When Do You Need Data Recovery Software?

We setup a few basic scenarios to test Dr. Fone to get a feel for how it works, and its overall effectiveness at data recovery for Android devices. Dr. Fone for Android advertises an expansive list of applications including:

• Files damaged by viruses
• Corrupted or accidentally deleted SD card files
• User error, such as hard shut downs
• File system corruptions and collapses due to ejecting memory
• Operating system corruption
• File allocation table corruption

We decided to replicate a virus attack/OS corruption and accidental deletion of SD card data, as these two tests address the core functionality that would allow successful data recovery android devices.

Virus Attack and OS Corruption

The first test for Dr. Fone was to find and restore files that were lost as a result of a virus attack and subsequent restore of the OS to salvage the phone. We purposefully downloaded and executed a known infected app which began causing sporadic behavior of the phone. This effectively emulated a virus attack, and the subsequent OS corruption that can often occur. To remedy the problem, we reloaded the OS, but purposefully did not restore selected files. We then used Dr. Fone for Android to recover the files. Much to our delight the files were easily recovered and functioned properly when opened after restoration.

Accidental SD Card Deletion

Next we tested how well Dr. Fone could resurrect files that were accidentally deleted from our phone’s SD card. This test was straight forward, as we merely formatted the SD card that contained a bunch of audio files to emulate the accidental deletion. We even took it a step further and wrote a bit of new data to the SD card. Dr. Fone for Android was able to locate and restore all of our audio files without any corruption. The simple user interface made the entire process simple and quick, and the results were impressive.

Conclusion

Dr. Fone for Android is highly reviewed in multiple online publications including tucows.com and softronic.com. This is largely because the software does exactly what it says it can, and does it well. If you’re looking for the best Android data recovery software available, look no further than Dr. Fone for Android. With its simple user interface, low installation space requirements, and free customer support, it’s the perfect balance of ease of use, and power. With a free trial available, there is no reason not to give Dr. Fone for Android a shot today!

How Does It Work?

Microsoft Office Recovery allows users to quickly regain access to Microsoft Office applications.  The software can recover Office passwords for all MS Office applications regardless of password length, use of special characters, or even foreign languages.

The Microsoft Office Password Recovery software is exceedingly easy to use. Two steps are all it takes to locate and recover your Microsoft Office passwords.  Office Password Recovery first scans for applications, and then recovers the passwords for each Microsoft Office Application selected.

Simple And Effective

To test the software we password protected a few Excel, Publisher, Word, and Outlook files.  We then opened Office Password Recovery and scanned for the files we couldn’t open.  Within minutes Microsoft Office Password Recovery granted us access to the files in question and each of the files was in perfect working condition with all data properly located.

Office Password Recovery carries a Softpedia 100% spyware, adware, virus free certification, so you can be sure you’re not downloading a backdoor client veiled as an important tool.  What is more, you can try before you buy, with a free scan straight from the manufacturer’s website.

Conclusion

If you need to gain access to password protected Microsoft Office files, check out Office Password Recovery.  The software is straight forward with a simple interface, and works as advertised.

In using Stellar Windows Data Recovery, we found the software extremely powerful and efficient in terms of installation space and resource requirements.  This was a welcome change from other data recovery tools that were cumbersome in size and navigation.

Easy To Use

Aside from the fact that Stellar Windows Data Recovery simply works well; its user interface is straight forward enough for any user to master, yet allows enough control and flexibility to carry out intricate tasks associated with power-users. While the software suite is marketed heavily towards lost emails and attachments, it is adept in finding lost or accidentally deleted files of various types including: video, audio, image, text, and various Microsoft productivity products.

Versatility

One area we particularly liked was the ability of the software to recover files from peripheral storage devices.  We were able to find deleted images on SD cards in a connected camera, as well as pull individual mp3 files from a connected iPod Classic.  If we had to choose one feature that was the most powerful or appealing of the expansive feature set for the data recovery software; it would have to be the ability to filter your search down to a specific word of text that is contained in the missing file you are looking to locate and recover.  This is an extremely powerful selling point as many users don’t realize that documents they view from the web are stored in temporary file locations.  Being able to search by text allows users to recover information that has been cached on their hard drive after browsing the web.

Conclusion

If you want to ensure that you have the ability to recover lost or accidentally deleted files, you should absolutely consider downloading a copy of Stellar Windows Data Recovery.

Data loss happens frequently. It may be due to hardware failures, accidentally formatting the wrong volume of a drive, software corruption, viruses, and simply deleting files by mistake.

If you are using a Mac laptop or computer (iMac, MacBook Pro, Air, Mac Mini, Mac Pro), you don’t have to throw up your hands and just submit to the loss of important data and files.

Stellar Mac Recovery is a utility that allows its users to recover Mac files such as documents, images, music or videos that may have been lost by any of the means mentioned above.

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• • Software now supports data recovery on APFS Encrypted Drive.
  • The support for APFS File Vault (Encrypted) Recovery is added.
  • The support for scanning, preview, and recovery for Large Sectors 4K/2K Drive of APFS, HFS+, FAT32, NTFS, and EXFAT is provided.
  • The software now supports Large Sector 4K/2K Drive for Can’t find Volume and Create Image feature.
  • Recovery of  APFS Fusion Drive  (Inbuilt in iMac, Non-encrypted).
  • APFS Time Machine Support is added for Big Sur 11.0.
  • For Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 – Create Recovery Drive Support is added.

