Data Recovery

Copyright 2006 Per Strandberg

This was a question that was recently put by forward on a TV consumer show. One guy had his hard disk crashed and lost all data. He was able to get his hard disk replaced because of a warranty.

To retrieve the data he had it sent to a data recovery company to get it recovered. The price tag was about $ 1500. But
he also wanted to have that extra cost covered by the same warranty.

I’m not a lawyer
but I believe it is quite clear that any warranty from any hard disk manufacturer doesn’t include restoration of data. That said
with the long life time and high durability of today’s hard disks they could very well afford this when it is caused by a hard disk failure.

As long as the hard disk only have a mechanical or electronic fault and it have not been exposed to water or fire the track record for restoring the data by a professional data recovery company is quite good. However
you have to expect to pay a chunk of money to have it restored. And you can never be 100 % sure they will succeed.

It’s always worthwhile to backup all your data or at least backup the data that is most important for you. This is the best warranty against data loss.

If you use the computer for leisure
playing games or surfing the Internet you may not need to take any backup at all. But today
more and more people store important document and information on their computers. Some store data vital to their professional life. This can be years of work such as academic thesis or it can be the content for a new book they are writing. Most people store at least some important information such as address books
emails
text documents
family pictures
music or company records.

Should you take backup? If so
what type of backup is best for you?

This all depends on: The value of the data if it becomes lost. The time it will take to recreate lost data. The cost to make the backup.

In most cases the data you need to backup are limited to specific files or folders. If that is the case you don’t need to backup the complete hard drive and the cost to make backup is reduced. If you only need to backup documents
emails and address books then there are many cheaper alternatives including USB flash memory keys
online backup or backup to CD’s/DVD’s.

If you install important software from Internet then you need to take a full backup of the hard disk at least once. This is because nearly all software programs store system related information in what is called the reg keys deep in the operating system which must be backed up on a full backup.

As an alternative
make sure that you save the installation files and any accompanied software registration keys in one specific folder after you have downloaded the software. If you do this and include the folder in one of your regular smaller backup
then you are capable to recreate it.

If you get a hard disk crash and you want to minimize the downtime and you don’t want the hassle to install the operating system and all the software’s you have on installation CD’s. If that is the case then you should consider making a disk image backup.

This is a backup of the complete disk drive. Included in the disk image software is a boot utility. From it you can create boot diskettes or boot CD's.

Thus
if you hard disk crashes you first install a new hard disk. Next you boot up from your diskette or CD. From the boot program you are then able to create your disk image directly on the new hard disk. So by doing this type of restoration you don’t have to install the operating system and all you other programs from any installation CD’s. This saves you time.

It happens all too often. You're downloading your latest snaps from your digital camera
and the computer freezes. After you restart and try again
there appear to be no pictures in the camera. Or perhaps the photos were on your hard drive and you deleted them accidentally
or you didn't have a backup and your hard drive failed.

Whatever the cause
there is no reason to panic. The computer may no longer be able to find your pictures
but it's unusual for a fault to completely wipe them from the storage card or disk. With the aid of some inexpensive data recovery software
you're almost certain to be able to get your photos back.

There are many data recovery programs on the market
but for photo recovery I strongly advise using software specifically designed to recover digital images. This kind of software has several benefits
not least the ability to show a preview of every recovered image. Often
data recovery tools find files that look like they might have been a digital image
but aren't. The preview feature saves you wasting time recovering files that turn out to be junk.

Another advantage of specialised photo recovery software is that it looks only for photo image file types. It knows what JPEG and other image files look like on disk. This improves the chances of a successful recovery
and reduces the number of junk files that are found.

Modern data recovery software is easy enough to use that anyone can do it. You just start the software and tell the program where the drive containing the missing images is. The software scans the drive looking for the patterns that it recognizes as photo image files. When it has finished
it will display a list of files
with thumbnail images showing the content. All you have to do is select the photos you want to recover
and safe them to a safe place on your hard disk.

Have you heard of data/file recovery? The definition of the term Data Recovery is "..Making previously lost or damaged data available again.." A data recovery software or method can help us recover destroyed data e.g. an accidentally deleted file. It happens all the time. You delete an important file on your PC and send it to your recycle bin by mistake. You realize what you've done only after you've cleaned the contents of the recycle bin.

