O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 Product Information

With the blink of an eye important files can be deleted and presumed lost forever. Whether the result of a computer virus, a software error, or user error, this can be devastating. Important documents and business data aside, in the age of digital photography the loss of an captured moment can be irreplaceable.

When such a disaster strikes, what can be done? Many users cut their losses and accept that their files are lost. However, this is not necessarily the way it has to be. Even when Windows does not offer a viable solution for the recovery of lost data (i.e. the Recycle Bin), hope is now a possibility with O&O DiskRecovery, an easy and secure way to recover data you had thought was deleted. Accompanied by an on-screen assistant, you are guided through the data recovery process, step-by-step. When all is finished you will be able to use the once-deleted data just as before.

Just a small hint when wanting to recover files: As soon as you have notice important files deleted, immediately stop all activity on the computer. Then start O&O DiskRecovery to restore those missing files. If work on the computer continues as normal, important data can be overwritten making the recovery of desired data more difficult, if not impossible. For this reason it is advised that O&O DiskRecovery be already installed on your system to be ready when disaster strikes. This is the only way to ensure the best success possible for the recovery of lost data.

Rescue deleted files with O&O DiskRecovery V4.0!

With O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 you can now bring back your supposedly lost files. When you realize that files have been accidentally erased, simply start O&O DiskRecovery V4.0!

O&O's new O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 is able to find and completely restore your deleted files. Fortunately, deleting a file and emptying the recycle bin does not mean that this file is irretrievably lost. When you delete a file, your Windows system only marks the space that this file occupies on your hard disk as free. The file's information still exists, hidden, but unchanged on your hard disk or other storage medium. As long as no new information is written on the exact location where your original file was located, the chance of restoring it with O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 is very good.

O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 searches your hard disk for deleted files and makes a list of found and recoverable files. Simply select the file or group of files you wish to be rebuilt and O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 will recover them. Even if parts of your files are already overwritten with other data, O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 will try to restore the intact parts of your files. Using O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 pays off from the first unerased file onwards. It is a must-have for your computer!

What To Do Should Data Loss Occur

When data is mistakenly deleted on you computer it is very important to do the following to maximize your chances of a successful data restoration. Should you have further questions, you can always contact our Technical Support department. Please note that we can only provide this support for registered users of the software according to their individual license agreements. However, we at MainLink IT would be more than happy to offer you fee-based assistance in rescuing your lost data.

The correct behavior when faced with the loss of important data can contribute greatly to your chances of a successful data restoration. It is important to understand that when data is deleted, it is simply reclassified on the hard disk or memory card as "free". This allows the computer to overwrite and therefore destroy those deleted data. Once a piece of data has been overwritten, it is no longer restorable through basic data rescue methods.

How To Increase Your Chances of a Successful Data Recovery

• If possible, do not save any more data onto the system after the data in question has been deleted.
• Close all applications without saving any data to the disk or other data storage media (if possible).
• Shut down the computer.
• Think calmly about how the data was deleted. Try not to panic and quickly restore the data in question. Reckless behavior can lead to even more data loss.
• If the data was deleted "normally", it can be found in the Recycle Bin. Open the Recycle Bin and restore the files.
• If the data was really deleted then it is advised to use O&O UnErase or O&O DiskRecovery to restore it.
• If you only have one partition (such as "C:\") it is suggested that you download and install the software onto another computer. Then create an emergency disk with O&O InstantDiskRecovery on it. More details regarding this function can be found in the section entitled "Starting O&O DiskRecovery without Previous Installation" of the software's documentation.

Rescuing Files on All Media

Regardless of how your lost files have been erased, whether through a DOS prompt or from inside Windows Explorer, with or without their being sent to the Recycle Bin, O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 will recover the deleted files and restore all parts that are still intact. O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 can be used on workstations as well as server systems. You can even restore data on the memory card of your digital camera, ZIP® drive, or any other medium using an NTFS, FAT32, or FAT16 format.

O&O InstantDiskRecovery for a Safe Start!

To maintain a high likelihood of rescuing an unintentionally deleted file, it is essential that you prevent your hard drive from engaging in any further writing processes, because only files that have not been overwritten can be restored. Therefore, O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 should already be installed on your system as a precautionary measure in advance of a file deletion emergency. Otherwise, the installation of the software itself can cause overwriting.

However, if O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 is not already installed on your system when a file deletion emergency occurs, the new O&O InstantUnErase feature offers you the ability to safely start O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 from a disk. This feature increases your chance of restoring files completely, because no new data need be written on the hard disk drive. The easy-to-use wizard lets you create an emergency disk. It allows you to simply start O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 from a disk without installation and securely recover your deleted files. The O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 product CD also offers the O&O InstantUnErase feature. Simply start O&O DiskRecovery V4.0 from the product CD/disk and immediately recover your deleted files - easy, fast, and without risk!