Category Archives: Recovering Your Data

File recovery after formatting a hard disk

Some people may format their hard drives by accident and seek for some data recovery software to recover file from reformatted hard disk, formatted partitions, re-partitioned hard drives etc. However, you may not know which software should be selected to … Read more »

Undeleting files proves more challenging than deletion

It’s funny how if you wish to permanently remove a file from your Windows based PC or Mac all you need do is select that file and press shift-delete. This process will bypass the Windows recycle bin or Mac trash … Read more »

Basic requirements of modern Mac photo recovery software

I recently downloaded the trial version of a photo recovery for Mac software utility. I was extremely disappointed to discover that this particular program was merely a rehash of an earlier version photo recovery Mac operating system software. Before the … Read more »

Don’t bother with hard drive recovery utilities for memory card use

What program does one use in order to restore files accidentally deleted by reformatting a USB flash drive? Would you use a general purpose hard drive recovery tool? You might but if the files in question were camera Raw files … Read more »

Restoring important files erased through OS reloading

Modern tiny netbooks and other new smart devices such as BlackBerries and Palm Pre phones are used almost exclusively for surfing the Internet. And when one surfs the net more frequently the likelihood of downloading a computer virus or other … Read more »

Resolving problems common in Apple Mac computers

Many people are under the assumption that Mac computer problems are far more expensive and difficult to deal with than those one will run into when using a Windows based PC. This is partially true for Mac file recovery tools … Read more »

Preventing premature permanent email deletion in Outlook software

The first rule when attempting Microsoft Outlook Express recovery or recovery of files when using the larger Outlook e-mail client is to never compact folders before backing up your stored file data. Both Outlook recovery and recovery of Outlook Express … Read more »

What you can do to bring back doubly deleted files

Anyone who has ever accidentally deleted an important file knows that it takes only around 5 seconds before you realize you have made a mistake. Nevertheless it always seems that we realize we need to rescue a lost, damaged or … Read more »

Addressing the problem of a Windows logic crash

Did you know that in 95% of all cases where a Windows blue error screen shows on startup of your computer that the only problem lies in a simple logic crash. A logic crash merely means that important files needed … Read more »

Why even good free file recovery tools aren’t good enough

I was just looking at a great free data recovery tool called Recuva. As free tools go this is probably one of the best. However in a true case of you get what you pay for Recuva has several limitations. … Read more »