Filerecovery: Selecting the Right Solution for Your Situation

By searching for the phrase filerecovery, you are on the right track to recovering your data. Your key to selecting the most appropriate filerecovery solution is to have at least basic understanding of the data recovery categories, so that you are in the best position to select a reliable solution.

First, read this insight

Are you currently working with computer you want to recover data from? If so, I suggest you go to another computer to continue your filerecovery search. This is because your data can be overwritten while you are looking for a solution. Kinda defeats the purpose, right? Also, I suggest that you do not continually reboot your computer as this can write over your data, too. If you would like to read more about these intro precautions, go read this sound advice written by our file recovery Atlanta technicians.

Finally, filerecovery software, which we will talk about in a minute, is a solution you may want to use. Do not download it to your problem computer because this can also destroy your data. Now, let's find you a filerecovery solution...

Filerecovery is categorized in three main areas

1. Restoring an accidentally deleted file.
2. Recovering a lost, corrupt, or damaged file.
3. Understanding what to do when your computer fails to boot to the desktop at startup.

Accidentally deleted files

Try searching the computer's trash bin and also use the search box from the start menu to locate the file. If this falls short, you can recover the file with an undelete utility.

Lost, corrupt, or damaged files

Lost or corrupt files can be recovered by standard filerecovery programs, but they fail more times than not, because the file system is not intact. All this means, is that it structure of system in which the files reside has been change. When this happens you must use data recovery software because they can also address altered file systems.

Few programs address damaged files, but they are available.

Failure to access desktop files

If you cannot even acces your desktop files, even the best file recovery software is probably not the answer. Most likely, you will not be able to handle this on your own, unless you are familiar with boot diskettes, cloning and imaging devices, and cleanroom technologies. In this circumstance, it is in your best interest to contact an experienced professional immediately. Otherwise, you could cause permanent damage to your data.

The first step

If you already know what has happened to your data, or if you now have an understanding of what your situation is from the filerecovery categories, look through the product area to see which ones meet your needs. I suggest you create two different recovery programs, so that if one fails, you have a second one to get started immediately. If filerecovery and data recovery software are not working, start looking for services, although this option can be much more expensive.