Tenorshare 4DDiG Data Recovery Review: Recover Deleted Files on Windows or Mac

If you accidentally deleted important files, emptied the recycle bin, formatted a drive, or lost data after a computer crash, data recovery software may be able to help.

In this review, we take a look at Tenorshare 4DDiG Data Recovery, a file recovery tool for Windows and Mac that can scan hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, and other storage devices for deleted or missing files.

What Is Tenorshare 4DDiG Data Recovery?

Tenorshare 4DDiG Data Recovery is designed to recover deleted, lost, or missing files from computers and external storage devices. It can help with deleted files, lost partitions, crashed computers, RAW file recovery, formatted drives, and external device recovery.

The software can recover many common file types, including photos, videos, audio files, office documents, emails, and many other file formats.

Why You Might Need Data Recovery Software

There are many ways to lose important files. You might delete files by accident, permanently delete them with Shift + Delete, empty the recycle bin, format a drive, or have a computer crash.

In the video example, files were permanently deleted from a USB drive, including a JPEG image, an MP4 video, and an RTF document. Since the files were not sent to the recycle bin, they could not be restored the normal way.

Supported Recovery Situations

  • Deleted file recovery
  • Lost partition recovery
  • Crashed computer recovery
  • RAW file recovery
  • External device recovery
  • Formatted drive recovery
  • USB flash drive recovery
  • Memory card recovery

Supported File Types

Tenorshare 4DDiG can recover over 1,000 file types, including:

  • Photos and image files
  • Video files
  • Audio files
  • Office documents
  • Email files
  • Other common file formats

Supported Devices

The software can work with many storage devices, including:

  • Computers and laptops
  • Hard drives
  • USB flash drives
  • Memory cards
  • Memory sticks
  • CD, DVD, and HD DVD media
  • External storage devices

How to Recover Deleted Files with 4DDiG

To begin, choose the device or location you want to recover from. You can select a drive, desktop, recycle bin, selected folder, or other common location.

After choosing the location, click Start and select the file types you want to scan for. In the video example, the scan was limited to photos, videos, and documents because those were the deleted files being recovered.

The software first performs a fast scan. If it finds your missing files, you can pause or stop the scan and begin recovery. If it does not find what you need, you can use a deep scan for a more complete search.

Tree View and File View

4DDiG gives you two main ways to browse scan results:

  • Tree View – browse by folder structure and recovery location
  • File View – browse by file type, such as photo, video, or document

In the demonstration, 4DDiG quickly found the deleted JPG image, MP4 video, and RTF document from the USB drive.

Recovering Files Safely

When recovering files, save them to a different drive or location than the one you are recovering from. This helps avoid overwriting data on the damaged or deleted-file location.

In the video example, the recovered files were saved to a new folder on the C drive instead of being saved back to the USB drive.

Recover from a Crashed Computer

4DDiG also includes an option to recover from a crashed computer. To use this feature, you need a second working computer, a blank USB stick, and an external drive.

The USB stick is turned into a bootable recovery drive. You can then boot the crashed computer from that USB drive, run the recovery software, and save recovered files to an external drive.

Photo and Video Repair

Tenorshare 4DDiG also includes photo and video repair options. The photo repair tool can help with soft or out-of-focus photos, pixelated photos, and damaged image files.

The video repair tool can help repair videos that need extra help before they are fully usable again.

Free Download and Paid Recovery

You can download 4DDiG for free and scan your drive to see whether it can find your missing files. If the software finds the files you need, you can then purchase a license to recover them.

Licensing options may include monthly, annual, and lifetime plans. In the video, the lifetime license was presented as the best long-term value.

Final Thoughts

Tenorshare 4DDiG Data Recovery is a useful tool for recovering deleted, lost, or missing files from Windows, Mac, USB drives, memory cards, and other storage devices.

It is especially helpful when files have been permanently deleted, removed from the recycle bin, lost after formatting, or trapped on a crashed computer.