Think Tank

If you are familiar with NTFS file systems then you still might not be familiar with NTFS5. As you may well be aware, NTFS is a high performance file system that has self healing capabilities. NTFS is a property used for Windows XP, Windows Cista, Windows 2003, Windows 2000 and Windows 7. NTFS has advanced features that can support file level security providing much higher security options than other file systems. With an NTFS file system you are more protected against hackers and various other malicious users. Compression and auditing are also enhanced with an NTFS file system. NTFS can even support large volumes and storage solutions that are cutting edge technology like RAID. However, NTFS5 brings a whole new advanced version into the NTFS file system genre.

With NTFS5 Windows has new capabilities and is far more versatile than it ever was before. NTFS5 was introduced on Windows 2000 but it can be used today with Windows Vista and Windows 7. NTFS5 carries all of the features that the NTFS file system possessed so you don’t lose anything that the file system previously had. NTFS5 is far better than NTFS because of various performance upgrades as well as reliability improvements. The two enhancements help to improve security and permissions to extremes. You can feel very protected with an NTFS5 file system knowing that your journals, disk defragment tool, disk quotas, sparse files, reparse points, volume mount points and various other features have been upgraded. However, NTFS5 does have some problems that can lead to data loss and corruption that can leave you with no other option but to reformat. REMO is software that can perform NTFS file recovery, it can recover FAT32 partitions, and even SCSI data recovery.

With the fast advancement in technology, there is no end to the different types of devices and software that are coming into the market everyday. If the word ‘Data Recovery’ was restricted to only hard drives and floppy drives in earlier days, it now covers a wide range of devices and operating systems that are available today. Let us now look at the various Windows data recovery software that are available, to suit the needs of these devices.

The basic data recovery software deals with recovery of data from internal hard disks. They are usually available for Windows and Mac operating systems. They are the most widely used type of Windows data recovery software. The next most important type of data recovery software is photo recovery software which supports recovery of photos and other media files primarily from flash memory cards.

Besides these two important data recovery software, there are data recovery software that are available for recovery of data from USB drives, external hard drives and recovery of data from applications like Outlook and Outlook Express.

REMO Recover (Windows) Pro Edition software and REMO Recover (Mac) Pro Edition software are two professional data recovery software available for recovery of data from Windows and Mac operating systems. The data recovery software lets you recover documents and media files from hard drives, USB drives, flash memory cards, and external hard drives. The Windows data recovery software comes with an additional feature, which lets you create a disk image of the entire hard drive, which can later be used for recovery of data.

The regular deletion of a file doesn’t actually erase the contents of the given file; instead it simply marks the file as deleted in the directory. The disk space can now be used by other files for storage of data. The quicker you remember to make use of an undelete software, the more the chances of recovering the data. In addition, many operating systems and utility programs store recently-deleted files intact in case they are needed. In Windows, this storage folder is the Recycle Bin.

A file that is deleted, is first sent to the Recycle Bin, and stays there until the user empties the Recycle Bin. In reality, it is only the file pointer that is deleted, and not the data present in the file. It is therefore possible to recover files deleted from the Recycle Bin with ease.

REMO Recover (Windows) Basic Edition software makes deleted files recovery process, an effortless task for the user. The easy-to-use interface embedded in the software, demands zero technical knowledge from the user for retrieval of the deleted data. This data recovery software also lets users preview the recovered files, before saving them. The software comes with an advanced file tracer, which searches for lost files, and recovers them completely. Read the rest of this entry »

Some computer users could accidentally format their hard drives. Accidentally formatting a hard drive and losing data can be a real pain. This may pose quite a big challenge for home users because they think the data gets permanently deleted after a format. But for data forensic experts, data recovery after format is not a complicated task. In fact, it is now possible to use file recovery software to recover files from formatted hard drive.

What exactly happens to your data after formatting?

Formatting does not harm much to your drive. It will not erase stored data on the drive so it is actually possible to recover files with the use of data recovery software. During a format, you are just allowing the system to re-use the space on your drive by over-writing existing files. So a very determined data recovery expert can easily extract deleted files from the drive. Latest recovery software, which can be used easily by a home user, can also recover data from a recently formatted drive.

What can be done to rescue the files?

If you have accidentally formatted your drives and lost data in the process, the first thing that you can do is to use powerful data recovery software like Remo Recover (Windows), to rescue your files lost due to formatting. This is a more affordable approach, easier, and fast.

