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![]() Anticipating a “blast from the past” I was greatly disappointed when I opened one of the logs, only to find that it was a useless string of text that did not seem to serve any purpose. One thing I did find though were IRC logs from several months back when I had been traveling and running mIRC off of said pen-drive. Ironically, I was unable to find the files and folders that I had created early that morning as a method of testing the software. Having said this, the scan had found files and folders from several re-formats back, but did not present any of the recovered data in an organizational structure that was even similar to what it was originally. However, once I opened the ZIP folder, I found myself to be greatly disappointed with the results of the recovery. Using the software license key that Stellar Phoenix had been so generous to provide us with, I began the recovery process, and with the click of just a couple of buttons, I had successfully saved the recovered data as an archive file on my desktop. ![]() Again, as I had yet to activate the software, I was impressed with this, because it has the potential to help assure the end-user that their data is recoverable before they decide to purchase the software and begin the actual recovery process. Once the scan had completed, I was brought to a screen that showed several directories and a listing of files within those directories. ![]() While ten minutes per gigabyte may seem like somewhat of a long time, one also has to consider that it was scanning a USB media, and that a scan of an internal hard-drive (one connected via IDE or SATA) would likely go by at a faster rate of speed. This process took about forty minutes, which wasn’t bad considering that the pen-drive had a capacity of four gigabytes. Using “Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery”, I choose to begin scanning the recently formatted pen-drive for recoverable data. After loading the pen-drive with dummy files, I did the unthinkable and re-formatted the drive using the built-in drive formatter in Windows. Additionally, the poor English skills that were demonstrated in the tip-of-the day (“Data should not be saved on a drive/ media from which it is to be recovered.”) led me to question if a user would be able to receive reliable assistance (without any language barriers) if they were to indeed have an issue with the software, and also showed the potential of becoming confusing to a non technically-savvy end-user.įrom this point, I created a theoretic scenario to test the software a scenario where a pen-drive formated with the FAT32 file-system was accidentally re-formatted and the data was subsequently lost. This being, the interface for the application was overkill and looked too “cartoonish” to be taken seriously. On the other hand, I felt that the user-interface was similar to a young child putting on cologne for the first time way too strong. As a salesman, this move on the manufactures part showed, in my mind, their confidence in their product and it’s ability to do its job as described. Firstly, I was impressed with the fact that the application did not require the end-user to purchase or register the software prior to initiating a scan for lost data. So, what do you do when something goes wrong? What do you do when an accidental deletion, format, or other means of data loss strikes you? Well, here at BestTechie, we were recently asked to evaluate and review Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery a software application that claimed to be able to recover data that was lost by means of deletion or drive re-formating.Īfter downloading and installing the software, I noticed three things one thing that I was very impressed by, and two other aspects that were definite turnoffs. However, being as reliant as we are on our computers, there’s no question that when something goes wrong and our most important data and dearest memories are destroyed by unforeseen electronic failures, our lives can quickly turn chaotic. Between entertainment, information, finances, and memories, the average computer holds a great deal of the owner’s life. With society being as computerized as it is, there’s no doubt that people like you and me find ourselves very dependent on our personal computers, files, and data.
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