Thursday, March 12, 2009

Hard Drive Data Recovery

Our generation is inevitably linked with computer technology. Whether we like it or not, computers loom everywhere. They run and facilitate every industry. Be it in the train we take to go to work, the credit card we charged our payments with, atm cards, banks, electric power facilities, plants, etc. - name it and computer will come to mind.


It is imperative then that we take all necessary steps to ensure that computer data are well-protected. It is a well-known fact that several threats to our computer systems exist. Take for example the infamous i-love-you virus. Released on the eve of Valentines Day, this virus wreaked havoc to the worlds most complex, protected and highly developed computer systems. Banks, companies even the organizations like UN, Pentagon and FBI proved no match against its venom. And that is just one virus. A number of disasters stemming from other viruses could also plague the computer. Added to this are the threats of natural disaster, electro-magnetic failures, and computer crimes could befall. Virus though is not the number one reason for hard disk failure. Surprisingly, it is the avoidable user error.

For any computer user, the word hard disk failure is a nightmare! No one would want to be in this position. The amount of time, money and effort spent in the resulting file recovery is simply not worth it. To prevent this situation, one of the most important points every computer user should bear in mind then is to always back up computer data.

If one failed to adopt preventive measures through back-up files, hard drive recovery would be the next best option. Data recovery is another necessary tool to counter computer threats. Data recovery, simply put, is regaining damaged or corrupted files. But the amount of effort behind this endeavor cannot be branded as simple. Data recovery is a very time-consuming process and the cost is prohibitive. And it is necessary to approach the right hard disk recovery experts for this task. Data recovery cannot be left to chance.

If the problem is simple deletion of files, hard drive recovery software could be used. The cost is minimal. But hard drive recovery software merely goes through the file system and offer to recover deleted files. Data recovery softwares use is limited. The hard drive recovery software is not effective in all cases though. In more complicated cases like total hard disk failure, it would be wise to solicit help from hard disk recovery experts.

Hard disk recovery experts have different techniques in addressing hard disk failure. They could use off-the-shelf hard drive recovery software. Or, software that is custom-made. Going to hard disk recovery experts though, as a last resort, will not guarantee file recovery. Sometimes, hard drive recovery for total hard disk failure is a lost cause. Data recovery is not always possible. It is wise then to prepare for the worst. Before hard drive recovery occurs, preventive measures must be adopted.

If more people would commit time and resources to ensuring good back-up, hard drive recovery would have been unnecessary.

Avira UnErase Personal

Avira UnErase recovers data that have been deleted from the hard drive – either accidentally or as a result of a virus infection, an uninstaller or defective software. The danger of important data being lost forever is averted with Avira UnErase. Setup file is 402 KB in size.
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Glary Undelete

Glary Undelete is a free and easy-to-use yet powerful file undelete solution for FAT and NTFS file systems. It will bring back files emptied from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. It will even recover files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Glary Undelete works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards. Setup is 1.17 MB in size.
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ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools

ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools contains a collection of DIY data recovery tools that supports a wide variety of drives and file systems. The software incorporates extremely simple GUI with novice users in mind. The software zooms in to do only critical recovery functions with minimum complexity so one could recover the data easily. It gives you full control to undelete files, disk image back up, restore a backup image, copy files from hard disk with bad sectors, disk cloning, backup, edit and restore your boot parameters. No installation required, portable and program is only 132 KB in size.
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Free Undelete

FreeUndelete is data recovery program for deleted files. In case of accidental deletion of files on a NTFS (used by default in Windows XP, 2000 and NT), FAT32 or FAT16 file systems FreeUndelete is the utility to help. Setup file is 866 KB in size.
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Undelete Plus

Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to restore accidentally deleted files. It can also recover files that have been emptied from the Recycle Bin, permanantly deleted files within Windows using the Shift + Delete, and files that have been deleted from within a Command Prompt. Undelete Plus works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards. Program is only 583 KB in size and requires no installation. Portable.
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SoftPerfect File Recovery

SoftPerfect File Recovery is a free and useful tool to restore accidentally deleted files from hard and floppy disks, USB flash drives, CF and SD cards and other storage media. It supports the popular file systems such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 with compression and encryption. If your important files disappeared and you can’t find them in the recycle bin, try this software product and get the files back to life. Easy to use, no installation is required. Program is only 247 KB in size.
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