File Recovery Prevention Tips

Have You Ever Deleted a File and Later Realized You Needed it?

It really isn't too hard to get it back...if it is still in the recycle bin! But what do you do if the file has been removed from the recycle bin? How do you recover those files?

You will be relieved to know that when you delete a file it is not entirely gone. Having the right file recovery tools can help.

Where Do Deleted Files Go?

Think of your hard drive as a jungle of information. Your operating system holds a map to that jungle. The map tells the operating system where to recover the file. When you choose to delete a file, your computer simply removes the coordinates to the location on the map. It does not actually remove the file in the jungle.

File recovery tools do not use the map to locate data. They scan the jungle to locate your data.

Your data on the hard drive is stored in pieces. You may have piece #1 located in a different place than where piece #2 is located. File recovery software tools locate all of the pieces and put them together into one file.

Just because you think you may have lost your essential data doesn't necessarily mean it is gone.

Here are some steps that will help in file recovery:

File Recovery Prevention Step #1: Software

Software tools are the most efficient way to file recovery. It allows you to scan your whole computer accurately and discover the files pieces. Software tools will tell you exactly what is on the hard drive and not what is on the map.

File Recovery Prevention Step #2: Backup media

You can store your data on removable hard drives and diskettes. This allows a copy to be stored some where else rather on the hard drive of your computer. File recovery is effective this way, but keep in mind the space that is needed for the amount of data you want to store.

File Recovery Prevention Step #3: Security

File recovery can be prevented with the proper security measures. Make sure your operating system is up-to-date and your anti-virus software is current on virus definitions. Security programs, like firewalls and encryption methods, will help.

File Recovery Prevention Step #4: Power Surges

Surge protectors are a smart idea. There are several inexpensive surge protectors out there that have a life span of 30 min to a few hours. This will give you enough time to save the current data you are working on and shut down your system until the power in back on. I have known many people that have lost data and the computer itself because of a power outage.

File recovery is important for many reasons and most files can be recovered most of the time if needed. Recover My Files is data recovery made easy!