serbian, and Russian), the provider claims they will extend.

How to Recover Deleted Files with Pandora Recovery: Step by Step Tutorial


To start with, I deleted a batch files (containing various file formats) by dragging them into the Recycle Bin and hit empty option to get them wiped like many computer users do. Those files were saved on logical drive E: of my computer running Windows 7 Home Basic (32 bits).

# 1 Install and launch the program. You will see the interface showed as below. Centered is the “Pandora Recovery Wizard” which is very useful to those who are not good at using data recovery software. Note: if you don’t want the wizard to appear again, just disable “Start this Wizard the next time Pandora Recovery starts”.

# 2 Follow the Wizard instructions. If you have checked the Recycle Bin, just choose “No, I did not find my files” and click “Next>”. Then select the disk drive you want to recover files from. Choose a scan mode from the 3 options (Browse, Search or Deep Scan).

# 3 Scan and Preview the found files. After selecting the recovery method, the program will start to scan the drive for deleted data. After a while there will be quite a lot files found and listed on the window. Preview the files to see if your deleted ones are there.

# 4 Recover and Save the found files. Just highlight the files you want to recover, right click to choose “Recover to” and save them to the destination you desire.


Note: Pandora only works to retrieve data from traditional storage devices, if you are using a modern phone that runs iOS or Android mobile operating system, see reviews from data recovery faq where the author shows some more comprehensive options.


Pandora Recovery - Overall Review


I have to say this is definitely one of the best Windows data recovery programs out there. The user experience is superior. Recovery capabilities are also powerful. It successfully recovered ALL my deleted files with no problem, great job! 


Here's my personal review towards this program.

The Good 

  1. Simple operation interface with considerate wizard and help contents make the process a breeze. And you don't need any extra skills to perform data recovery even if you are not a computer person.
  2. The 3 scanning modes make it more complete. You can choose the one that best suits your data loss situation. 
  3. Supported file formats almost cover every existing file format like documents, media files etc. 
  4. Preview function lets you evaluate recovery quality in advance. You can preview photos, documents (show as text only). 
  5. File filter function also makes it easy to find your files more efficiently.
The Bad
  1. Supported files under Deep Scan mode are limited. Such as for media files it can only find .mp3 format. 
  2. Unable to preview video files.
In conclusion, Pandora Recovery is an excellent free data recovery program. Let me know how you like the program, did it help you retrieve your files?

3 comments:

  1. SAME HERE! THANKS A MILLION!!! :D

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  2. Still get deleted photos even I took some new photos after the deletion?

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  3. thank you so much... this site is very useful to the hopeless.. now, i retrieve all my photos including old old one.. once again thank you very much..

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