Most people like to think that they’ll never have to worry about using a data recovery service. They believe that their machines are infallible, or that no matter what they do to their computer or other data device, it will always boot back up if you turn it off and back on again. And they’re usually right. Today’s operating systems are quite good about backing up data for you so that you can usually restore your computer to an operable state with just a few steps.
Every once in a while, though, something really bad happens to your device, and no matter what you do, you can’t find the file you lost, or get your computer to start up when you turn it on, or get it to go past the opening screen. When that happens, you may need the magic touch of a professional data recovery team like the pros at Fields Data Recovery. Before you call in the pros, though, there are a few things you can try.
If You Accidentally Deleted a File
It happens to the best of us – a little slip of the mouse and – oh, no! You’ve just deleted the paper that’s due tomorrow and that you’ve slaved over all week long. There’s no need to panic – yet. When you tell Windows to delete a file, the operating system doesn’t actually delete it immediately. Instead, it “moves” it to your Recycle Bin just in case you really didn’t mean it. If you accidentally deleted a file, or if you went to open it and it’s just not there, your first step is to check your Recycle Bin to see if it’s there. You’ll find your Recycle Bin on your Desktop. Just double-click on it to open it and check the list of files. If your file is there, right-click on it to open the context menu, and click on Restore File to put it back where it belongs.
If it’s not there – say, because you already emptied the Recycle Bin, or because you deleted it from your mailbox, which doesn’t empty to the Recycle Bin – you still don’t have to panic. Depending on how long it’s been since you deleted the file, there’s a good chance that it’s still there. When you permanently delete a file, Windows doesn’t actually delete it. Instead, it marks the first sector to let the computer know that it can reuse the segments of the disk on which the data is written. The chances of the data actually being overwritten increase with time and computer use. That’s why the first thing you need to do when you realize that your file is neither where it should be nor in the Recycle Bin is to stop using your computer.
From there, you have two choices. You can either attempt to recover your data using data recovery software, or you can call in a pro operation like Fields Data Recovery services. Because attempts to recover data from a hard drive can actually wipe out the data you’re trying to recover if you’re not careful, you should always contract with a professional data recovery service if your data is irreplaceable or vitally important.
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