Sherlock Forensics Recover
Sherlock Forensics Recover is Windows data recovery software for examining drives, disk images and RAID arrays.
What Sherlock Forensics Recover is
Sherlock Forensics Recover is Windows data recovery software for examining drives, disk images and RAID arrays. It can rebuild RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and JBOD layouts, plus nested RAID 50 and 60, and checks layouts against file-system structures by measuring recovered file lengths. It reads NTFS, FAT, exFAT, ext, XFS, Btrfs, ZFS, APFS and HFS+, and supports raw dd, E01, Ex01, VMware and Hyper-V images. It can open BitLocker volumes with a passphrase or recovery key and LUKS volumes with a passphrase; it does not bypass encryption. The software does not write to the source drive or allow recovered files to be saved there. Each recovered file has a SHA-256 fingerprint and an origin record. The free plan supports browsing, previewing, exporting files and creating raw or E01 images. Pro costs $295, paid once. Deleted data on many modern SSDs may be erased within seconds and then cannot be recovered by software.
Good
- Rebuilds eight listed RAID layouts.
- Reads nine listed file systems.
- Supports disk-image recovery.
- Keeps source drives unwritten.
- Recovered files carry SHA-256 fingerprints and origin records.
Watch out
- Windows 10 or 11 64-bit only.
- Pro costs $295, paid once.
- Air-gapped installation may lack required WebView2 runtime.
- Deleted data on many modern SSDs may be unrecoverable.
Who it suits
It suits examiners, IT teams and people dealing with a lost drive or broken array who need Windows recovery tools. The free plan can be used to browse, preview and export files or create disk images.
Verdict
Sherlock Forensics Recover combines RAID reconstruction, disk-image support and file integrity records in a Windows tool. The free plan covers basic browsing and export; Pro adds deleted-file recovery, carving, RAID reconstruction and other recovery functions.
Plans and prices
From Sherlock Forensics Recover's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Sherlock Forensics Recover Free | Free | Browse, preview and export files · Create raw or E01 disk images |
| Sherlock Forensics Recover Pro | $295, paid once | Deleted-file recovery · Carving unallocated space · RAID reconstruction · Lost-partition search · Previous Windows versions · One-time payment. No subscription. |
The facts
Each one read from Sherlock Forensics Recover's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Air-gapped use
- The maker says installation requires WebView2 and may not work on an air-gapped forensic bench without that runtime.checked 30 Sep 2026
What it does
- Download requirements
- The listed installer is version 0.1.370 for Windows 10 or 11 64-bit and is 3.1 MB; direct physical-drive reading requires elevation.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Encryption support
- It opens BitLocker volumes with a passphrase or recovery key and LUKS volumes with a passphrase, and says it does not break or bypass encryption.checked 30 Sep 2026
- File systems and images
- It reads NTFS, FAT, exFAT, ext, XFS, Btrfs, ZFS, APFS and HFS+, and supports raw dd, E01, Ex01, VMware and Hyper-V disk images.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Forensic reporting
- Its examination report is a self-contained HTML file that can be opened offline and printed to PDF.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrity records
- Each recovered file carries a SHA-256 fingerprint and a record of where it came from.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the free recovery software as intended for examiners, IT teams and people dealing with a lost drive or broken array.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Sherlock Forensics Recover is data recovery software that measures recovered file lengths and verifies RAID layouts against file-system structures.checked 30 Sep 2026
- RAID limits
- For nested arrays, RAID 50 tolerates one missing disk per group and RAID 60 tolerates two; it refuses a group with more missing disks than its parity can rebuild.checked 30 Sep 2026
- RAID support
- It rebuilds RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and JBOD, plus nested RAID 50 and 60.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Recovery caveat
- The maker says deleted data on most modern SSDs may be erased within seconds and cannot then be recovered by software.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Source protection
- The software writes nothing to the source drive and prevents saving recovered files back onto that drive.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker’s pages list the phone number 888.883.4550.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
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