There is nothing worse than losing an important file on your computer, especially if its that priceless family photo that you simply cant do without. Data loss is a big problem on modern computers for the simple reason that there's so much of it. Keeping track can be hard and accidental deletion of a file you need is inevitable. But when files are deleted or missing its not the be all end all, help is at hand.

Programs are available for data loss and can help bring back the files that are important to you. However choosing the right program is essential. Recently i have been trying out a great piece of software that is perfect for these situations. Here's a lowdown on the Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery suite a complete solution for data loss problem.

After installing Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery, i was presented with a nice clean user interface with large colourful buttons making it easy to navigate around the program, something which is essential with any software. So i decided to jump in and see if could find my lost data. You are given the option to select your drive destination from a list to the left and after a quick double click on one of my drives sure enough scan options are presented including standard,  advanced and custom image file. As a product reviewer i think its important to test all features of a program so i tried each each scan i found it to be quite speedy, especially considering what its doing. Another point i should make is that you can scan floppy, zip and USB drives aw well as standard hard disks.

A standard scan took little time but displayed fewer results as an advanced scan which is expected. Once the scan is completed all the files that are recoverable are presented within the program and you can chose the desired file type from the left menu, another neat little feature is the ability to preview files before you recover them. This is great if you cant remember the file name or if you want to see other files that you might like back. After you have found your desired files you can go ahead and recover them.

Little tick boxes are onscreen making it easy to separate the files you want to recover from the ones you don't, If you prefer to highlight a whole bunch files you can do this too. Hitting the recover button will go and get you your files back. There are some destination options and you can output your files in a compressed format to a local drive or an FTP network drive. Putting your files to an FTP location is a great way of getting your recovered files mobile and accessible from another location.

All in all I was surprised how simple the process of getting my files back was, it literally took a couple of clicks of my mouse and a little waiting and my files were recovered.  This product was not only useful but it seemed user friendly and simple to use. As products get more featured packed them seem to reflect that in there usability, Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery manages to keep the functionally's and maintain a simple recovery process with a friendly user interface. The cost is $99 per license which is great for a lifetime license and the product works with all versions of Windows including Vista.

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