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The first step is to use an anti-virus and to use the operating systems own devices. A CHKDSK or a defragmentation, and a full scan with the latest anti-virus software, may occasionally do the trick. These are just the initial stages in the process of lost data recovery.
If these do not work, then download some free software from sites such as download.com and freeware.com. They may be only demos, but they will be able to tell you if your data is recoverable, and you can then purchase the full software.
These softwares are very useful for data recovery when your drive has just been formatted, or when you have had to reinstall the operating system, or when the entire contents of your drive have vanished somewhere in your computer. They will first analyze the problem, locate the files and then ask you as to where you need to do a recovery – the entire hard disk or the USB drive or the CD’s or just one partition of the hard disk. It is always recommended that you a recovery of all the sectors of the hard disks.
There are situations when none of these do-it-yourself systems suffice. This is generally due to a physical problem in the hard disk. Then the data recovery software cannot reach the hard disk and further personal attempts will probably make the situation worse. At this point, use the help of a professional. Let them take it to a data recovery lab and your data back to you. And next time, just remember to keep taking regular backups in an external drive!
- the basics of how to do data recovery
- useful software for data recovery
- additional information on how to get back lost data
Data loss is probably the most common problem faced by computer users all over the world. Whether it is a computer malfunction and the computer will not boot itself, or whether it is a virus which is corrupting your files, your main concern always is to recover the data from the computer. Recovering deleted emails, or files deleted from CD’s or DVD’s, or even recovering lost photos from a personal computer, the processes are simple.
The first step is to use an anti-virus and to use the operating systems own devices. A CHKDSK or a defragmentation, and a full scan with the latest anti-virus software, may occasionally do the trick. These are just the initial stages in the process of lost data recovery.
If these do not work, then download some free software from sites such as download.com and freeware.com. They may be only demos, but they will be able to tell you if your data is recoverable, and you can then purchase the full software.These softwares are very useful for data recovery when your drive has just been formatted, or when you have had to reinstall the operating system, or when the entire contents of your drive have vanished somewhere in your computer. They will first analyze the problem, locate the files and then ask you as to where you need to do a recovery – the entire hard disk or the USB drive or the CD’s or just one partition of the hard disk. It is always recommended that you a recovery of all the sectors of the hard disks.
A HDD Regenerator can also work well if your hard disk has been damaged due to bad sectors which cannot be repaired just by defragmentation. Once again, first try out the free demo to check whether it is worth downloading the entire process.
There are situations when none of these do-it-yourself systems suffice. This is generally due to a physical problem in the hard disk. Then the data recovery software cannot reach the hard disk and further personal attempts will probably make the situation worse. At this point, use the help of a professional. Let them take it to a data recovery lab and your data back to you. And next time, just remember to keep taking regular backups in an external drive!