Convert recovery state files (ST5) online for free
The converter easily converts your ST5 state files to various formats - free and online. No GetDataBack or other Data software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Recovery Session State File" file type, you need software like GetDataBack or a similar tool.
The .ST5 file extension primarily represents a GetDataBack Recovery Results File created by Runtime Software GetDataBack, a popular data recovery utility. It stores the "Step 5" scan results of a recovered hard drive, allowing users to pause and resume a lengthy data recovery process without needing to rescan the entire disk. A secondary known use is as an encrypted environment data file for the video game Street Fighter V developed by Capcom.
The primary disadvantage of the .ST5 format is its highly proprietary and inflexible nature. You cannot open a .ST5 recovery file in a standard text editor or spreadsheet to view your recovered file lists; it is completely locked to the exact software version that created it. If your software license expires or you lose access to the original tool, the scan data becomes useless. Similarly, Street Fighter V data files are strictly encrypted and unreadable outside the game engine, making them inaccessible for modders without dedicated decryption tools.
Converting .ST5 files is complex because they contain raw binary states and encrypted assets rather than standard documents. To preserve readable data from a recovery session, converting the metadata into CSV or TXT is highly recommended to maintain a permanent, accessible record of recoverable files. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
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If you want to convert ST5 file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use GetDataBack or similar software from the "Data Recovery Scan Results" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to ST5, try GetDataBack or another comparable tool in the "Data Recovery Scan Results" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our ST5 converter.