retrieving data

[waggythegeek]

So, I'd been told that deleted and recycled files are still accessible until you either drill a hole in the drive or do something horrible to it. Is this true? How would I go about retrieving them?

[SkilledRebuilds]

Sending you a PM.

 

So, I'd been told that deleted and recycled files are still accessible until you either drill a hole in the drive or do something horrible to it. Is this true? How would I go about retrieving them?

[SkilledRebuilds]

So, I'd been told that deleted and recycled files are still accessible until you either drill a hole in the drive or do something horrible to it. Is this true? How would I go about retrieving them?

Most recover programs are either trial or limited to how much you can actually recover..

I tried a few and it was a shitty process..

The program I bought and use now had a multiple license key, so I've sent you one.

 

'Recuva' is its name, it also lets you keep the folder/file structure,.. not recovering jargon like 'Recovered1287324897634.JPG' for example.

PM has been sent.

[Yamikotai]

So, I'd been told that deleted and recycled files are still accessible until you either drill a hole in the drive or do something horrible to it. Is this true? How would I go about retrieving them?

It's very true. Source: Half of my degree was digital forensics.

[Captain_WD]

So, I'd been told that deleted and recycled files are still accessible until you either drill a hole in the drive or do something horrible to it. Is this true? How would I go about retrieving them?

 

 

Hey waggythegeek,

 

Due to the nature of storing the data, HDDs are much easier to get data from even if it was deleted compared to SSDs. When you delete something even from the recycle bin, the data itself is not deleted from the drive, just the entry in the table which tells the drive where the data is. Some of the third-party software can actually retrieve data that got deleted. 

As a last resort, you can turn to data recovery companies and they can extract lost data. HDDs write data on magnetic disks and even the data was deleted, the trace of magnetism is till on those platters and data recovery companies have the technology to gather those traces and reconstruct your data. The process is slow, complicated and pretty expensive.

 

Because of the facts above, it is always recommended that you always keep a backup of all your important files on another drive, preferably disconnected from your main computer. 

 

Captain_WD.