SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software Performance
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software completed 6 scans on an SSD and a pendrive across NTFS, FAT16 and HFS+ volumes. Scan times range from 1 minute 25 seconds to 2 hours 32 minutes 18 seconds.
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software recovered 873,874 files from a 161.81 GB NTFS volume on an SSD in its biggest scan, and 896,522 files across all 6 scans.
Total Scan Time by Drive
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Every result below comes from scans on 2 drives. You see files recovered, scan time, CPU and memory for NTFS, FAT16 and HFS+ volumes.
SSD volumes range from 1.95 GB to 161.81 GB, and pendrive volumes range from 1.95 GB to 68.24 GB.
Hard Drive Recovery Scan Results by File System
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software scanned NTFS, FAT16 and HFS+ volumes on both drives. The 161.81 GB SSD volume with NTFS gave the most files at 873,874, and the 1.95 GB SSD volume with FAT16 finished first in 1 minute 25 seconds.
Files Recovered by File System
Scan Time by File System
| Drive | File System | Volume Size | Free Space | Files Recovered | Scan Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSD | NTFS | 161.81 GB | 161.68 GB | 873,874 | 2 hr 32 min 18 sec |
| SSD | FAT16 | 1.95 GB | 1.83 GB | 719 | 1 min 25 sec |
| SSD | HFS+ | 7.49 GB | 7.39 GB | 6,554 | 6 min 12 sec |
| Pendrive | NTFS | 5 GB | 4.98 GB | 10,946 | 34 min 2 sec |
| Pendrive | FAT16 | 1.95 GB | 1.62 GB | 4,123 | 1 min 55 sec |
| Pendrive | HFS+ | 68.24 GB | 68.04 GB | 306 | 29 min 30 sec |
Add the 6 scans together and SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software recovered 896,522 files in 3 hours 45 minutes 22 seconds.
Not recorded means the test log has no value for that cell, and Not shown means this report leaves that value out.
Recovered Size and Exported Files by Volume
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software recovered 3.3 GB from the 7.49 GB HFS+ volume on the SSD and exported 4,801 files totaling 3.19 GB. On the pendrive HFS+ volume, SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software exported 293 of 306 recovered files.
| Drive | File System | Recovered Size | Files Exported | Exported Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSD | NTFS | Not shown | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| SSD | FAT16 | 1.8 GB | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| SSD | HFS+ | 3.3 GB | 4,801 | 3.19 GB |
| Pendrive | NTFS | Not shown | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pendrive | FAT16 | Not shown | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pendrive | HFS+ | 6.3 GB | 293 | Not recorded |
Recovered size appears only where it fits inside the volume size.
CPU and Memory Use During Hard Drive Recovery
SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software used between 20% and 100% of the processor and between 6.1 GB and 10.5 GB of memory in the 5 scans with a recorded value.
Average CPU Use
Average Memory Use
Memory by File System
CPU by File System
| File System | CPU, SSD | CPU, Pendrive | Memory, SSD | Memory, Pendrive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTFS | Not recorded | 34% | Not recorded | 10.5 GB |
| FAT16 | 100% | 20% | 6.1 GB | 9.1 GB |
| HFS+ | 38% | 100% | 7.1 GB | 7.3 GB |
Pendrive scans used more memory than SSD scans on FAT16 and HFS+, the 2 file systems with a value on both drives.
Want the scan steps? Open the SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software Guide for Windows or visit the SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software page. See side by side results in the SysTools Hard Drive Recovery Software vs EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Comparison.