What You Should Know About Data Recovery Software



Thinking about using commercial data recovery software, or even a free file recovery utility, to recover your lost data? While many companies offer disk recovery software, there is important information you should know before attempting a do-it-yourself recovery of your data.


Are free data recovery utilities safe to use?

Reputable data recovery applications — utilities that have proper safety measures built-in to ensure that your data is not further compromised by using them — are very complex applications that require significant development investment, and are very unlikely to be free, or even cheap. Most professionally-produced data recovery software tools, even those designed for the average consumer use, cost $150 or more.

Rather than risking permanent data loss by attempting to use free data recovery software, let Lenovo Data Recovery perform a free diagnostic evaluation of your disk or drive in our recovery labs by one of our highly-skilled technicians.

For no charge, we will give you an evaluation report, detailing what the status of your media is, and what it will take to recover your lost files. There's absolutely no obligation, and you won't pay for any evaluation fees or labor, even if you decide not to use our service. Call us today and we'll answer any of your questions!



Can I use data recovery software to recover the files on my own?

While it's true that many companies sell data recovery software, what they don't tell you is that many causes of data loss cannot be fixed through software alone. No matter how reputable the company or how good the software, no application will ever be able to recover data in cases where there is physical damage to the media itself (such as a hard drive head crash, scratched media from dust or dirt), where the read/write heads of the disk drive are not functioning, or when the electronics of the drive itself are not functioning properly.

Additionally, using data recovery software with any hard drive, removable disk or other media requires attempting to access the data stored on the disk. If you have experienced data loss, one of the best ways to prevent further data loss (or even permanent, unrecoverable data loss) is to stop accessing the media for any purposes.

Warning: If the files were originally lost because of damage to the media or electronics of the drive, using the drive further — even to read from the disk — subjects your data to additional risk. Never run data recovery software on any drive or disk which has obvious signs of physical damage or that is exhibiting any unusual noise.

Most reputable data recovery utilities cost several hundred dollars, and in many cases may still not be able to recover the data you are looking for. Rather than spending money for an uncertain outcome, call an Lenovo Data Recovery expert today & we'll perform a risk-free, no-obligation evaluation of your media in our labs, free of charge. Our recovery technicians will immediately begin evaluating your media, and we'll send you an evaluation report letting you know exactly what can be recovered, and what it will take to recover the files.

There's absolutely no obligation, and you won't pay for any evaluation fees or labor, even if you decide not to use our service. Call us today and we'll answer any of your questions!



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