IS YOUR DATA REALLY LOST?

In the event of a disaster (data loss), all isn't always lost, during this article we'll guide you within the use of varied tools which will assist you recover your data and, just in case they're unable to try to so, we'll also recommend an infallible company in these conflicts.

Although no data recovery system can substitute for normal backups, it's not uncommon to skip this advisable measure until it's too late. Luckily, once the knowledge has disappeared, not everything is lost, the info recovery tools are ready to analyze our disk drive in search of knowledge that has been deleted and to recover a large amount of it. However, we must bear in mind that time is running against us. It is quite feasible to recover a file that we've just deleted, although we will hardly save those we destroyed months ago.

Step 1. Avoid scares

Recycle bin in Windows is seen as a hindrance. However, this system is easy to use and requires no more than a few thousandths of a second. If at the time of deleting a file we do it using the “Shift + Delete key combination”, the deletion will be permanent and irreversible.

But once we've lost the knowledge, is it possible to recover it? The answer is yes, although an outsized number of things inherit play. Understanding what happens once we delete a file is significant to avoid making mistakes during the method.

When we delete a file, actually, the OS doesn't delete each and each one among the bits that structure the knowledge, what it does is mark that space as empty, but the knowledge remains there, expecting new data to arrive to exchange it. Therefore, if we are ready to locate those areas of the disk, we will theoretically recover our information. This is where data recovery programs inherit play. However, not everything is so simple. With normal use of our PC, we'll be writing information to the disk, which may attend the sectors that we would like to recover. As a rule of thumb: the more we've written on disk, the less chance we'll need to save our files.

 

Data recovery process

Step 2. The partitions

When we have lost a file, two things can happen: that it's found on the system partition or on a secondary partition. In the event that the affected partition is that the system partition, we must immediately close up the pc and take away the disk, to put it as a secondary one on another PC. The reason is that with just daily use, Windows already writes an outsized amount of knowledge to disk.

Once this is often done, we'll get a knowledge recovery tool, which we'll see below, and that we will always install it on a special partition than the one that contained our information. After completing an analysis, we'll be asked for the trail where the files that we would like to recover the files are going to be placed. If we've learned our lesson, we'll already know that it should be in an isolated partition.

One factor which will add our favor is that the degree of disc fragmentation. If it's low, we'll have a far better chance of achieving good results. As you never know what may happen, it's advisable to always keep your disk in good order, defragmenting it on a daily basis. As another value, this may allow us to always squeeze it to the utmost of its possibilities.

And finally, a warning. Something that we should always not do under any circumstances is attempt to open or manipulate the within of our disk, since, during this way, additionally to losing the warranty of the disk, we risk losing the knowledge permanently.

Step 3. File recovery

Few data recovery software are really very efficient. Software aimed toward recovering deleted files on a Windows PC, from the Recycle Bin, memory card, MP3 player, etc.

Choose file that got deleted. If it's a group of files, we'll select others to recover all of them. Next, we will choose the route or unit that we are going to analyze. On the last screen before we start, we'll see an option called Activate Deep Scan which can bring out files that might not normally appear. But beware, the analysis time will go from a couple of minutes to hours.

Once the inspection has concluded, we'll be shown an inventory with all the files found , also as an indicator that, counting on the color (green, yellow or red), will alert us to the integrity of the file. Depending on this factor, we'll recover all the info or only a percentage of it, which can end in corrupted photos or texts partially converted into unintelligible characters.