102 Free Programs Worth the Download [Windows]
April 23, 2011 by Bobby Travis 
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There are a lot of free programs for Windows, and while many of them may have you running for the nearest anti-virus or spyware scanner, there are some that are not only useful and safe, but awesome beyond words. The trouble, of course, is sorting through the volumes of crap – I know it’s not a task I enjoy… Thankfully, neither you nor I will have to worry about it, because the good folks over at MakeUseOf have done the work for us! They have gathered, sorted, sifted, and otherwise separated the good freebies from the bad, and compiled them into a very well organized and easy to navigate list. Bless their gigantic hearts!
The list, which can be found here on their site, is broken down into 21 categories, each containing three to nine applications. They cover everything from free anti-virus software to CD/DVD tools, productivity tools, photo/image editors, file recovery software and more. Several on the list are ones I’ve heard of and tried, such as Microsoft Security Essentials, Evernote, LastPass, and Recuva — but there are a lot that I am not familiar with, and the stamp of approval MakeUseOf gives them makes them a lot easier to consider.
The list of the best 102 Free Windows programs is worth a view for any computer owner, and a look through is nearly a must for the geeky set. Check it out — I’d love to know what you think of it, and if there are any you think should or shouldn’t be there.
The Best Of: Windows Software [MakeUseOf]
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Hi! Thank you for the list, I’m using Windows and this will help a lot. I’ve tried and download the CCleaner, and it’s a great program for system maintenance.
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My pleasure Rabihat! I’m glad MakeUseOf put the list together as well — it makes sorting through freeware a lot easier.
Freewares are amazing
Agreed, Othniel — agreed!
That’s a good list of applications. Like you, I know most of them and have installed some. It’s useful to know which apps are well respected and I should consider installing.
Totally agreed, Martin — anything that gives a PC user a better chance at avoiding adware, spyware, or viruses is a big plus in my book!
i have a sandisk 16 gb usb drive. but now it is showing only 100 mb of space. lots of files were there in the drive. but i cant see any of the files now. i tried to recover files using recuva, easy recovery and system mechanic recovery tools. but nothing could find. please help me to recover my files. thanks in advance.
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Hi Salsan,
Have you tried the drive on other computers and with different cables? It is possible that the problem is not data loss, but a connection issue. Also try restarting your machine and disabling anything else that might be calling on USB ports — and pretty much anything else that you can reasonably disable just in case. If you get no luck via any of these methods, here’s a few other options for recovery tools:
R-Studio
Easeus
PC Inspector
Active File Recovery
getData Back
OnTrack Easy Recovery (mixed reviews)
A good place for you to get help for your issue would be a this forum: http://forum.hddguru.com/
Data recovery is what they are all about.
Hope that helps! :D
i am sure that it will not be because of any connectivity issues. let me try these softwares too. thanks for the advise.
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My pleasure Salsan!
Incredible list. Lots of people use pirated software because they don’t know there are even better programs out there, for free.
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