File recovery software

[Hebdomad]

So I'm about to go though a whole bunch of old drives and try recover any files off them for a family member.
The drives have been reformatted so I'm going to need some decent software. So far I've found theses.

GetDataBack 
https://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm

EaseUS
https://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizardpro/

TestDisk
https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

So of the above I've found, EaseUS is probably the best option since there is half a chance the files being recovered will be less than the 2Gb trail limit.
Other commercial software I've looked for does not have free offerings when it comes to actually recovering the data.

TestDisk might be free, but I would really like something easy to use.

What other software is out there?
Would you recommend anything different?
Any tips (dos and don'ts) when going though the recovery process?

[Tabs]

I've had some success with Piriform Recuva.

 

The main tip I have is that you will want to dismount the drive in Windows before starting the recovery process. Don't allow any software to write to the disk (put it in read only mode if you can), since any data written can corrupt data you're trying to recover.

[Tabs]

2 minutes ago, Tabs said:

I've had some success with Piriform Recuva.

 

The main tip I have is that you will want to dismount the drive in Windows before starting the recovery process. Don't allow any software to write to the disk (put it in read only mode if you can), since any data written can corrupt data you're trying to recover.

Here's a better link (portable version) that doesn't try to install Chrome etc when you run it. Just as capable but less of a hassle, and good for sticking on a usb stick.

[Hebdomad]

Thanks heaps, I'll check out Piriform Recuva before I try the others. Looks like a good solution.
And thanks for the Tip. Pretty much confirms what I know about recovering old files.