We had the opportunity to test drive Stellar’s software suite – Mac Data Recovery. We’ve tested various Mac recovery software in the past claiming to achieve recovery under the circumstances listed by Stellar, and our experiences have been less than consistent.

With that in mind, we carried out a couple of tests to evaluate how well Mac Data Recovery performs against accidental deletion, hardware failure, and corruption related issues. We were very pleased with the results.

Recover Deleted Files

Even with files already emptied from trash, we have seen how Mac Data Recovery makes it easy to undo file delete operations. You would think that once deleted, your files are permanently gone. Not with this program. It makes use of advanced techniques to scan your entire hard drive for recoverable files and lets you recover them with ease. Once retrieved, you can be certain that they are restored to their original file names.

Stellar Mac Data Recovery recovers any photo, video or audio file formats and can retrieve any documents such as Word, Excel, PPT, etc.

Reformatted Drive

Next we tested how well the software copes with recovering Mac data from an accidentally reformatted drive. We selected the scan volume option and immediately folders were recovered. Macintosh Data Recovery then runs a more detailed search that outputs the found data to the OS X data structure. 

After going to digging through the folder hierarchy, I was able to find my test files. While this test took a little time, one must realize that the test is looking through the entire volume as opposed to searching for individual files.  Mac Data Recovery accomplished this task in what we would consider to be a standard amount of time.

Failed Partition

We setup a test to evaluate how well Stellar Mac Data Recovery was able to recover Mac files from a failed partition. To do this, we placed a couple of files on a drive and then botch the partition attempt. Under normal use, the files weren’t accessible or found.

We then launched Mac Data Recovery and were presented with the option of scanning for volumes, create image, and raw data recovery. We selected raw data recovery and the software immediately started populating a list of files in the botched partition. Amongst those data were the planted files we were looking for!

Recovery from Time Machine

This is a new added feature of the software. The Time Machine, through its regular backups, offers a great approach to ensuring data on a Mac is preserved. However, in some cases, a backup will be removed even if it is still needed or one could become damaged unexpectedly. If your Time Machine backup drive has suffered file structure corruption resulting in inaccessibility of data, this recovery software will come in handy to restore all your files in a few clicks.
 

Deleted Volume Recovery

A local hard drive can have one or multiple volumes configured for file storage. Each might have a different file storage system such as NTFS and ExFAT or they could all use the same type such as HFS+. Unexpected loss can occur in situations where an accidental reformat takes place or data corruption makes the partition inaccessible.

We tested how well the software copes with recovering Mac files from an accidentally reformatted or deleted drive. We selected the scan volume option and immediately folders were recovered. We’ve seen how Stellar Mac Data Recovery can search and rebuild corrupted volumes or volumes deleted from these formatted drives:
 
• HFS
• HFS+
• FAT
• NTFS
• ExFAT
 

CD/DVD, Mac Photo Recovery 

Lost, deleted or formatted photos, scratches on your CD and DVD rendering them unreadable – these can easily be remedied with Stellar Mac Data Recovery.

It can securely recover inaccessible files and in any format (jpeg, gif, png, etc) from a variety of hard drives, discs or external storage device.

•  Recovers files from Mac HDD and external hard drives
•  Retrieves data from pen drives, camera and hybrid drive
•  Recovers data from Mac SSD, SD Cards, USB Drives etc.

Conclusion

Stellar Mac Data Recovery program has received awards and accolades from Macworld, Bright Hub, MyMac Magazine, and Silicon Mountain Users Group. It is known through tech circles as one of the best Macintosh data recovery software out there.  If you’re looking for a productive data recovery suite for Macs, check out Stellar Mac Data Recovery.

Luckily Stellar Photo Recovery offers their suite of photo recovery software which allows users to recover lost or accidentally deleted photos from a variety of sources.

What Can Stellar Photo Recovery Do?

We decided to test the manufacturer’s claims to some of the key functionality of the photo recovery program. Stellar claims that it can recover photos from nearly any device. The list of supported storage types and devices includes: CD ROMS, mini disks, memory sticks, flash cards, micro drives, SD cards, XD cards, MMC cards, and all major camera manufacturers.

To test these claims we used photos taken on a Nikon D40X and a Canon Powershot SD 1000. We purposefully removed the memory card from the Cannon while the camera was on, and removed the battery from the Nikon while it was saving a file. Both of these instances created corrupted data and the apparent loss of images stored on the SD cards.

Easy To Use

With our photos missing on the camera and unable to be found in a card reader in our Toshiba laptop, we turned to Stellar Photo Recovery. The user is presented with an easy to navigate interface that allows good control over the software functions. After selecting where we wanted to look for our photos, Stellar Photo Recovery showed us thumbnails of the files that were on the corrupted SD cards. We were able to recover the photos to our hard drive and then reformat the SD cards to clear the corruption.

Conclusion

Stellar Photo Recovery is a powerful and convenient photo recovery tool that should allow users to recover important images in the event of a mishap. With awards from Download.com, ITshareware, and Shareware Island, Stellar Photo Recovery lives up to its manufacturer’s claims as one of the best digital photo recovery software on the market.