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Data recovery software risks are avoidable. According to Computer Troubleshooters, half the critical corporate data is held on laptop and desktop units. Thirty percent of companies questioned claim they have no program in place to recover data in the event of a loss. Without doubt, any firm, regardless of its size, admitting to this mistake will face consequences. In particular, if technical or human error caused the data loss.
Data recovery company professionals know how devastating a loss of vital media or documents can be. Whether you accidentally format a memory card without backing pictures or videos up to your computer, or your hard drive becomes damaged, losing data can be a problem. Likewise, it creates tension on a personal and professional level.
When this happens, you may feel tempted to try data recovery software. This may seem like a quick, easy solution. But, there are risks involved with downloading software programs.
Installing Software may Overwrite your “Lost” Data.
You realize data is missing because you’ve deleted files & emptied your recycle bin. Similarly, you might have formatted your hard drive. Afterwards, you might download and install a free data-recovery program. Believe it or not, this can make the problem worse. When you delete data or format your drive, the data itself disappears from the drive’s table of contents. Thus, it’s only temporarily overwritten. When you install a new program, it can overwrite the data already there. Especially, eliminating your most important files.
Data Recovery Software Risks and Failure to Evaluate Lost Data.
When you download software, it may help you recover data. But, it won’t evaluate your hardware and identify technical flaws. Therefore, if you lost your data once, it may happen again if the hard drive is experiencing problems. You may have corrupt firmware or modules, crashed heads, or even scratches on the platter. Thus, software cannot help with these problems. Only trained, experienced eProvided data recovery professionals can. If the device becomes badly damaged, no software will ever see the memory device at all. Therefore, it will never show up as a drive letter.
Failing Drives can Receive Increasing Damage.
When you run a data recovery utility on a damaged drive, this will, of course, make the heads attempt to read sectors which may be failing — this will create a domino effect, making the bad heads even worse: continuing damage, potentially causing irreversible destruction. Even worse, all of this will be for nothing. Recovery software can’t retrieve data on SSD drives with physical problems. Some hard drives won’t appear at all.
Software won’t scan with Reliable Accuracy.
Software scans your drive to find data that’s recoverable. Therefore, it will bypass any bad sectors or even crash when it finds one. To this end, this can lead to numerous problems. For example, it makes sense that software will skip over trouble spots. All in all, it may miss vital data contained within. Also, it can take dozens of attempts before the software discerns the sector is bad. By the time it does, any damage may have already been done.
Threat of Viruses.
You’ll likely want to go for a cheaper option when searching for data recovery software. Particularly, if the data you’ve lost is more ‘lightweight’ in value. These may be documents or media you want retrieved. In addition, you won’t necessarily lose anything by not restoring them. Your budget may prevent you from paying for more reputable software. Indeed, if you buy without reading any reviews or checking its reputation, you could be downloading a program loaded with malware. In other words, causing further damage.
Data recovery software risks specialists.
Regardless of the value attached to your lost data, you should contact data recovery specialists, such as those at eProvided. We’ll take a look at your hard drive, locate the source of the problem, and use various techniques to retrieve missing data. In other words, If we can’t help (rare cases), we’ll be honest, and explain why. Want to know more? No problem, give us a call toll-free 1-866-587-5950!