Stellar Photo Recovery
File recovery software
Backup software
Data recovery software
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What is Stellar Photo Recovery
Stellar Photo Recovery is a desktop data recovery tool focused on restoring deleted or inaccessible photos, videos, and audio files from storage media such as memory cards, USB drives, and hard disks. It targets individuals and small teams that need file-level recovery after accidental deletion, formatting, or file-system corruption. The product emphasizes media-file scanning, preview, and selective recovery workflows rather than centralized backup administration.
Media-focused file recovery
The product is designed around recovering common photo, video, and audio formats from typical camera and removable-media workflows. It supports file-level recovery use cases such as accidental deletion and formatted cards where a full-system restore is not required. This focus can reduce operational overhead compared with broader data protection platforms that prioritize infrastructure-wide backup and recovery.
Preview and selective restore
It provides a scan-and-preview workflow that helps users validate recoverable media before restoring. Selective recovery lets users restore specific files rather than performing a full volume restore. This approach fits ad-hoc recovery scenarios where time and storage constraints make full restores impractical.
Works with removable media
The tool is commonly used with SD cards, USB flash drives, and external drives, aligning with field capture and portable storage use cases. It can be deployed as a standalone desktop utility without requiring server components. This makes it accessible for small environments that do not run centralized backup infrastructure.
Not a backup platform
Despite overlapping with data protection use cases, it is primarily a recovery utility rather than a system for scheduled backups, retention policies, and restore testing. Organizations needing governance features (e.g., policy-based retention, immutable storage, or centralized reporting) typically require dedicated backup software. As a result, it may not meet enterprise backup and compliance requirements on its own.
Limited enterprise administration
It is not positioned as a centrally managed, multi-tenant, or large-scale environment solution. Capabilities such as role-based administration, fleet-wide deployment controls, and consolidated audit/reporting are typically outside the scope of desktop recovery tools. This can limit suitability for IT teams managing many endpoints or customers.
Recovery success varies by damage
Like most file recovery tools, results depend on factors such as overwrite activity, encryption, TRIM behavior on SSDs, and the extent of logical/physical media damage. It may not recover files when sectors are overwritten or when hardware failure prevents stable reads. Some scenarios may require specialized forensic or hardware-assisted recovery services.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $49.99 (USD) | Recovers deleted photos, videos & audio; supports all storage media and major cameras; shown as Standard edition on Stellar product page. Source: Stellar official product page. |
| Professional | $59.99 (USD) | All Standard features + corrupt-photo repair; extracts thumbnails of severely corrupt photos. |
| Premium | $69.99 (USD) | All Professional features + corrupt-video repair, multi-video repair, supports multiple formats. |
Notes: Prices shown on Stellar's product page and store checkout (USD). The product data sheet lists editions: Standard, Professional, Premium, & Technician; license type shown as "Single System".
Seller details
Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram, Haryana, India
1993
Private
https://www.stellarinfo.com/
https://x.com/StellarInfo
https://www.linkedin.com/company/stellar-information-technology-pvt-ltd-/
