--- title: MiniTool Power Data Recovery canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/minitool-power-data-recovery/ category: Data Recovery Software points: 50 rank: 10 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # MiniTool Power Data Recovery Windows recovery program with a free edition that saves 1 GB and a perpetual licence for three PCs. 50 points out of 100. #10 of 11 data recovery programs. Vendor: MiniTool. Website: https://www.minitool.com/data-recovery-software/ - The free edition recovers up to 1 GB and previews files first [2]. - Personal Annual costs $89 for one PC; Personal Ultimate is a $129 perpetual licence for 3 PCs [1]. - Annual renewals drop to $79, says the store FAQ [1]. - Refunds run 30 days on annual and perpetual licences, but change of mind is excluded [4]. - MiniTool's help says BitLocker drives cannot be recovered unless you decrypt them first [7]. Verdict: MiniTool suits people who want a perpetual licence and a WinPE bootable builder, with a free edition that previews before purchase [1][2]. It lists RAID, exFAT and CD/DVD media [5]. The catch: its own help says BitLocker drives must be decrypted first, and refunds exclude change of mind [4][7]. Best for: People who want a perpetual licence and a bootable recovery builder. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Price | Free recovery limit | 1 | 4/9 | The free edition recovers up to 1 GB, and the comparison table lists a 1GB limit [2][3]. | | Price | Cheapest paid licence | $89/yr | 5/11 | Personal Annual, one PC, $89 on the store page; monthly plan not counted [1]. | | Price | One-time licence | Yes | 3/3 | Personal Ultimate is sold as a Perpetual License at $129 [1]. | | Price | Money-back period | 0 | 0/3 | Policy gives 30 days for annual and perpetual licences but lists change of mind as no-refund, so 0 [4]. | | What it finds | Signature (raw) scan | Not published | 0/6 | Help describes a RAW scan with results under ALL RAW Files, but no page says files are found by type signature [5][7]. | | What it finds | Lost partition recovery | Yes | 6/6 | Product page says it recovers files from a deleted or lost partition; the interface can include lost partitions [6][8]. | | What it finds | File types listed | 2000 | 4/4 | The free edition page says 2000+ file types are supported [2]. | | What it finds | Repairs damaged photos or videos | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's store or product pages for the Windows program [1][2]. | | Drives and systems | Drives and media | Hard drive or SSD, USB drive, SD or memory card, Optical disc | 4/6 | Spec page lists hard drives, SSDs, USB, memory cards and CD/DVDs; no virtual disks [5]. | | Drives and systems | File systems beyond NTFS and FAT32 | exFAT | 1/4 | Spec page lists FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, VFAT and NTFS; ReFS, HFS+, APFS and ext4 are not named [5]. | | Drives and systems | BitLocker drives | No | 0/4 | Help says it cannot recover from a BitLocker encrypted drive unless you decrypt it in advance [7]. | | Drives and systems | RAID recovery | Yes | 5/5 | Spec page lists Windows dynamic disk volume and RAID recovery; it does not name the edition [5]. | | Tools | Disk image before recovery | Not published | 0/6 | Not published in the vendor's interface or recovery help articles [6][7]. | | Tools | Bootable recovery media | Yes | 5/5 | Every Personal edition lists a Snap-in WinPE Bootable Builder [1]. | | Tools | Preview before you pay | Yes | 7/7 | Free edition previews found files before restoring them [2]. | | Tools | Pause and resume a scan | Yes | 3/3 | Export a scan result to an .rss file and load it later for quick recovery [6]. | | Tools | Drive health check | Not published | 0/3 | Not published in the vendor's interface or recovery help articles [6][7]. | | Tools | Runs without installing | Not published | 0/2 | Not published in the vendor's help articles [7]. | | Trust and support | Open source | Not published | 0/6 | Not published on the vendor's pages [1][2]. | | Trust and support | Support with a paid licence | Yes | 3/3 | The comparison table lists email technical support for the home editions [3]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [3] | $0 | | Personal Monthly | $69/month [1] | $69 | | Personal Annual | $89/year [1] | $7.42 | | Personal Ultimate | $129 [1] | - | The store FAQ says renewals drop to $59 for monthly and $79 for annual [1]. Business editions at $159 to $499 are left out. ## Strengths - Free edition saves 1 GB and previews files before restoring [2]. - Personal Ultimate is perpetual and covers 3 PCs for $129 [1]. - All Personal editions include a WinPE bootable builder [1]. - Scan results can be exported to an .rss file and loaded later [6]. - Email support is listed for home editions [3]. ## Limits - BitLocker drives cannot be recovered unless decrypted first [7]. - Refund policy excludes change of mind [4]. - Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically [1]. - The spec page names exFAT but not ReFS, HFS+, APFS or ext4 [5]. ## Sources 1. [MiniTool Power Data Recovery store](https://www.minitool.com/store/data-recovery.html), MiniTool, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [MiniTool Power Data Recovery Free for Windows](https://www.minitool.com/data-recovery-software/free-for-windows.html), MiniTool, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [Power Data Recovery edition comparison](https://www.minitool.com/data-recovery-software/power-data-recovery-comparison.html), MiniTool, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [Refund policy](https://www.minitool.com/refund-policy.html), MiniTool, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [Software requirements specification](https://www.minitool.com/help-pdr/software-requirements-specification.html), MiniTool, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [Interface introduction](https://www.minitool.com/help-pdr/interface-introduction.html), MiniTool, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [Recover data in multiple cases](https://www.minitool.com/help-pdr/recover-data-in-multiple-cases.html), MiniTool, accessed 2026-10-08 8. [MiniTool data recovery software](https://www.minitool.com/data-recovery-software/), MiniTool, accessed 2026-10-08