Electronic File Recovery

What sort of PCs functions constitute undeleting?

Very often in the field of data recovery and in the information technology field in general words are created that have no prior meaning but serve well to explain a specific function. Such is the case with the word undelete. When we restore or reconstruct a single file or an entire folder structure we use [...]

Picture recovery software usage is on the rise

As digital cameras have become more sophisticated and camera memory cards have increased in capacity the need for quality photo recovery software has skyrocketed. Whether you prefer to use a Windows based PC or an Apple Mac to download your pictures onto and edit them the process of successfully transferring digital image files from a [...]

Choosing the best software for media file recovery applications

Data recovery software can be expensive. A quality suite of file recovery tools might cost as much as $300 if one wishes to be ready to solve any file recovery puzzle when needed to. For this reason is always wise to seek out file recovery utilities that have more than one specific function. Yes, it [...]

Outlook repair tool features to take note of

While there are quite a few different Microsoft Outlook recovery programs available these differ greatly in their design and ability. Most Microsoft Outlook message loss is a result of exceeding the Outlook inbox 2 GB size limitation. The size limitation is set within the special PST file database Outlook uses to store all message and [...]

Examining erased recycle and trash bin data

When you delete a file while using Windows you place that file into a unique status. While not fully deleted, the contents of the file are no longer in their original place on your computer’s hard disk drive. The contents are actually copied to a new folder (recycler) and given a new name in the [...]

Digital photograph recovery on PCs and Macs

Perhaps the most common need for data recovery arises in the field of digital photography. The reason for this is simply that most other types of files can be reproduced. One can locate the original data in a word file and usually piece together a second copy of a report or other document. But photographs [...]

Recovering photos accidentally lost in transfer

When we connect our digital camera to our computer by means of a USB cable or insert the memory card from that camera into the card reader slot of our personal computer we begin a process of conversion that changes the original file format of the digital photograph to that of a more common file [...]

Understanding types of lost files to improve recovery odds

When we discover a need to recover lost data the first thing we must ask ourselves is what type of data or files have we lost? There are available many different types of data recovery tools. Usually these tools are designed each for a specific file category such as image files and digital photographs or [...]

Recovering files erased beyond basic deletion

There are quite a few programs available purporting to be able to recover deleted files. However only the best of these have the ability to locate and recover files that have been deleted by emptying the Windows recycle bin. When you place a file in the Windows recycle bin in a sense it is no [...]

Variations in available programs for data recovery

Most of the data recovery software available on the market today differs greatly one program to the next. The most common gauge of this difference is strength or as used in the information technology world robustness. For example, almost every data recovery tool can scan through a computer hard drive and recognize recently deleted files. [...]