FreeUndelete

{{Short description|Data recovery software utility}}

{{Orphan|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox software

| name = FreeUndelete

| logo = FreeUndelete Icon.png

| logo size = 64px

| screenshot = FreeUndelete Screenshot.gif

| screenshot size = 300px

| caption = FreeUndelete 2.1 on Windows 7

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| author =

| developer = Recoveronix Ltd.

| released = {{Start date and age|2004|12|07}}

| latest_release_version = 2.1.36867.1

| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2011|12|01}}

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| operating system = Microsoft Windows

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| size = 939 KB

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| genre = Data recovery

| license = Freemium

| website = {{URL|http://www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete/}}

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FreeUndelete is a freeware data recovery software utility, running under Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000. FreeUndelete supports NTFS and FAT file systems.{{cite web|url=http://majorgeeks.com/FreeUndelete_d4407.html|title=FreeUndelete 2.1|work=MajorGeeks.com|accessdate=2012-01-15}}

The program allows users to recover files that have been permanently deleted from Windows Recycle Bin. It can work with a variety of fixed and removable media, typically hard drives. FreeUndelete has been successfully used to recover digital photos from SD cards.{{cite web|url=http://joyinsimplephotos.blogspot.com/2010/11/freeundelete.html|title=Finding Joy in Simple Pleasures... Photos!: FreeUndelete|work=joyinsimplephotos.blogspot.com|date=14 November 2010 |accessdate=2011-01-15}}

FreeUndelete takes advantage of the fact that file deletion is just a minor state change in the system file index. It finds the area(s) where the file contents are located on the disk, then re-creates the index entry to undelete the file.{{cite web|url=http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/software/6003-freeundelete-20-best-free-utility-net/|title=FreeUndelete 2.0 - the best free utility on the net?|work=hexus.net|date=23 June 2006 |accessdate=2011-01-15}}