Monday, November 12, 2007

Which Data Recovery Software should I get?

The best data recovery software should be feature-rich, easy to use and effective at recovering lost data. It should have abundant search options and comprehensive help and support.

Features

  • Handles various forms of Data Loss

    • Accidental Deletion or Formatting
    • Emptying from Recycle Bin
    • Corrupted or Damaged Files
    • Virus Attacks
    • Bad Sectors
  • Supports various Media
    • Desktop(PC) and Laptop Hard Disk
    • Portable External Hard Disk
    • USB Flash Device like Thumbdrive
    • Digital Card Media (Flash Memory/Memory Card for Digital Camera, Mobile Phone, etc)
      • Secure Digital (SD) Card
      • miniSD and microSD Card
      • CompactFlash (CF) Card
      • EXtreme Digital (xD) Card, EXtreme Digital (xD) Picture Card
      • Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Duo (MSD), Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick Micro (M2)
      • Multi Media Card (MMC)
  • Supports various Disk Interfaces
    • IDE(PATA)
    • SATA
    • SCSI
  • Supports various Filesystems
    • NTFS
    • FAT12, FAT16, FAT32
    • EXTFS2 or EXTFS3 (Linux)
    • HFS, HFS (Apple MacOS)
  • Optionally Supports RAID
  • Ease of Installation and Use

  • Data Recovery Effectiveness

    • Effectively and Efficiently find and restore data without problems.

  • Search Capabilities

    • Wide array of search tools to find lost data by Name, Date Created or Extension.

  • Help/Documentation

    FAQs, User Guides, Help Manuals, Contextual Help and Manufacturer's Website or Contact Information.