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Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery

Windows recovery program with a free 2 GB allowance, bootable media for dead PCs and built-in photo and video repair.

65/100

#3 of 11 data recovery programs
Facts checked 8 Oct 2026

In short

The free version recovers up to 2 GB; scanning and previewing cost nothing^2,3.
The cheapest uncapped licence is a $59.95 one-year plan for 1 PC; a lifetime licence is $79.95⁴.
Tenorshare's refund policy has a 30-day window but lists change of mind as not refundable⁵.
Recovers from BitLocker drives, lost partitions and disk images, and builds a bootable USB or DVD for PCs that will not start^2,7.
The page states 2000+ file types; the recovery tool repairs damaged photos and videos after recovery².

4DDiG suits people who want one Windows recovery tool with a 2 GB free allowance and a bootable rescue option^2,3,7. A one-year licence is $59.95 and a lifetime licence $79.95, both shown before any coupon⁴. The catch: refunds are not given for a change of mind, and one comparison table shows an unlabelled 500 MB figure beside the 2 GB free limit^3,5.

Best for: People who want one program for recovery, bootable rescue and repairing damaged photos.

Where the points come from

Price16 of 26

What it finds14 of 20

Drives and systems11 of 19

Tools21 of 26

Trust and support3 of 9

Price 16 of 26 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free recovery limit	2Windows page FAQ says the free version recovers up to 2 GB; free page headline agrees, though one table shows 500 MB^2,3.	6 / 9
Cheapest paid licence	$59.95/yr1 Year licence for 1 PC on the buy page; monthly plan not counted, lifetime is $79.95⁴.	7 / 11
One-time licence	YesA Lifetime licence for 1 PC is sold at $79.95⁴.	3 / 3
Money-back period	0Policy gives 30 days for listed cases but lists change of mind after purchase as non-refundable⁵.	0 / 3

What it finds 14 of 20 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Signature (raw) scan	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Windows page or guide; they mention RAW partitions but not signature scanning^2,7.	0 / 6
Lost partition recovery	YesPage says you can recover files from lost partitions².	6 / 6
File types listed	2000Page states 2000+ file types².	4 / 4
Repairs damaged photos or videos	YesThe program scans and repairs corrupted photos and videos with AI².	4 / 4

Drives and systems 11 of 19 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Drives and media	Hard drive or SSD, USB drive, SD or memory card, Optical discPage lists HDDs and SSDs, USB drives, memory cards and CD/DVD; VHD and VMDK are not mentioned².	4 / 6
File systems beyond NTFS and FAT32	exFAT, APFS or HFS+, ext4Tech specs list exFAT, EXT4 and HFS/HFS+; free page adds APFS. ReFS is not listed^2,3.	3 / 4
BitLocker drives	YesPage says 4DDiG helps you recover files from BitLocker-encrypted drives².	4 / 4
RAID recovery	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Windows page, free page or guide^2,3,7.	0 / 5

Tools 21 of 26 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Disk image before recovery	YesGuide has a section on creating a disk image and recovering from it, not the original drive⁷.	6 / 6
Bootable recovery media	YesGuide says to choose a USB or DVD drive and create a bootable drive for a crashed computer⁷.	5 / 5
Preview before you pay	YesFAQ says you can scan and preview lost files at no cost².	7 / 7
Pause and resume a scan	YesPage says you can pause the scan and resume later; the guide says you may pause or stop at any time^2,7.	3 / 3
Drive health check	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Windows page or guide^2,7.	0 / 3
Runs without installing	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Windows page or support page^2,6.	0 / 2

Trust and support 3 of 9 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Open source	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Windows page or support page^2,6.	0 / 6
Support with a paid licence	YesSupport page lists free technical support and 24/7 customer service; the refund policy names an online form as the contact route^5,6.	3 / 3

The rule behind each line: how we score data recovery programs.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
Free1 PC	Free^2,3	$0	Scan and preview; recover up to 2 GB
1 Month licence1 PC	$45.95/month⁴	$45.95	Listed above $89.95 crossed-out price
1 Year licence1 PC	$59.95/year⁴	$5	Cheapest uncapped licence
Lifetime licence1 PC	$79.95⁴	–	Pay once; the page also shows a $69.95 banner price

Prices are the discounted figures on the buy page, shown above higher original prices. The page does not label which 1-year price covers which number of PCs; the lowest 1-year price is read as the 1 PC plan⁴.

Strengths

Free version recovers up to 2 GB and shows scan results with previews at no cost^2,3.
A lifetime licence is sold for 1 PC at $79.95⁴.
Builds a bootable USB or DVD to recover data from a PC that will not start⁷.
Repairs corrupted photos and videos with AI after recovery, inside the same program².
Scans can be paused and resumed, and a drive can be imaged first^2,7.

Limits

Refund policy lists change of mind after purchase as non-refundable⁵.
RAID recovery is not mentioned on the vendor's Windows page or guide^2,7.
Does not list S.M.A.R.T. health data, ReFS or virtual disk (VHD or VMDK) support^2,3.
The free-page comparison table shows an unlabelled 500 MB figure beside 2 GB³.

What Tenorshare says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

Tenorshare says 4DDiG recovers more than 2000 file types².
Tenorshare says the program supports about 3000 storage devices¹.

Other data recovery programs

1
Stellar Data RecoveryPeople who need partition, BitLocker or photo repair features and accept a paid licence
75/100
$59.99/yrcheapest paid licence
2
DMDETechnical users who want RAID, imaging and partition tools
66/100
$20.13/yrcheapest paid licence
4
R-StudioPeople who need RAID, BitLocker or virtual-disk recovery with a permanent licence
65/100
$79.99/yrcheapest paid licence
5
TestDisk and PhotoRecPeople who want free recovery with no size limit and can use a text-mode tool
62/100
$0cheapest paid licence

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Sources

Tenorshare 4DDiG home page, Tenorshare. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
4DDiG Windows Data Recovery, Tenorshare. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
4DDiG Free Data Recovery, Tenorshare. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Buy 4DDiG Data Recovery, Tenorshare. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Tenorshare refund policy, Tenorshare. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
4DDiG Support Center, Tenorshare. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
4DDiG Data Recovery guide, Tenorshare. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.

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