Do you Really Need it?
Most people think all you need to do is run hard drive
recovery software. Easy, peasy they say. Abracadabra — all
your files are back.
Or are they?
What is Hard Drive Recovery Software and How Does It Work?
If you accidently delete a file or lose all of your files
because of a system crash or virus, hard disk recovery
software may be able to recover the file(s) from your hard
drive by “scouring the drive,
locating recoverable data, piecing it back together, and
providing it in a salvageable format.”
When you delete a file on your computer, it goes to the
recycle bin. If you empty the recycle bin, the file is still
not totally removed. Instead, the file remains “hidden” on
your computer, the path to the file is removed, and the
space is designated as available for other files. If the
operating system does not use that available space by
overwriting another file, the deleted file can stay on your
hard drive for years.
The Problems with Hard Disk Recovery Software
So Many Solutions, Not Enough Time
There are many data
recovery tools and software available, each with
different features and capabilities. Multiple vendors all
claim to be the “#1 Data Recovery Software” and that they
can salvage data from any drive. There’s even free data recovery
software.
There’s a lot to choose from and deciding which is best is
complicated. Usually, if you are considering data recovery
software, you have already lost your precious data and are
under pressure. Your search for the right tool or software
is reactive. You are in an emergency situation, need to get
your file(s) back fast, and do not have time to research,
test, and wait — yes, many of these tools can take hours to
retrieve (or not retrieve) your file(s) and other
alternatives require expensive consultants and/or ask you to
ship the disk drive directly to a vendor.
Free is Not Free
Software vendors are in the business to make money, so anything that is offered “free” is not really free. For example, a TalkTechtoMe review of supposedly free software received the comment that “none of these programs are FULLY functional as is...Not one of them will get your files back in their entirety without asking you to upgrade or pay for a registration key. Some limit the amount of data or number of files you can get…Looking through all these bogus tools has been a total waste.”
No 100% Data Recovery Guarantee
Hard drive recovery software can be inconsistent. Recently, TopTenReviews ranked The Best Data Recovery Software of 2017 and noted that even the best has problems:
- Not all “found files” are recoverable — many can be empty or unusable fragments, headers without content, pictures only half complete, etc.
- Inconsistent results — consecutive scans reported different results, not exactly providing confidence about what data is recoverable.
Here’s the Kicker: Not Everything is
Recoverable
If your files are overwritten or if your disk has failed, no
hard disk recovery software can recover your files. Think
there might not be any harm in trying? Think again. Even
experienced users trying to recover data from a failed or
failing disk by themselves can easily result in further or
even permanent data loss.
Only a data recovery expert can possibly retrieve files from
an overwritten or failed drive. But this is often expensive
and can take a lot of time; you often need to ship your
system out and be without it for a few days to
weeks.
Fortunately, there is a better way to ensure you protect
your data.
A Sure-Fire Way to Recover 100% of Your Lost Data Fast
Back up your data. It’s that simple. Just to reiterate: always back up your data. You won’t ever need hard disk recovery software and you will never lose a file. What’s more, you won’t waste time or money researching what to do in an emergency “lost file” situation. Even better, you will have peace of mind always knowing your data — files, videos, photos, operating system, and settings — everything is protected 100 percent of the time.
Be Prepared — Data Loss Always Happens
Consider all the ways you can lose data. For example, how
many times has your computer failed because of a hardware
problem — your disk drive crashes for example? According to
a recent study, survival rates of hard disk drives over a
three-year period can be anywhere from 97% to 74%, dependent
upon the manufacturer / model. That means that in the worst
case, 1 in 4 hard drives can crash over a three-year period
resulting in complete data loss. Remember, data recovery
software does NOT recover files from failed hard drives,
which means you must engage a specialist to try and recover
your data — at a high cost for professional services plus
the cost associated with no computer access for days or
weeks.
Here’s a better option: Be prepared. Proactively back up
your system with backup
software like Acronis True Image 2019.
There are many other reasons to back up your data in
addition to averting an eventual hard drive failure. These
include user errors, security breaches and viruses, loss or
theft of your device, natural or man-made disasters,
software errors, and problems with software and hardware
updates and upgrades. You can bet that at least one of these
events will happen to you at least once, if not more often.
Recover Everything with The #1 Personal Backup Software
Acronis True Image 2019 protects everything with full
image backup of Windows and Mac: the operating
system, programs, settings, files, and boot information. You
can back up to external drives, NAS devices, network shares,
and the cloud with just two clicks. You can also protect
smartphones and tablets: back up iPhones, iPads, and Android
devices, and Facebook social media feeds. You can remotely
back up for others anywhere in the world and manage
everything from a touch-friendly online dashboard. And, you
can easily recover just one file or your entire
system.
With Acronis True Image 2019, you can also recover data from
multiple family devices that are backed
up to the cloud, including Windows and macOS
computers, smartphones, and tablets. When you back up to the
cloud, you can access your files from a web browser and
resume working on data immediately, even if you need to use
a different computer.
In addition to ensuring you can recover 100 percent of your
data — regardless of the event that caused data loss —
Acronis True Image 2019 is less expensive than most hard
disk recovery software.
Why pay up to $99
for data recovery software that won’t recover 100
percent of data when you can pay less, up to half, for a
backup
solution that recovers 100
percent of your data, anytime,
anywhere?
Plus, it’s so easy there’s no reason not to use it.
It’s Just Easier, Less Expensive, and Better to Back up
Hard disk recovery software does not recover 100 percent of
your data, is time consuming to buy and try, and is
typically more expensive than Acronis. To properly protect
your data and files, be proactive, back up your entire
computer with Acronis True Image 2019. Enjoy peace of mind
knowing that no matter what happens to your computer, your
disk drive, or your data, you can always recover everything!
What’s more, you can also protect multiple family computers
and mobile devices as well.
Want to see for yourself? Try Acronis True Image 2019 by
clicking here.