What do you do now?
That file you deleted was so important. Fortunately there are lots of methods (Data Recovery Methods) and software (Data Recovery Software) available to help you get your lost files back.

Let's start by mentioning some possible reasons for the loss of data:

* You accidentally delete an important file. Then you immediately shred the contents of your recycle bin
* During today's system crash some files just disappeared and cannot be located or accessed
* You format your hard drive but then you remember those important .zip files previously stored in the newly formatted empty medium.
* A power outage prevented some files from being written to the hard disk.
* Data loss can also occur due to physical damage of the storage media. For example the surface of your CD-ROM may be scratched off or your hard disk may suffer from all kinds of possible mechanical failures.

..and the list goes on.

Is Data Recovery Important?
Data recovery is a very misunderstood concept. A lot of people may not even be aware of the existence and the importance of data recovery. Maybe they think of it on a personal level. The truth is
lost data causes financial disasters to companies all over the world. The cost associated with computer downtime and lost data is enormous (several million dollars) for businesses.

How to deal with data loss?
Losing files is easy but recovering them can be difficult. If the loss was due to physical damage then you need someone with experience
a hardware technician or something. It wouldn't be wise to try to overcome hardware failures alone unless you are a professional.

Now
if the loss of data was due to logical failure or human error then the solution is data recovery software. The data recovery software should be able to:

- Undelete files even after you've shred the contents of your recycle bin
- Recover files after you've been infected from a malicious threat (trojan
worm or other virus)
- Recover files from reformatted hard disks or after your system crashes or your hard disk fails
- Recover all types of files (all kinds of documents
images
music
videos
email messages
zipped files etc)
- Recover data from all types of storage mediums (hard disks
external drives
CD-ROM
usb drives
floppy disks etc)
- Recover files easily and successfully. Should be user-friendly allowing someone with no data recovery skills to use it
- Take/create backups of critical system files or files you choose

The best way to avoid data loss is to start taking backups of your important storage mediums. Either create backups of data on CD-ROMS or use an external drive or zip drive to back up your critical files. If you want to go further look for software that automates the process of backing up and storing your data. These programs are kind of "set and forget". You set it up to take backups every hour or every day or month etc. and let the software do the rest.

Computer files are a lot more important to some people than their lives because it represents their whole life’s work and achievement. There are people who rely on their computers for almost everything
from their daily schedules
business and personal files and what have you. The possibility of losing their computer data is thus a horrifying thought for them.

Even a student who uses his computer to store assignments
research papers and other school data will be dismayed at the though of losing such files. What more for a computer dependent entrepreneur who relies on his computer for the day to day existence of his business. Losing computer data for both types of computer users would mean a catastrophe because once lost
computer data can no longer be recovered.

However
technological advancements have made data recovery possible depending on a lot of factors. For one
computer users are advised to make back ups of their computer data to make sure they would not be caught red handed when computer data is destroyed. For some who hold very important computer data
the back up itself should even be further backed up to make sure there is a way of recover lost data.

Fortunately
there are companies who offer data recovery services in case of an unforeseen disaster like corruption of files or crashing of a computer hard drive. People who store very important data in their computers need to have back ups but in any case
they should be acquainted with a computer company that can offer them fast and efficient services for the recovery of their lost computer data.

It is thus pertinent that computer users have a way of knowing where to contact computer companies who can recover lost data for them no matter how such data was lost. There are various ways of losing precious data and one of those is carelessness. People take for granted that computers are very fast and efficient machines they can accidentally command their computers to lose or delete data in a flash.

The widespread use of internet has also been responsible for thousands of computer crashes all over the world because of viruses that attack computer hard drives. There are plenty of technical reasons why data is lost. Added to that are unforeseen disasters like fire or other calamity.

Computer users who have backed up their lost data but who discover that their back ups do not work still have a recourse. Rest assured that there are companies and software that can recover your computer files efficiently and quickly to minimize your potential losses.

Companies providing data recovery are equipped with technical people who around the globe and are more than capable of bringing back lost data. You just have to be able to know them beforehand so that when your computer data gets lost or destroyed then you have immediate access to their services.