Remo Recover (Windows) Pro Edition lets you recover files from both FAT and NTFS file systems. Software is both safe and reliable. In addition, it’s distinctively designed recovery algorithms allow home and business users to recover lost data quickly. Read the rest of this entry »

Most of us are very quick in deleting a file that we feel is of no use, or is causing trouble for running of some applications on our PC. We later realize, that the file was needed for running of some application, and try to get back what we deleted. If the deleted file is present in the Recycle Bin, we can get them back using the Restore option. But, there are some instances in which, the deleted files bypass the Recycle Bin. One such scenario is when a file is deleted from an external hard drive. But there is nothing to worry. You can recover deleted files from external hard drive, by taking some precautions,

• Make sure, you stop using the PC from which the data has been deleted IMMEDIATELY, to prevent any further damage to the data that is to be recovered.
• Do not download or install any application, onto the PC from which data is to be recovered.
• Always install the data recovery software on another healthy PC, and use this PC to recover data from the affected drive.
• Never save the recovered data onto the external hard drive from which you are recovering the data, as this might result in overwriting of the data, resulting in permanent erasure of data.

REMO Recover (Windows) Basic Edition software, is a comprehensive undelete software, that lets you recover deleted files of all formats, from all types of storage devices. It also lets you recover deleted files from external hard drive with ease. Its easy-to-use interface, makes the undelete process a piece of cake. Read the rest of this entry »

It is always better to be prepared for a worst situation than regretting later. When your important Outlook data is in question, follow a full proof backup plan to protect your important stuffs. Despite of performing regular backups are you still scared of loosing your data? Now, the question arises, is there any full proof solution to the problem of email data loss? Email Recovery Software is the answer to the above question. Despite of taking regular backup of your PST file always have an Email recovery Software handy to avoid data loss in a worst circumstance. The fact is that, without even giving the slightest consideration to the consequences, choose Email Recovery Software.

It may happen that your Outlook gets corrupt and on the other hand you are not able to retrieve data from your backup media. PST corruption is the worst scenario, which an Outlook user could face. But you can be prepared to handle this worst scenario with an efficient Email Recovery Software. Well, there are many email recovery software that claims to include advanced features to fix corrupt PST files.

Disk Doctors Email Recovery Software is designed to solve the everyday problems that we, ourselves, create when we accidentally delete an important email or experience PST corruption. If you need to recover lost files, accidentally deleted email messages, information swept away with all of the other info while uninstalling a program or upgrading, then Disk Doctors Outlook Mail Recovery (.pst) might be your best, and perhaps your only, solution.

Outlook Mail Recovery is an easy to use yet powerful tool to recover deleted emails, contacts, calendars, notes, and lost data from Corrupt PST. Its highly interactive user-interface makes email recovery easily understandable without any prior email recovery experience. Compatible with Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007 the software recovers messages, folders, appointments, meeting requests, contacts, tasks, task requests, journals and notes in .pst files. It also supports recovery of password protected .pst files, plus both compressed encryption and high encryption .pst files. Read the rest of this entry »

When you consider the topic of file recovery you must bear in mind two separate factors. The first is that the files you wish to locate and recover can be of many possible types. The second factor is that those various files are likely to be located (albeit hidden) on all kinds of devices.

Perhaps the most commonly deleted and then recovered file types are image files. These include JPEGs, TIFs, PNGs, GIFs, BMPs and around a hundred more very commonly used file types. But these do not include video files such as AVI or MOV files. The next type of file you are likely to be searching for in your quest to recover deleted files are document files. Most people assume that these are strictly .DOCs, but there are dozens of file types for text processing. In fact there is a proprietary file type for every different word processor. Beyond Document, video and image files there are zipped files, executables, library files and at least ten thousand other file types. How does this apply to you? When you are attempting data recovery using a third party program for that purpose you need to make sure the program you buy will find and recover any and all file types stored on your PC. A cheap program that only recognizes a few files will never suffice. Read the rest of this entry »

Our second factor discusses the idea that we will be attempting data recovery on many different types of devices. The most common form of data recovery is in hard drives with either a Windows FAT or Windows NTFS format. There exists data recovery software designed for hard drive recovery on disks using either of these storage formats. But what about USB flash drives. These are handy little solid-state drives that can hold up to 32 gigabytes of data. What type of data recovery do these require? And Camera smart cards? Are they formatted differently still? iPods lose files what shall we use for iPod recovery?

Read the rest of this entry »

Many data recovery software companies promise a one size fits all approach to file recovery, but the truth is the best way to recover deleted files is by using a program designed for both the type of files lost and the kind of device they are lost on. To that end you must purchase your data recovery software from a company such as Disk doctors that offers a complete range of recovery tools. Disk Doctors has recovery programs for Macs, for Windows, PCs, for Linux netbooks and even Unix servers. The Disk Doctors digital media suite will recover camera smart card files, raw camera files and also music player files. Disk Doctors has a program for any instance of needed file recovery. Read the rest of this entry »