--- title: UFS Explorer canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/ufs-explorer/ category: Data Recovery Software points: 61 rank: 6 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # UFS Explorer Recovery program for Windows, macOS and Linux that reads 15 or more file systems, with a perpetual licence priced in euros. 61 points out of 100. #6 of 11 data recovery programs. Vendor: SysDev Laboratories. Website: https://www.ufsexplorer.com/ - Standard Recovery's Personal licence costs €59.95, perpetual, with 360 days of free updates [3]. - The trial scans and previews without limit but saves only files up to 256 KB [2]. - It reads FAT/FAT32/exFAT, NTFS, ReFS, APFS, HFS+, Ext2/3/4, XFS, Btrfs, ZFS and more [2]. - It unlocks BitLocker and BitLocker To Go volumes when you supply the key or passphrase [2]. - Refunds apply only under set conditions, such as a critical software failure after a trial test [4]. Verdict: UFS Explorer suits people who need to read many file systems or encrypted volumes and want to pay once [2][3]. The trial scans and previews freely, so you can see what is found first [2]. The catch: the price is in euros, the refund policy is narrow, and RAID arrays need a separate, dearer edition [2][4]. Best for: People recovering from unusual file systems or encrypted drives. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Price | Free recovery limit | Not published | 0/9 | The trial limit is stated as 256 KB per file, which is a file-size limit [2]. | | Price | Cheapest paid licence | $67.06/yr | 7/11 | Standard Recovery, Personal licence, perpetual, shown in euros on the order page [3]. Converted at €1 = $1.1186 [7]. | | Price | One-time licence | Yes | 3/3 | "The software is licensed perpetually", with updates free for 360 days [3]. | | Price | Money-back period | 0 | 0/3 | Refund only if a critical operation fails from a software error after a trial test; change of mind is not covered [4]. | | What it finds | Signature (raw) scan | Yes | 6/6 | IntelliRAW scan identifies files by content patterns when file system metadata is missing [2]. | | What it finds | Lost partition recovery | Yes | 6/6 | Lost partition search, automated alignment and manual partition definition [2]. | | What it finds | File types listed | Not published | 0/4 | Not published as a count on the product page; it gives file system counts instead [2]. | | What it finds | Repairs damaged photos or videos | Not published | 0/4 | Not published for Standard Recovery; video recovery is a separate product [2]. | | Drives and systems | Drives and media | Hard drive or SSD, USB drive, SD or memory card, Optical disc, Virtual disk (VHD or VMDK) | 5/6 | Page lists HDDs, SSDs, NVMe, USB drives, SD cards, optical media and virtual disks [2]. | | Drives and systems | File systems beyond NTFS and FAT32 | exFAT, ReFS, APFS or HFS+, ext4 | 4/4 | Page lists exFAT, ReFS/ReFS3, APFS, HFS+ and Ext2/3/4 [2]. | | Drives and systems | BitLocker drives | Yes | 4/4 | Unlocks BitLocker and BitLocker To Go volumes; a key or passphrase is needed [2]. | | Drives and systems | RAID recovery | Yes | 5/5 | The separate UFS Explorer RAID Recovery edition recovers RAID and NAS data, from €129.95 [1]. | | Tools | Disk image before recovery | Yes | 6/6 | Built-in imager with multi-pass reading and bad block handling; works in the trial [2]. | | Tools | Bootable recovery media | Yes | 5/5 | The vendor offers a bootable live system image with UFS Explorer for recovery [6]. | | Tools | Preview before you pay | Yes | 7/7 | Free evaluation has unlimited scanning and previewing [2]. | | Tools | Pause and resume a scan | Yes | 3/3 | Scans can be paused, and the scan state saved to continue later [2]. | | Tools | Drive health check | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's product page [2]. | | Tools | Runs without installing | Not published | 0/2 | Not published for Standard Recovery on the vendor's product page [2]. | | Trust and support | Open source | No | 0/6 | The licence says the software remains the owner's property and bars reverse engineering [5]. | | Trust and support | Support with a paid licence | Not published | 0/3 | Not published; licence and support pages do not say support comes with a licence [5]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Trial | Free [2] | $0 | | Standard Recovery, Personal licence | €59.95 one-time [3][5] | - | The order page shows euros only. The perpetual licence includes 360 days of free updates; extending updates costs extra [3][5]. ## Strengths - Perpetual licence with no subscription [3]. - Trial has unlimited scanning and previewing, plus a built-in disk imager [2]. - Reads 15 or more file systems, including ReFS, APFS, ext4 and ZFS [2]. - Scans can be paused and continued later from the same point [2]. - A bootable recovery CD image is available for download [6]. ## Limits - Prices are shown in euros only [3]. - The trial saves files up to 256 KB only [2]. - Refunds need a trial test and a critical software failure; change of mind is not covered [4]. - Manually configured RAID needs the separate RAID Recovery edition [2]. ## Sources 1. [UFS Explorer data recovery software](https://www.ufsexplorer.com/), SysDev Laboratories, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [UFS Explorer Standard Recovery](https://www.ufsexplorer.com/ufs-explorer-standard-recovery/), SysDev Laboratories, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [Order UFS Explorer Standard Recovery](https://www.ufsexplorer.com/order/?ed=stdr), SysDev Laboratories, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [Refund policy](https://www.ufsexplorer.com/moneyback/), SysDev Laboratories, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [Software licences](https://www.ufsexplorer.com/licenses/), SysDev Laboratories, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [UFS Explorer Backup and Emergency Recovery CD](https://www.ufsexplorer.com/recovery-cd/), SysDev Laboratories, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [Euro foreign exchange reference rates: US dollar](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-usd.en.html), European Central Bank, accessed 2026-10-08