It's a sickening feeling
the moment you realise that some important document
or irreplaceable photos have vanished from your computer. But that is no reason to despair. The chances are that the data is still present
even if you know you deleted it. Your computer operating system just does not know how to find it any more.

The four most common reasons for data loss are:

* Deletion. You deleted the file by accident during a disk cleanup
or because you thought it was no longer required. It is not in the Recycle Bin. However
the data will still exist until the space it occupied on the disk is are-used by another file.
* Overwriting. You saved a new file over the top of the old one. However
the old data may still exist
and be recoverable.
* File system corruption. The disk suddenly appears empty
or the file and folder names contain gibberish. The files probably still exist
but the pointers to them have been lost or corrupted and the operating system cannot find them.
* Physical damage or hardware failure. You receive error messages when you try to read the disk
or it is not recognised by the computer at all. The data is still likely to be present on the disk itself
but the drive is incapable of accessing it.

In each case
there is a good chance that the data still exists. The computer operating system isn't able to see it
but data recovery software may be able to. If the problem is a hardware failure then a data recovery service may be able to get back the data using special equipment.

Prepare for data recovery

There is one cardinal rule of data recovery: for the best chance of recovering the files you must not write any new data to the disk they were stored on. The old data will only remain on the disk until the space it occupied is used by another file. If the disk is your computer's main drive
then the drive is being written to all the time. You should turn off the computer immediately
and use another computer to search for a solution to recover your data. You should put your computer's hard disk in another computer to do the data recovery
or use data recovery that runs from a CD or floppy disk
because installing the data recovery software on the drive could overwrite the very data you want to recover.

Choosing the data recovery method

Data recovery tools use different methods to try to recover data. Some tools are designed for recovering deleted files
others are better at restoring overwritten files
or recovering files from disks that are physically damaged. Some data recovery software products have been developed specifically for recovering photo images
or Microsoft Word or Excel document files. Such products may succeed where others fail because they understand what these files look like
and can recognise their data when other clues to its existence have vanished.

It can be difficult to choose the most appropriate data recovery method. Tech-Pro has created a website called Get Data Back. It has a Data Recovery Wizard that asks questions about the data you have lost and how it was lost
and then recommends the product that is most likely to be successful. It will also advise you if it would be better to use a professional data recovery service. Give the Get Data Back data recovery site (http://www.get-data-back.com) a try if you need to recover lost files.

Computer Diagnostics is a need to keep a healthy operating system and vital for business productivity
where a failure can be a costly mistake. PC diagnostic software can determine hardware and software conditions and possible failures
as well as current settings and connectivity.

A PC diagnostic program can also suggest the best performance settings in order to get the most of your system according to your hardware specifications. In addition
a PC diagnostic tool can help you to identify potential problems that can damage your hard drive or any other piece of hardware.

Some companies provide troubleshooting tools to test your PC’s electronic circuits
in the form of system plug-ins or stand-alone applications. Computer Diagnostics should also be able to check other computer components such as the BIOS
serial and parallel ports
USB and Ethernet ports
etc.

Choosing the best PC diagnostic software depends on your computer related knowledge. You may find a PC diagnostic program worthless if you do not understand what a benchmark diagnosis means
or cannot make changes in the settings that the PC diagnostic tool may suggest.

Computer Diagnostics provide end user with intuitive diagnostics tools for troubleshooting while improving performance. However
some of them can be risky if you do not understand what they can do
like those including the ability to reformat any type of hard drive.

Most software developers state
use it at your own risk
because of the lack of knowledge that can lead also to massive data loss. Although data can be recovered
it is a painful process because of the required proper software or you may have to take the hard drive to a service center that can restore and reformat your hard drive.

Even then
there are no guarantees of getting 100% of your data back
so be careful choosing software intended for Computer Diagnostics
and always read before clicking any "OK" message that may pop up.

If a PC diagnostic tool returns the parameters of the hard drive
and allows toggling the IRQ directly to determine which I/O port is at which IRQ
make sure you understand what all this means before proceeding
because the software can read
write
overwrite and edit most values.

