Windows utility · Forgotten Photo Rescue

Before You Wipe

Find photos worth keeping before you wipe an old PC or drive.

Your originals are never moved, deleted, or changed.

A final photo check before you erase an old machine.

Scan for personal photos, review them in groups, and save copies of the ones you want to keep.

Scan

Choose an old PC, external drive, or folder to inspect.

Review

Browse grouped photos and decide what you want to keep.

Save

Copy selected photos to a destination you choose.

Verify

Confirm saved copies before you erase the old source.

Designed to reduce review work

Before You Wipe groups related photos so you can make decisions by group instead of inspecting every file one by one.

Non-destructive by design

The app scans and copies. It does not delete, move, overwrite, or reorganize your original photos.

Local-first

Photo discovery, review, and save workflows are designed to run on your Windows PC without requiring a user account.

You stay in control

The app can help surface photos that may be worth reviewing, but you make the final decision about what to save.

Important: Before You Wipe is not data-recovery software and cannot recover files that have already been deleted, overwritten, or lost because of physical drive failure. It may not identify every photo you consider important. Review what was found and verify your saved copies before erasing the original drive.