Are there any *free* software for file recovery?

Thank you.

Re: Why are the recovery software so expensive? by D

D
Mon Apr 25 07:25:40 CDT 2005

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"john" <anonymous@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Are there any *free* software for file recovery?
>
> Thank you.
>
>



Re: Why are the recovery software so expensive? by Malke

Malke
Mon Apr 25 07:43:00 CDT 2005

john wrote:

> Are there any *free* software for file recovery?
>
> Thank you.

Lots of people like Restoration from here:
http://www.geocities.jp/br_kato/

I've never used it. If you Google "free data recovery software", you'll
get millions of hits to check out:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=free+data+recovery+software&btnG=Google+Search

Malke
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Re: Why are the recovery software so expensive? by Galen

Galen
Mon Apr 25 09:35:32 CDT 2005

In news:%2337vYmYSFHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
john <anonymous@discussion.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Are there any *free* software for file recovery?
>
> Thank you.

Data Recovery Tools:
http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/system/fwdatarecovery.html

Galen
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Re: Why are the recovery software so expensive? by john

john
Wed May 04 14:15:10 CDT 2005

There are tons, and if you have a logical problem, like you deleted
files or reformatted the drive, you should try them. If the drive's
physically damaged, it's best to take it to a recovery company like ESS
Data Recovery, which offers a free evaluation of a hard drive...if you
run a quick-fix on a physical problem it can make it much worse by
putting the drive under increased stress. The reason the companies are
so expensive is that they have very high tech equipment (specifically
clean rooms and such) and highly trained individuals. If you find a
cheap data recovery company...well, you probably found a CHEAP data
recovery company, and they'll end up ruining your drive.

Hope that helps.