Two of the most difficult types of files to recover from accidental deletion are Windows recycle bin files and improperly saved Windows Microsoft Word documents. In both cases when using a manually processing data recovery tool you must sift through thousands of files in order to find the exact ones you are looking for. Recycle [...]
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Do you know the difference between ANSI code and Unicode? I have looked at the characters for these using a hex editor and when examined as hexidecimal numbers they seem identical. Apparently they are not, for when one attempts to access files from a Microsoft Outlook 2003 PST file on Windows 7 the data is [...]
There are two scenarios wherein NTFS partition recovery must be enacted so as to either render a computer operable or rescue from a hard drive partition contained files. In theory the former has a ready solution of using an NTFS partition recovery tool to compare operating system file structure and from that comparison determine which [...]
Very often people write to me and ask how they might recover an unsaved Microsoft Word file. Invariably the reason behind their request is an accidental failure to save a file before closing it. Most of these people are surprised to learn that Microsoft Office products such as Word and Excel have a built in [...]
I have just completed researching methods to recover deleted photos from SD card digital storage. SD cards are the most popular solid state digital media storage format. These are designed for use with most popular digital cameras and many music playing devices. They may also be used in lieu of a USB flash drive for [...]
Before you reformat any digital storage device on any type of that drive you should reconsider the process. If you have files stored on any digital media such as a USB flash drive and are directed to reformat that device do not act quickly to do so. It is always better to attempt data recovery [...]
It is always easy to affect a data recovery project prior to reformatting of a partition or an entire hard drive. In fact the ideal scenario is one where our computer is working perfectly and we are able to download a data recovery software utility onto a separate partition on our computer’s hard drive. This [...]
Microsoft Outlook is extraordinarily prone to and susceptible to inbox damage. The reasons for this are numerous. To begin with many versions of Outlook are saddled with a 2 GB folder size limit. Exceed this limit and part if not all of the application functions shutdown. The Microsoft Outlook application operates through what is known [...]
Many USB flash drive devices use a combination of static ram and flash memory. The static ram is activated when power is applied to the device. Usually this allows the flash drive to boot itself and perform such basic functions as connect to your PC and open built in applications. These applications can be anything [...]
If your car needed repairs and the price the mechanic was going to charge was $2000 but you discovered you could fix it yourself spending only $100, surely you would jump on that opportunity. Unfortunately, car repairs are seldom possible on a do it yourself basis. When your computer’s hard drive suffers a logic crash [...]