Aurora Recovery · File recovery for Windows
Aurora Recovery finds files lost to deletion, formatting or corruption on USB drives, SD cards, HDDs and SSDs. It never writes to the disk it scans, and it tells you—with the reason—whether each file will open before you recover it.
Three promises
The biggest risk in file recovery is the recovery program itself writing to the disk. That is why Aurora Recovery only reads.
Aurora Recovery only reads the source disk. Recovered files are saved to another disk; it refuses to save to the same physical disk or to overwrite an existing file.
Every found file is labelled "Intact", "Partly damaged" or "Damaged", with the reason: "top 63% of the photo is intact", "the whole file is zeros (SSD TRIM)" and so on.
It does not try to open a BitLocker-locked drive; it asks you to unlock it in Windows. If a disk is dying, it first copies everything readable instead of hammering it.
How it works
No technical knowledge needed. Pick the disk, say what you are looking for, and found files are listed while the scan runs. The screens below are sample views taken from the program's real interface with a test disk image and sample drive names; file names and numbers are examples.
What it can do
Features marked Beta are built and tested but not yet verified on a real Windows device.
On FAT12/16/32, exFAT and NTFS, deleted files come back with their names and folder paths. Long Turkish names are kept; deleted folders inside deleted folders are found too.
When file system records are gone, files are found from their content: photos (RAW included), video, audio, Office and PDF documents, archives, e-mail. The end of each file is found by parsing its structure, not by cutting at a fixed size.
JPEG, PNG, Word/Excel/PowerPoint and MP4/MOV files scattered in pieces on the disk are reassembled. If that is not possible, the reason is written in plain words.
MP4/MOV videos with a lost index or an interrupted recording are repaired using an intact video from the same device as reference. H.264 and iPhone HEVC (H.265); the AAC audio track is rebuilt too.
Photos, videos, audio, PDF and text files open before you recover them. Type, integrity, folder and date filters help you find what you need quickly.
The integrity, explanation, number of reassembled pieces and SHA-256 value of every recovered file are written to a CSV report.
If the program closes or the computer restarts during a deep scan, the scan of the same disk continues where it stopped. The session record is never written to the scanned disk.
Suggests names for PDF, Word and Excel documents that lost their names, using a language model that runs only on this computer (Ollama). Documents are not sent to the internet; the feature is off by default.
Takes an image of the disk by skipping bad sectors without forcing them; the scan then runs on that copy. If the disk drops out, it resumes where it stopped. Disk imaging requires a licence.
Scans the Recycle Bin, Windows shadow copies, File History backups and the thumbnail cache—often the best way to trace a file deleted from an SSD.
The interface is available in Turkish, English and 19 more languages; Arabic and Urdu are shown right to left. The Windows language is picked on first start and can be changed in Settings. The translations have not yet been reviewed by native speakers.
Measured and published
On 9 October 2026 a real USB drive (ADATA, FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS) was written, deleted and formatted on Windows; every recovered file was compared byte by byte with the original. We also list the ones that did not match.
| Scenario | Byte-identical to the original | Not identical | Scan time |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAT32 · folder deleted | 27/27 (with names) | 0 | 5 s |
| FAT32 · written in fragments, then quick-formatted | 10/10 (9 fragmented files reassembled) | 0 | 291 s |
| exFAT · deleted | 11/11 | 0 | 1 s |
| exFAT · deleted and quick-formatted | 11/11 | 0 | 212 s |
| NTFS · deleted (3 files NTFS-compressed) | 8/9 | 1 compressed image: labelled "Structure intact", content differs | 1 s quick + 292 s deep |
| NTFS · deleted and quick-formatted | 7/9 | 1 partial, 1 not found (compressed files) | 292 s |
| Video and audio · FAT32 · deleted | 4/4 (with audio tracks) | 0 | 3 s |
| Video and audio · FAT32 · deleted and quick-formatted | 4/4 (with audio tracks) | 0 | 206 s |
Limits
The data itself decides what can be recovered. We say these up front:
Recovery from SSDs (TRIM) and overwritten data is not guaranteed. That is why scanning and preview are free: before buying a licence you see whether your file was found and whether it will open.
Free trial and licence
Scanning, preview and disk health are always free. A licence is needed to save the files you found, to save repaired videos and to image a disk. Aurora Recovery is not sold separately: it comes with the Aurora One Licence.
For everyone
Free
Scan the disk, see the found files and their integrity labels, preview them.
Every program, one licence
Save the files you found. The same licence covers every Aurora One program.
Aurora One Licence This program is covered by the Aurora One Licence: one licence for every Aurora One program.
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FAQ
It mostly depends on what happened to the disk. If the file was deleted recently and nothing was written over it, the chances are good. If it was overwritten or the SSD wiped the space (TRIM), no program can bring it back.
That is why you scan first, for free: Aurora Recovery tells you whether each file will open before you recover it.
Intact: structure and content were verified from start to end; the file opens as it was. Partly damaged: part of the file is intact (for example the top of a photo) and it says how much. Damaged: the start of the file was found but the content is unusable; the reason is given.
For videos the content cannot be verified with a checksum, so the best label is "Structure intact".
No. Aurora Recovery only reads the disk it scans and does not let you save recovered files to the same physical disk. It also asks you not to save new files to that disk until recovery is done.
No. Scanning, preview and recovery happen on your computer, fully offline. The optional name suggestion also uses a model running only on your computer; documents are not sent to the internet.
The only time the program goes online is licence activation and renewal; only the licence key and a digest of the device ID are sent. Nothing from your files or disks is ever sent.
Yes. Scanning, preview and recovery are fully offline. Licence activation needs the internet once; after that the program tries to renew the licence every 24 hours and keeps working without the internet for up to 14 days.
Aurora Recovery comes as an installer (.exe): run AuroraRecovery-Kurulum-0.9.1.exe and follow the steps. The required .NET Framework 4.6.2 is already included in Windows 10 (version 1607 or later) and Windows 11. The program asks for administrator permission so it can read the disk directly. The download link will appear on this page when ready.
You check from inside the program with the "Check for updates" button. Automatic checking is off by default; you can turn it on. A downloaded update is not installed until its signature is verified, and installation always starts with your approval.
Aurora Recovery does not force the lock. Unlock the disk in Windows, then scan again.
Yes. Scanning, preview and disk health are free; without a licence the preview is downscaled and watermarked. A licence is needed to save files, to save repaired videos and to image a disk.
Aurora Recovery is not sold separately; it is used with the Aurora One Licence, which covers every Aurora One program. Prices and refund terms are on the Pricing page.
Our other products
All of our products are designed for Windows, in Turkish first, and local-first.
Representative interface
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)
Status: Sales and beta applications are not open yet
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