Perhaps the best PC diagnostic software is that which can only read
generating log files or an overall detailed report of your computer including all its components.

If the PC diagnostic program cannot write
the possibilities to damage your hardware or destroy your content are very low
although other problems such as a buggy
unstable version can ruin your operating system.

Even though the hard drive stores data
it isn’t perfect by any means. Hard drive failure is very common with all computers
with no real way to prevent it. Although there are several different reasons why a hard drive can fail
the most common is overheating. Viruses and crashes are common as well
along with theft and accidental deletion.

With the older style and mechanics of hard drives
the RPM speed was low
meaning that the drives wouldn’t overheat. The hard drives we use now days
have speeds between 7
200
and 10
0
RPM
meaning that they can get quite hot when they start working. Computers of this day and age come with fans to cool everything down
with most hard drives including temperature sensors as well
so you can keep track of just how hot your hard drive becomes.

With hard drives today
overheating is a very common problem. The faster hard drives come with speeds of 10
0
RPM
which can make the temperature soar above 70 degrees F
really heating things up inside the drive. The mechanics on the inside are built to withstand the heat
although if things become too hot
you’ll encounter problems. If a drive becomes too hot and ends up losing the data
it may be next to impossible to retrieve the information - no matter how good your data recovery specialists may be.

One area that suffers from the drive overheating is the platters
which are magnetic media. Platters are what carry the data throughout the hard drive. Platters are constructed from optical glass
aluminum
or ceramic and normally coated with a layer of magnetic material. Once the hard drive begins to heat up
the platters will start to expand
which changes their size. When this happens
the magnetic surface on the platters will get destroyed
which results in a loss of data. If the physical area of the platters are damaged
it will result in unreadable sectors.

Other areas of the hard drive that can be damaged due to overheating are the read and write heads
head actuator
and the controller chip. Hard drives are very sophisticated pieces of hardware
and can’t handle overheating. The read and write heads are a common example
as they can easily render the drive useless if they become damaged.

To prevent your hard drive from overheating
you should always make sure that it is cooled properly and well ventilated. You can always get additional fans and coolers
which will improve both ventilation and the flow of air in your computer. You can buy fans and coolers at very affordable prices
which makes them an ideal investment for keeping your hard drive or hard drives cool.

You can also get software that monitors the temperature of your hard drive as well. Whether it’s software
or additional fans
you should always ensure that your hard drives are kept cool. By keeping them cool
you’ll greatly reduce the amount of crashes. You’ll also increase the stability of your hard drive as well
which will make your entire computer perform much better.

Browsing the web I became engrossed with the concept of data backup and data loss. There is almost an almost unlimited amount of information covering subjects such as how to keep computer and server data secure
how to back-up data
how to restore data
how to replicate data
who will remove your backup tapes to an remote location
which companies can restore data from corrupt disks. With all this information and data technology available I keep asking myself the same question over and over again
how and why is data terminally lost?

Much information on one web site does tend to contradict information on another site
but after all
most companies with sites of this nature are trying to sell you their solution so you will never get an overall unbiased picture
but there is one underlying fact which we can not get away from
a fact that is stated on most sites and the following fact that I totally agree with is
“Data is the lifeline of all companies and organisations; if data is terminally lost then the chances of a company trading efficiently or even surviving after 2 years of the disaster not at all good”. There are various statistics relating to this fact
but it is accepted that 50% to 70% of companies will go out of business within 1 year if data is lost. It is also acknowledged that everything within a business can be replaced
desks
chairs
buildings
even people can be replaced
everything but the data. Imagine
you sit on a chair and it breaks
you buy another one
you get the picture but imagine the consequences of data loss
you don’t know who your customers are
you don’t know who owes you money
you don’t know who you owe money to
you don’t know what orders you have to ship or who you are supposed to be visiting. Dire times are ahead.

Taking all of the above into account I go back to the original question
if people
companies or organisations understand the true value and importance of their data
how do they manage to lose it? Data loss is totally unnecessary and unacceptable! I honestly feel most IT administrators do have the best intentions when it comes the preservation of data. In my experience data loss stems from only a few sources
human error
lack of resource or lack of planning. Total data loss should never occur when hardware fails.

