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.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

In case of a data loss scenario, Data Recovery Software is the first choice of all computer users. Considering the wide range of data recovery utilities available today, it is difficult to decide which data recovery software is the best. The features included in the article are very helpful in choosing a better data recovery software. According to me, apart from being easy to use, a data recovery software should be capable of recovering lost data even from the worst data loss situations.