subject: Benefiting From Your Data Recovery Disk [print this page] Most computers come with a data recovery diskMost computers come with a data recovery disk. This disk can take care of the majority of problems that might arise with your computer, specifically concerning your hard drive, drivers, applications and system components. There are two types of data recovery disks. The one in which you saved all of your data files and the other that recovers your operating system files.
The best way to ensure the security of data files like email, documents and zip files is to back them up regularly on a rewritable CD disc (CD/RW). Getting the rewritable disc enables you to keep saving to the same disc rather than using multiple disc, as you would have to do with CD/RS. These blank discs for saving data files are available at any place you get office supplies.
If backups have not been sufficient to recover all your data, you can get a data recovery disc. Some recovery disks are designed for a specific problem you might have such as lost email. Other recovery discs will address various problems, including email, images and data files.
You can also purchase data recovery discs depending on the type of data recovery. Many discs run to fix specific problems. You can run data recovery for just e-mail, image or picture files, data on removable devices and data stored on your hard drive. Many discs can also recover more than one type of data.
Some of these discs work with all kinds of files, including images, email and documents of various kinds. Other discs specialize in one particular kind of file. Once you have recovered your files, you will surely remember to do regular backups in the future.
There are some occasions when it is impossible to recover your data. People have odd ways of trying to fix their computers particularly if they know nothing about them. Many people tap their hard drive (or hit), they drop their computer from the height of a table, and they may freeze or heat their hard drive. Some people get lucky but the vast majority kill their hard drive when they could have easily saved it.
Also, it's not a good idea to heat up or freeze a hard drive, although some people have tried it and ruined their hard drives. Once these kinds of things are done to a computer, the hard drive and data is usually lost for good. If your best efforts to recover data and restore operating systems have failed, get some help from a professional.
Computers fail for many reasons, so the important thing is to be prepared. Back up your data files regularly and keep your operating system disk in a safe place. Whatever you do, don't damage your hard drive by taking extreme measures. You can always take the computer in to a professional for repair if you can't fix the problem; that will definitely be a lot cheaper than buying a new computer.