Human error – I forgot to take the tapes offsite when fire or flood struck offsite tape removal company incorrectly labelled your tapes
I did not test the tape prior to backup and consequently my data was not backed up
I forgot to backup! I did not put my tapes in a secure safe and they were stolen overnight. My backup server crashed in the middle of a backup. The web is littered with stories like this; they are almost a comedy of errors. Responsibility for data backup cannot ever be placed upon the shoulders of one person or one team of people
if there is room for human error
then you have a flaw within you backup system.

Lack of resources – If you work for a corporate
your backup and restore system will have probably cost many hundreds of thousands of pounds. You will enjoy an automated disk to disk system replicated to a second remote location. Even though you are replicating to an offsite location
for added security
you will most likely use this second site to backup to tape. This replicated infrastructure is way out of budget for small to medium enterprises backup to tape is still not a cheap task
by the time you have purchased a tape drive
server to fit the drive into
tape media and the backup software you will have spent at least ฃ3
0
plus backing up to tape in the conventional way is still prone to the same potential human errors. The humans that make the error also have to be paid
if a backup solution is not automated then you will have to employ someone to take care of this
I would prefer my staff to be carrying out more proactive
revenue generating tasks.

Lack of planning – probably a harsh way of putting it
a lack of understanding potential disasters may sound more forgiving. It all amounts to the same thing
but a lack of planning was recently highlighted in the UK when the Bunsfield oil terminal exploded. Companies who backed up to tape and secured said tapes in a fire and water proof safe were cruelly exposed when their building collapsed as a result of the explosion
backup tapes could not be recovered for weeks as they were in the safe under hundreds of tonnes of rubble. Their ability to trade was rendered impossible. Most companies feel that this situation will never happen to them
but let’s put this situation into context
Bunsfield is only the fifth largest and one of over 40 oil terminals and depots in the UK all of which are near major towns and cities
so it could happen to you. This case is one of many where buildings have been destroyed and data has been lost as a result.

If you are still with me you will notice I have only mentioned reasons for and ways of losing data. The rapid growth of cheap high speed internet connectivity and consequently the greatly reduced cost of highly secure
fully automated offsite backup solutions is the reason I ask “how can companies and organisations lose data?”

Offsite backup
also known as remote backup
online backup
is a solution that ticks all the boxes for a small to medium companies with limited budget and resource. Why is this the case I hear you ask? If you deal with a reputable company
remote online backup is cost effective
solutions start at around ฃ25 per month
totally automated therefore requires no human intervention resulting in no human error and your data will always be available as it will be replicated between two data centres. To summarise you have an enterprise class backup solution at your disposal for less than the cost of a low end tape drive.

To find out more information about secure offsite data backup solutions
please visit

www.perfectbackup.co.uk

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such information will fall in hands of a third party. It takes time to mail the hard disk and get your data mailed back to you.

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Hard Disk: An Introduction

Hard disk is a non-volatile data storage device that stores electronic data on a magnetic surface layered onto hard disk platters. Word Hard is use to differentiate it from a soft
or floppy disk. Hard disks hold more data and can store from 10 to more than 100 gigabytes
whereas most floppies have a maximum storage capacity of 1.4 megabytes and in addition are faster too.
Normally term hard disk is much familiar with computers only but it is widely used as network attached storage for large volume storage. Furthermore
appliance of hard disk drives spread out to video recorders
audio players
digital organizers
digital cameras
and even in latest cellular telephones.

Reynold Johnson invented the first hard disk in 1955 for IBM 305 computer with fifty 24 inch platters and total capacity of five million characters
and in 1956 - first commercial hard disk was launched with 5 megabyte capacity
the IBM 350 RAMAC disk drive. Within time frame of 50 years and rapid progress in technical enhancement
we have now reached to latest 2006 - First 750 GB hard drive from (Seagate) and First 200 GB 2.5" Hard Drive utilizing Perpendicular recording (Toshiba).

Heart of hard disk consists of four basic components:
The Platters: Platters are the actual disks inside the drive that store the magnetized data. Conventional platters are made of a light aluminum alloy and coated with magnetize-able material but latest technology uses glass or ceramic platters as they are thinner and also heat resisting. Most drives have at least two platters and the larger the storage capacity of the drive
the more platters there are.

