| Have you heard of data/file recovery? The | | | | computer downtime and lost data is enormous |
| definition of the term Data Recovery is | | | | (several million dollars) for businesses. |
| "..Making previously lost or damaged data | | | | |
| available again.." A data recovery software | | | | How to deal with data loss? |
| or method can help us recover destroyed data | | | | |
| e.g. an accidentally deleted file. It happens | | | | Losing files is easy but recovering them can |
| all the time. You delete an important file on | | | | be difficult. If the loss was due to physical |
| your PC and send it to your recycle bin by | | | | damage then you need someone with experience, |
| mistake. You realize what you've done only | | | | a hardware technician or something. It |
| after you've cleaned the contents of the | | | | wouldn't be wise to try to overcome hardware |
| recycle bin. | | | | failures alone unless you are a professional. |
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| What do you do now? | | | | Now, if the loss of data was due to logical |
| | | | failure or human error then the solution is |
| That file you deleted was so important. | | | | data recovery software. The data recovery |
| Fortunately there are lots of methods (Data | | | | software should be able to: |
| Recovery Methods) and software (Data Recovery | | | | |
| Software) available to help you get your lost | | | | - Undelete files even after you've shred the |
| files back. | | | | contents of your recycle bin |
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| Let's start by mentioning some possible | | | | - Recover files after you've been infected |
| reasons for the loss of data: | | | | from a malicious threat (trojan, worm or |
| | | | other virus) |
| * You accidentally delete an important file. | | | | |
| Then you immediately shred the contents of | | | | - Recover files from reformatted hard disks |
| your recycle bin | | | | or after your system crashes or your hard |
| | | | disk fails |
| * During today's system crash some files just | | | | |
| disappeared and cannot be located or accessed | | | | - Recover all types of files (all kinds of |
| | | | documents, images, music, videos, email |
| * You format your hard drive but then you | | | | messages, zipped files etc) |
| remember those important .zip files | | | | |
| previously stored in the newly formatted | | | | - Recover data from all types of storage |
| empty medium. | | | | mediums (hard disks, external drives, CD-ROM, |
| | | | usb drives, floppy disks etc) |
| * A power outage prevented some files from | | | | |
| being written to the hard disk. | | | | - Recover files easily and successfully. |
| | | | Should be user-friendly allowing someone with |
| * Data loss can also occur due to physical | | | | no data recovery skills to use it |
| damage of the storage media. For example the | | | | |
| surface of your CD-ROM may be scratched off | | | | - Take/create backups of critical system |
| or your hard disk may suffer from all kinds | | | | files or files you choose |
| of possible mechanical failures. | | | | |
| | | | The best way to avoid data loss is to start |
| ..and the list goes on. | | | | taking backups of your important storage |
| | | | mediums. Either create backups of data on |
| Is Data Recovery Important? | | | | CD-ROMS or use an external drive or zip drive |
| | | | to back up your critical files. If you want |
| Data recovery is a very misunderstood | | | | to go further look for software that |
| concept. A lot of people may not even be | | | | automates the process of backing up and |
| aware of the existence and the importance of | | | | storing your data. These programs are kind of |
| data recovery. Maybe they think of it on a | | | | "set and forget". You set it up to take |
| personal level. The truth is, lost data | | | | backups every hour or every day or month etc. |
| causes financial disasters to companies all | | | | and let the software do the rest. |
| over the world. The cost associated with | | | | |