O&O AppBuster vs Recovery Explorer
| O&O AppBuster | Recovery Explorer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Computer backup | Yes | |
| Server backup | Yes | |
| Backup scope | mixed | |
| Restore modes | mixed | |
| Ransomware protection | Yes | |
| Supported platforms | windows | multi-platform |
| Recovery sources | Hard drives, partitions, SSD drives, memory cards, USB sticks, digital cameras | Internal and external hard drives; USB disks and flash drives; memory cards; digital cameras; RAID sets; NAS; disk images; virtual disks |
| Operating systems | Windows 7–10; Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 | |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | |
| Bootable recovery | Yes | |
| File preview | Yes | |
| Paid from | 49.95 one-time | |
| Drive types | both | |
| Scheduled optimization | Yes | |
| Automatic optimization | Yes | |
| Boot-time optimization | Yes | |
| Filesystem support | multi-filesystem | |
| Free-space wiping | Yes | |
| Files and folders | Yes | |
| Drive wiping | Yes | |
| Overwrite methods | certified | |
| Scheduled shredding | Yes | |
| Junk cleanup | No | |
| Startup manager | Yes | |
| Windows support | windows 10 and 11 | |
| Leftover scan | Yes | |
| Forced uninstall | Yes | |
| Batch uninstall | Yes | |
| Install monitoring | No | |
| Platform support | windows 11 | |
| Portable version | Yes | |
| Scan modes | both | |
| Raw photo recovery | Yes | |
| Disk image support | Yes | |
| Photo preview | Yes |
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