The Spindle Motor: Hard disk drive consists of a spindle on which the platters spin at a constant RPM. Moving along and between the platters on a common arm are read-write heads. The platters in a drive are divided by disk spacers and are clamped to a revolving spindle that turns all the platters in a uniform motion. The spindle motor is built right into the spindle and rotates the platters at a constant set rate ranging from 3
600
to 7
200
RPM.

The Read/Write Heads: Read/write heads read and write data to the platters
and each head is fixed to a single actuator shaft so that all the heads move in harmony. Typically
only one of the heads is active at a time either reading or writing data. When not in use
the heads are inactive
but when in motion the spinning of the platters generate air pressure that lifts the heads off the platters. The space between the platter and the head is so minute that even one dust particle or a fingerprint could disable the spin. When the platters cease spinning the heads come to rest
at a preset position on the heads
called the landing zone.

The Head Actuator: All the heads are attached to a single head actuator arm
which moves the heads around the platters. The Actuator arm moves the heads on an arc across the platters as they spin
allowing each head to access almost the entire surface of the platter. Contemporary hard drives use a voice coil actuator
which controls the movement of a coil toward or away from a permanent magnet based on the amount of current flowing through it. Fundamental structures of all hard disk are same
and are composed of the same physical features
but their performance depends on the quality of their inner components.

Hard Disk Failure:
Hard Disk Failure occurs when a hard disk drive malfunctions and the accumulate data cannot be accessed. It may happen in the course of normal operation due to an internal or external factor.
Disk failure varies and the most common is “Head Crash” where the internal read and write head of a device touches a platter or magnetic storage surface often grinding away the magnetic surface. Head hover just micrometers from the platters plane which makes such collision a common one.

This sort of crash usually invites severe data loss and unprofessional data recovery attempts results further damage to the remaining data.
Hard drive also includes other controller electronics i.e.
semiconductors
valves or electronic circuits
and major components such as Platters
Spindle Motor and Head Actuator. Failure of any these devices may cause a hard disk failure. Factors causes disk failure are numerous
yet most common are power surges
voltage fluctuations
electronic malfunction
physical shock
wear and tear
corrosion
exposure to high magnetic waves
sharp impact
high temperature exposure etc.

The phenomena of hard disk failure is raising higher and higher; as to increase the read and write speed
today we have latest hard disk rotating amazingly faster and this immense revolving speed generates massive centrifugal force
a single adverse cause in the course of normal operation can cause severe hard disk failure.

Hard Disk Data Recovery:
Hard disk data recovery is the process of recovering the trapped data from the damage hard disk device
when it can not be accessed in normal circumstance.

Several Techniques are used to retrieving data from damaged hard disk and techniques vary accordingly. It can be done by moving disk drive to a working CPU
or may have to open the disk drive and replace parts such as read/write heads
arms and chips and sometime the platters have to be removed and placed into another drive.

Physical damage can not be repaired by the general users
as it requires clean and dust free lab environment
in addition proper hardware and technical expertise; where under microscopic examination with proper tool and techniques
the damage drive is put on to observation for data salvaging.

In case of worse happening
do consult Data Recovery Service for saving your important data trapped within the damage device.

Heavy-load workstations and busy environments are home to most database applications. A system crash or a power failure can easily damage an open database
causing loss of data and corrupted database structures. Once the problem is fixed and the workstation rebooted
the corrupted database will fail to open.

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What would you value most in a data recovery solution should you lose an important document? Would it be speed
convenience
or ease of use? These things surely matter for all kinds of computer software
but data recovery has one specific demand that outweighs everything else by a huge margin. This factor is reliability of the recovery.

Microsoft Office documents store results of many hours
days or even years of work of practically all office employees and most people who use their computers at home. Microsoft Word dominates the market of word processors
and most if not all documents are stored in RTF and its proprietary DOC formats. Microsoft Excel and its XLS file format dominate spreadsheet market. Most presentations are created in Microsoft PowerPoint and stored in PPT files
and most charts and drawings are drawn in Microsoft Visio and saved as VSD files. Combined
files in these formats occupy significant space on the users' hard drives
and represent hours and hours of work
much more than any other file format.

