# TestDisk & PhotoRec (open-source data recovery and backup tool)

> TestDisk & PhotoRec is a free, open-source data recovery and backup tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. TestDisk checks the partition and boot sectors of your disks. It has 2,623 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license, and people use it instead of Recuva and Disk Drill.

TestDisk checks the partition and boot sectors of your disks. It is very useful in recovering lost partitions. PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost pictures from digital camera memory or even hard disks. It has been extended to search also for non audio/video headers.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/cgsecurity/testdisk |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,623 |
| License | GPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Recuva, Disk Drill |
| Use it as | Data recovery |
| Language | C |
| Website | https://www.cgsecurity.org/ |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Data recovery & backup |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/cgsecurity/testdisk/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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