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PhotoRec

open-source software for file carving
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PhotoRec

Summary

PhotoRec is a free software[1]. PhotoRec ranks in the top 3% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • PhotoRec is the creator of Christophe Grenier[3].
  • PhotoRec's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • PhotoRec's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[5].
  • PhotoRec's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[6].
  • PhotoRec's software version identifier is recorded as 7.0[7].
  • PhotoRec's software version identifier is recorded as 7.1[8].
  • PhotoRec's software version identifier is recorded as 7.2[9].
  • PhotoRec is part of TestDisk[10].
  • PhotoRec is used for data recovery[11].
  • PhotoRec is used for file carving[12].
  • PhotoRec's Commons category is recorded as PhotoRec[13].
  • PhotoRec's official website is recorded as http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec[14].
  • PhotoRec's programmer is recorded as Christophe Grenier[15].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as 7z[16].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as Q596391[17].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as ACE 1[18].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as ARJ[19].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as Windows NTBackup archive[20].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as bzip2 Archive[21].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as Cabinet[22].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as Dar archive[23].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as deb[24].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as Grasshopper program (XML)[25].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as GZIP[26].
  • PhotoRec's readable file format is recorded as LHA[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

PhotoRec is the creator of Christophe Grenier[3].

Publication

PhotoRec is part of TestDisk[10].

Why It Matters

PhotoRec ranks in the top 3% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2] PhotoRec has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

free software optical disc image Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language Virtual Machine Disk Windows Imaging Format XML

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . cgsecurity.org. Retrieved . cgsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). PhotoRec. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/photorec
MLA “PhotoRec.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/photorec.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_photorec_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{PhotoRec}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/photorec}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programmed in → Q15777
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Official website → http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
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