IsoBuster is a professional data recovery software that offers comprehensive support for virtually all media types. This versatile tool effectively recovers files from damaged CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, hard drives, memory cards, and various flash media devices that may appear unreadable or corrupted to regular operating systems.
IsoBuster Recovery Capabilities

The software functions as a specialized yet user-friendly media recovery tool with extensive format compatibility. When you launch IsoBuster and insert media, it immediately mounts and analyzes the content, displaying all available tracks, sessions, and file systems present on the device. This provides intuitive, explorer-like access to all recoverable files and folders.
Media Compatibility
IsoBuster offers exceptional versatility with support for an extensive range of media formats:
Optical Media Recovery
The software recovers data from all CD, DVD, and Blu-ray formats, including specialized variants such as CD-i, VCD, SVCD, DVD+VR, BD-R, BD-XL, M-Disc, UHD, and many others. This comprehensive approach ensures that regardless of your optical media type, IsoBuster provides effective recovery options.
Storage Device Recovery
Beyond optical media, IsoBuster excels at recovering data from various storage devices including:
- Hard drives and SSDs
- USB flash drives and thumb sticks
- Memory cards (SD, SDHC, SDXC, CF, MMC)
- Mobile phone storage
- Digital camera and camcorder memory
- Floppy, Zip, and Jaz drives
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Advanced Technical Features
IsoBuster operates independently of Windows’ limitations by handling all device access, media access, and data interpretation directly. This approach enables:
- Enhanced error handling with multiple retry mechanisms
- Access to both primary and secondary file systems
- Recovery from partially written or damaged media
- Extraction from open sessions
File System Support
The software includes built-in support for numerous file systems:
- FAT (FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, ExFAT, and FATX)
- NTFS with undelete capabilities
- UDF (versions 1.02 through 2.60)
- HFS and HFS+ for Apple Mac
- Linux EXT and XFS file systems
- Specialized systems like Rimage Encrypted, GameCube, and WBFS
Additional Functionality
IsoBuster offers several valuable features beyond basic recovery:
- Surface scanning to identify physical read errors
- Sector-level analysis for thorough examination
- Creation of disc images in various formats
- MD5 checksum verification
- Audio track extraction to wave files
- Support for bootable media
- File signature analysis and recovery
Recovery From Specialized Media
The software provides specialized support for recovering data from media created with packet writing applications such as Roxio Direct CD, Nero InCD, Veritas DLA, and Microsoft’s Live File system. It also excels at finding lost content created by devices with embedded UDF functionality, such as digital cameras and camcorders.
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IsoBuster 5.5.2 64-bit | 32-bit
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