I believe most of you, like me that is, have suffered data loss at some point or the other. And let us accept it as a fact that no matter how much efforts you put in to safeguard your data, it can be lost at a blink of an eye. And it may be noted that there could be n number of reasons for such data loss. Such reasons could be emptying the Recycle Bin, hard-deleting the files, deleting files from the DOS prompt, having virus infections, shutting down the system abruptly, etc. This situation is very terrible for anybody as there is a common perception that these files, once lost, cannot be recovered. However, these files can be recovered using a third-party file recovery software.

Consider a scenario wherein you are working on report that you have to present in a monthly meeting at your organization. After completing the report, you hard-delete the remainder of the files. Once you are done with the deletion, suddenly you have deleted an important file. You are cursing yourself and think that all your hard work has turned into a crap. However, you can recover that deleted file with a few precautions. To know how's this possible, read on...

When a file is deleted from a Windows system, it is removed from the file system database. But that does not mean that the file is deleted forever. In fact, when a file is deleted the operating system notes that the space is now available for a new file. And the file remains there till the time a new file is created or saved in the same place. So, if you have not created any file, you can still recover the file. However, one precaution that you can take to avoid such situations in the future is to make such important files as read-only. This would prompt you when you are to delete the file. And to perform file recovery, you should use a file recovery software. Such read-only tools are able to recover all the lost data by using fast yet sophisticated scanning algorithms.

Stellar Phoenix File Recovery Plus is a file recovery software that recovers lost, deleted, or formatted data from both FAT and NTFS file volumes. It is able to recover more than 185 different file types from various storage media such as memory cards, hard disks, iPods, etc. Also, this file recovery tool is capable of recovering deleted emails from Outlook Express and MS Outlook. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and Server 2000.