- Developer: SoftAmbulance data recovery
- Functionality: Repairs and recovers corrupted, damaged, or deleted MS SQL databases, and can even handle inaccessible disks. It supports all versions of SQL Server from 2000 to 2019 and various MS SQL formats.
- Use Case: Useful for DBAs needing to recover and repair mission-critical database files.
- Price: Shareware for $349.90, with a free demo available to test recovery and preview data.
- Reviews: While specific reviews for this product are scarce, SoftAmbulance’s tools are generally well-received for their ability to handle complex recoveries, though some mention imperfect data restoration.
Key Features:
- Recovery Modes: Offers automatic, semi-automatic, and manual modes, giving users control over the recovery process.
- Disk Recovery: Capable of recovering SQL data from formatted, damaged, or “dead” disks, even after repartitioning.
- File Systems Supported: Provides NTFS, FAT (FAT12/16/32), exFAT, Ext2/3/4, HFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4, and UFS2 support for data recovery.
- Preview: Users can preview recovered data before committing to the purchase, a feature often absent in competing software.
- Unicode Support: Works with all national and Unicode character tables.
- Automated Repair: Automatically repairs damaged MS SQL databases to save time and effort.
- Encryption Support: Supports encrypted SQL databases.
- Data Export: Exports recovered databases to MSSQL servers via ADO/ODBC protocols or saves them as SQL scripts.
- Disk Space Management: Allows saving recovered data to alternative storage methods like CD, DVD, FTP, or virtual disks due to the large size of recovered data
- System Requirements: Runs on any standard PC with Windows 10, 8, RT, 7, Vista, XP, or Windows Server 2016, 2012, 2008, 2003