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Microsoft ScanDisk vs Scalpel 2.0

A side-by-side look at Microsoft ScanDisk and Scalpel 2.0. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Microsoft ScanDisk

Microsoft ScanDisk

Os & Utilities

Microsoft ScanDisk is a utility included in Microsoft Windows operating systems that allows users to scan hard drives for errors and attempt repairs. It can detect bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory errors.

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Scalpel 2.0

Scalpel 2.0

Security & Privacy

Scalpel 2.0 is an open-source program for recovering files from unallocated space or raw data in a drive image. It can extract images, documents, emails, and more that have been deleted but not overwritten.

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