In an unfortunate case of hard disk crash or file system failure
what would you try to recover the hardest? Would it be a set of software products such as Windows or Office itself
which you can easily re-install from the original CD or DVD
or would it be files and documents you spent your personal time working on? Unless you have a fresh backup of your documents somewhere
the documents are impossible to simply re-install. If you have a recent copy of your Office documents
that's great! But what if your backup is several days old
and you've put a lot of work into these documents? Or even worse
what if you don't have a backup at all?

Recover latest versions of your deleted documents even after a hard drive failure with DiskInternals Office Recovery securely and reliably. Unlike general-use undelete and data recovery tools
DiskInternals Office Recovery strongly benefits from being designed specifically to handle documents stored in Microsoft Office format.

General-use recovery products scan the computer's file system in order to locate files that were deleted or corrupt because of a hard drive failure. However
they frequently fail to work properly if the file system itself is damaged
which happens a lot after hard drive failures.

DiskInternals Office Recovery scans entire surface of your hard drive in order to locate all Microsoft Office documents that are still there. In order to find the documents
it uses a set of signatures that are characteristic for the Office file types. The file system is also scanned in order to retrieve the names of the files. The results of disk scan are matched against information contained in the file system
and you are presented with a complete list of all Microsoft Office documents that are on the disk and that are still possible to recover.

Quite often you don't want to see the list of all Microsoft Office documents that were ever saved on your computer. There's no point in spending time scrolling through an endless list of files if you just need the latest revision of a PPT presentation or an XLS spreadsheet
but you need that document right away. DiskInternals Office Recovery offers an extensive set of filters allowing you to display only the files that you need with just a few mouse clicks. If you need a DOC file that you know you worked with today
you simply activate the File Format and Date filters
and only the Word documents that were modified on this day will be displayed. If you don't remember the name of the file
but know its title or the person who created the document
the Title and Author filters will show you those files. Similarly
if you only remember a line or even a few words of text from the document
you can instantly locate that particular file by activating the Text filter.

With full document preview in the free evaluation version
there are no worries or surprises in buying DiskInternals Office Recovery. Download the free trial version from http://www.diskinternals.com/ and see for yourself that it is fully capable to do the job!

Recovering deleted files has to be easy
and it is when you use Windows Recycle Bin. But what if you've emptied the Recycle Bin? Or even worse
what if the Recycle Bin has never been enabled on your system?

Undelete Wizard is the ultimate answer! Undelete Wizard by http://wizardrecovery.com recovers erased files
pictures and documents.

Wait a second. Aren't pictures and documents just different kinds of files? They definitely are
but here goes the best part: Undelete Wizard recognizes your values and priorities
and implements a set of special algorithms to locate the deleted Office documents
digital pictures and ZIP and RAR archives on the surface of your hard disk even if all traces of them are gone long ago!

Restore deleted files and recover deleted Word documents
Excel spreadsheets
PowerPoint presentations
email messages
ZIP and RAR archives
digital pictures and all other types of files with Undelete Wizard! Empty Recycle Bin or no Recycle Bin are not an issue for Undelete Wizard to recover deleted files. The deleted file recovery wizard thoroughly investigates the file system in order to locate the recently deleted files
and scans the entire surface of a disk that contains the deleted files. The unique pattern-matching technology identifies the beginning and end of documents
images and archives by performing the same type of signature analysis as implemented in anti-virus products.

The pattern-matching technology for file recovery can often recover files
pictures
archives and documents that were erased ages ago. But what would you do if the recovered file is corrupted? The deleted files on a hard disk are essentially free space that can be claimed by any program to write a new file over it. Quite often only a few blocks of original data are overwritten
and the rest remains intact on the disk. You wouldn't be able to view a picture with a missing block or two. Microsoft Word would not open a corrupted document. But even then you are not left without options! Undelete Wizard recovers corrupted documents and digital pictures so that you can still open them with no problem.

Undelete Wizard implements a number of advanced file recovery algorithms
yet using them is extremely simple. What you get is a straightforward step-by-step file recovery wizard that guides you through the file recovery process by asking simple questions like "What disk were your files on?" or "Do you remember the exact location of the deleted file?"

