After using SanDisk RescuePRO Deluxe to recover files from a corrupted SD card, I was shocked at how severely it impacted the performance and stability of my Windows PC. What was supposed to be a straightforward file recovery task turned into a frustrating ordeal that left my system nearly unusable for days.
Initially, the installation of RescuePRO Deluxe seemed normal. The interface was dated but functional, and I followed the prompts to start scanning my SD card. The scan itself was slow—unusually so—but I expected some lag given the size of the storage and the potential damage to the data. What I didn’t expect was the entire system grinding to a halt during the scan. Every action—from opening a browser tab to moving the mouse—became sluggish and delayed.
After the software recovered a few files, I attempted to close it, but the program froze and refused to shut down. Task Manager couldn’t end the process, and I had to hard-reboot my PC. Upon restarting, things got worse. Boot time increased dramatically, and my CPU and RAM were constantly maxed out. Resource Monitor showed the RescuePRO process lingering in the background, even when I hadn’t launched the program. It felt more like malware than a utility at that point.
Uninstalling RescuePRO Deluxe didn’t go smoothly either. The uninstaller hung halfway through, forcing me to use third-party software to remove remnants from my registry and system folders. Even after removal, startup times remained slow, and I had to perform a system restore to a point before the installation to get my PC back to normal.
In hindsight, I would strongly caution against using RescuePRO Deluxe unless absolutely necessary—and even then, only in a virtual machine or isolated environment. There are alternative recovery tools out there that are less invasive and far more efficient. It’s disappointing that software provided through a reputable brand like SanDisk could result in such poor system integration and performance degradation.
If you're considering RescuePRO Deluxe, back up your system first, or better yet—try something else. This experience cost me hours of productivity and a fair amount of frustration. File recovery shouldn’t come at the expense of system stability.