There is nothing more frustrating than losing important data for computer users, especially for those who don’t have a habit of backup data. Data retrieval becomes sticky. Prevention is better than cure. Today, I would like to share some useful tips on how to prevent your computer from data loss. At the point these tips is too late to help, as the damage is already done. You can read ahead to learn how to retrieve lost data in Part Two.

Part One. Ways to prevent data loss:

1. Never store your important documents on the same drive as your OS stores.

Your OS will be infected when the virus attacks. The only solution is to format the drive and reinstall the system. If you save your files in the same drive your OS stores, you will lose these files. Therefore, saving your files on another drive would be the safest way. Another excellent alternative is to buy an external hard drive and save your valuable files on it as a backup.

2. Backup your important files regularly.

You are suggested to create regular backups of your files. It will increase your odds of being able to retrieve files from hard drive if you accidently lose your data in the future.

Part Two. How to retrieve lost files if the hard drive has already been corrupted:

If hard drive damage has happened, the first thing cone to your mind is to retrieve data. Don’t worry! Data Recovery Software is an effective and risk-free utility that allows you to retrieve lost, corrupted, formatted, deleted data (include documents, videos, audios, photos and music) from hard drive, partitions, external hard drive, USB flash drive and other portable media, etc. To make out how it operates, read the following easy steps.

Before you get started, go to download data recovery software,get one from: http://www.any-data-recovery.com/product/datarecoverystandard.htm install and run it.

Step 1: On the interface of this program, there are four kinds of recovery mode. Choose one according to your need. (Deleted Recovery for deleted data retrieval, Format Recovery for formatted data retrieval, Partition Recovery for partition retrieval and Raw Recovery for specific type of data retrieval)

Step 2: Here we assume that you just now deleted some files, so click “Deleted Recovery”. And select the partition where you lost your data located.

Step 3: Hit “Scan” to start file retrieval, and this program will list the files you lost. You can preview your lost photos by clicking the thumbnail of it in the column.

Step 4: Tick the files you would like to recover and click “recover”.

Step 5: After it finished file recovery, specify the location of your retrieved files. You need to note that you can’t save them on the same partition where you lost data before.

Step 6: Click “OK” to finish data retrieval.

It is extremely easy for every computer users to retrieve data by using this user-friendly software. So keep two things in your mind: Prevent data loss in advance; don’t lose confidence when you have to retrieve data.

Article Resource:

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