By integrating sophisticated technology with ease of use
Undelete Wizard is a sure bet on the crowded deleted file recovery market. To convince you to try this product
rest assured that it stands to its promises: thanks to the built-in live preview feature
Undelete Wizard displays you the contents of the deleted document
archive or digital image before you pay for a license. If you can see a preview
you'll be able to recover that file for sure! Don't wait! Get your evaluation copy for absolutely free from http://wizardrecovery.com/

Important files disappeared after a system failure? Windows crashed while you were editing a Word document? Can’t access a hard drive after a power outage? Unerase deleted files
recover lost documents and repair inaccessible disks and partitions on your own! Using proper disk recovery tools
you can do exactly what data recovery professionals do to recover your disk and data. Disk Recovery Wizard by http://wizardrecovery.com offers a full set of tools to successfully repair corrupted partitions and return inaccessible drives back to use.

Not sure if you can recover your disk and data yourself? Disk Recovery Wizard works completely automatically after asking you a few simple questions about the disks and files you want to recover. Its intuitive
wizard-based interface conveniently guides you through the recovery process. Being simple to use
Disk Recovery Wizard is not a simple tool. The advanced disk and data recovery algorithms make it one of the most powerful data recovery tools on the market. Any data recovery application can undelete the deleted Recycle Bin items
but only a few are able to do it after you do it over and over again. Disk Recovery Wizard carefully reconstructs your files and documents to make sure you can actually use the recovered documents
pictures and archives even if some parts of them have been overwritten with other data.

Still not convinced? Disk Recovery Wizard does not make false promises
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scan your disk and select any file to see its contents immediately.

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SD
CompactFlash
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Today
we are living in the era of database-driven applications and rely on databases more that we could imagine even in the recent past. Information is valued much higher than any hardware or software tools used for its processing. However
the risks associated with database crashes or corruptions increase proportionately to the intensity of their use
making a broken database a nightmare for any accountant or business owner
especially when a backup is unavailable.

The DBF file
unfortunately
is not 100% crash-proof
just as any other database format in the world. If your DBF file is corrupted or damaged
standard DBF readers may not be able to help you get your data back - all you will see is undecipherable abracadabra or nothing at all. Luckily
there are tools out there that will make a DBF repair procedure a real breeze. DBF Recovery from HiBase Group is an affordable and highly efficient application that is intended for repairing DBF databases and recovering your important information. Not only does it retrieve and fix headers
but
unlike the majority of its dbf fixers
also runs an in-depth analysis of the database structure in an attempt to fix it completely.

The great thing about DBF Repair Tool ( http://www.dbf2002.com/dbf-recovery/ ) is that you don't need to have a Master's degree in computer science to do your first DBF repair. The program was created for all categories of users that need immediate assistance whenever they are experiencing problems with their database. When pointed to a broken DBF file
the program determines the data format automatically. The program supports all specific file formats used by the most popular database management systems
such as Dbase III/IV
FoxPro
Visual FoxPro and others. Once this is done
all you have to do is lean back and watch DBF Recovery work its magic. The completely automated recovery engine will scrupulously scan the internal structure of the file
identify discrepancies from the normal state and attempt to restore the data.

The DBF repair process may take a while
depending on the size of the file. However
rest assured that DBF Recovery is pushing the envelope to recover your data with maximum accuracy. In fact
its recovery success rate
combined with the obvious simplicity of use
affordability and compact size make it one of the top utilities of its class. Not only is it a must-have for any serious system or database administrator
but also for regular end users who would like to be protected from such an unexpected force majeure as data loss after a database corruption.

DBF Repair from HiBase Group is easy to install and use. It requires absolutely no external drivers for database connectivity. Supporting Windows 95/98/NT/2000/2003/XP and Vista
it will work on the overwhelming majority of modern systems.

You cannot control everything in this world and accidents sometimes happen. Don't forget to buckle up when you get into a car
as it may save your life. Don't forget to get yourself a copy of DBF Recovery
as it may save the most important thing in today's business - your information. Have a nice ride!