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Software April 2005 • Vol.3 Issue 4 Page(s) 95x in print issue |
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StompSoft RecoverLost Data |
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 StompSoft RecoverLost Data $40 StompSoft (866) 713-7700 (orders and presales questions only) (949) 263-8550 www.stompsoft.com Interface: 5 Performance: 4 Feature set: 4 Documentation: 4 Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 If you're not a forensic scientist, you can play one on your computer. StompSoft's RecoverLost Data is reportedly used by law enforcement to pull files from seized computers; you can use the program to locate missing data on your PC. Criminal activity aside, most computer users have suffered through misplacing or accidentally deleting data. RecoverLost Data braves the aftermath of system crashes, viruses, and reformatting gone awry to perform a solid search-and-rescue mission for lost or deleted files, folders, emails, and drives.  Two Programs In One The software is really two programs in one. The friendly face of RecoverLost Data is an easy-to-use, wizard-like interface that presents several buttons clearly labeled with main tasks. When you want to recover lost data, you just click the Recover Deleted/Lost Files button. The next screen lets you choose between recovering files that you deleted accidentally and attempting to restore data from a damaged hard drive. Pick the most applicable tool, and away you go. No matter which option you choose, the program searches for recoverable files and presents a list of possibilities. As with any undelete program, RecoverLost Data won't be able to tell at first blush whether the file names it finds will actually lead to files that you can recover in their entirety. That's something you'll have to discover by actually attempting to restore particular files. Another option tells RecoverLost Data to search for deleted email files from programs such as Outlook. Once the program locates an email database, it will actually hunt through the database for individual email messages. The next screen shows a list of emails with dates and subject lines. A preview button displays the text itself. This is great for saving a few important emails from a large file. When you need more detailed tools or the job seems to require advanced techniques, you can click the Advanced Data Recovery button. This leads to an entirely separate interface with a variety of menus and options. Along with simply finding files, the advanced version of the program can show previews of potentially recoverable files so you can quickly zero in on the right one. RecoverLost Data can also display files in hexadecimal format, which lets advanced users repair corrupted sections before they recover data. Special Features Hard drive experts will like the program's ability to focus in on individual drive clusters for scanning. If you know the data you are looking for must reside in a particular location, you can search that location specifically without going through the lengthy procedure of scanning the entire drive. Another nice feature of RecoverLost Data is its two modes of operation. In the normal mode, you can simply install the program on your hard drive and use it when necessary to find deleted files. In this mode the software functions as a Recycle Bin protector, as well, giving you a second chance to save files Windows has deleted. Alternatively, you can run RecoverLost Data from a CD or flash drive. This avoids the ironic situation where installing an undelete utility inadvertently overwrites the very file you want to attempt to recover. Support An 88-page Users Guide should help you out of most jams, but if you're really stuck, you can contact tech support. Weekday telephone support is available at no charge for 90 days, and Web support is always free. In the best case scenario, you won't want to wait for a crisis to install RecoverLost Data; play detective now so you can more easily find the files when the need arises.  by Anne Steyer Phelps
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