Recover deleted files from external hard drive

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 »

Email Recovery Software – Are they really helpful?

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 »

The primary factors to consider when attempting file recovery

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 »

Hard drive recovery varies based on storage formats used

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 »

Targeted software is the best way to recover deleted files

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 »