Stellar Phoenix is a Windows software for recovering deleted information from the computer. You can speed up the scan by configuring the utility to search only for specific file types.

Restoring process

This tool offers users a simple interface for quick data recovery. The first step is to select the target items such as the Microsoft Office documents, emails, images, audio files and videos. Moreover, it is possible to perform a full inspection to locate all deleted information.

You are able to choose any hard disk for scanning. All connected USB storage devices can be checked as well. Alternatively, there is a Choose Location button for recovering data from a specific directory.

After scanning the drive all erased files are displayed in the included browser. There is a preview function for evaluating photos and documents before restoring them. Users can mark the required items and click the Recover button to save the data.

In case this software did not locate all necessary files, you can try another program with similar functionality such as Pandora Recovery.

Additional capabilities

The deep scan feature allows users to perform a longer but more thorough search. This operation can potentially find additional lost items. The process takes up to several hours depending on the capacity and physical condition of the media.

You can fine tune the file types to look for. The settings menu contains a list of all known formats with checkboxes against them. Alternatively, it is possible to add custom extensions.

It is worth noting that Stellar Phoenix is a paid software. The free trial version allows users to recover only 1 Gb of data.

Features

offers you instruments for file recovery;
free to download and use;
it is possible to filter specific file types;
there is a deep scan option;
compatible with all modern versions of Windows.