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Boot Into & Run Linux Distros On Your PC From An Android Device With DriveDroid

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We’ve all heard of live USBs that allow the user to boot right into an operating system on a PC without actually having to install it, a trend that has garnered limelight with Linux distributions. Keeping the need to casually test a Linux distro aside, you might find yourself in a situation where your PC’s current OS is failing to boot, you need a live disk to fix the issue or salvage your data, and your USB drive has everything in it but a live disk image. One solution would be to get your hands on another PC, but what if you could boot into a Linux distro (like Ubuntu or Fedora) straight from your rooted Android device? DriveDroid lets you do just that. What's more, this nifty tool will download the distro of your choice straight to the device, ridding you of the need to have access to a second PC. We take a closer look at how DroidDrive works and what makes it so special after the jump. Read More

DMDE Is An Advanced Disk Management & File Recovery Tool For Windows

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File recovery tools come in all shapes and sizes, and we’ve covered plenty of them here at AddictiveTips in the past, including Recuva, Wise Data Recovery and Pandora Recovery, just to name a few. While most such utilities are created for novice users so they don’t have to go through some cumbersome procedure to recover lost files, others are designed with power users in mind, and DMDE is a great example of the latter. This Windows application boasts an impressive arsenal of features including a HEX-type disk editor, RAID constructor, support for all major file systems like FAT, FAT32 and NTFS, multi-OS support, and disk recovery, among others. On top of that, the tool’s portable nature allows carrying it on a thumb drive or external storage and use it on the go, making it great for those of us who need to troubleshoot or recovering data from other computers. Read More

This Windows File Rescue Suite Even Lets You Recover Deleted Emails

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How many times have you accidently deleted an important file only to feel regretted later down the road? Accidents do happen, and can be a common practice when you’re getting rid of some unwanted junk from your PC or simply want to make transition to a new OS and forget to backup some files. File recovery software amount in tens or maybe hundreds. Recuva, for instance, is a competitive tool to easily recover lost or deleted data from the hard drive. There are countless other alternatives that you may easily find on the internet, and we have covered a pile of them, too. UndeleteMyFiles Pro is another such application that’s worth giving a try. The application is like a file recovery suite that comes packed with several data salvation options and features. For instance, you can specify search filters for groups such as Pictures, Documents, Videos etc., to quickly select all the related extensions pertaining to the selected group. Apart from bringing your data back to life, it also lets you shred the files using the integrated files Wiper tool. What’s more, there’s a Mail Recue feature, which can come in handy to recover deleted mails from MS Outlook, Netscape, Outlook Express, and Eudora. Read More

DiskDigger Now On Android; Lets You Recover Deleted Photos

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The team behind DiskDigger – a popular free data recovery solution for Windows – considers your Android data equally important, too, and hence, have decided to bring their nifty little tool to the Google Play Store. Currently available for rooted devices only, DiskDigger (beta) for Android caters to your image recovery needs. Sporting a minimalist interface, the app has the capacity to scan your device’s storage for deleted image files (in JPEG or PNG format), and lets you retrieve them in multiple ways. For instance, you may opt to restore the recovered files to a location of choice, or share them via mail. The developers vow to make DiskDigger as comprehensive a file recovery solution for Android as it is for your Windows PC, but as of now, if you’re too worried about losing those precious family pictures on your formatted SD card altogether, this handy Android tool can help you retrieve most (if not all) of them with ease. Read More

Undela: Easily Recover Deleted Files From Removable & Local Hard Drives

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The data recovery utilities are designed to scan the free space (created by the OS after removing the data pointers to the files) in order to recover the deleted files and folders. Often, we come across situations where we need to restore a deleted file. Since the original file can be restored only before any data is overwritten on that space, you can use an application that checks the free space for deleted files and provides you with a list of files that can be restored. In the past, we have covered a simple, yet powerful data recovery tool named Recuva that can recover Pictures, Music, Documents, Videos and other files even after they have been removed from the Recycle Bin, but if Recuva hasn't been able to recover all the required data from the hard disk, you can consider giving Undela a try. Read More

Wise Data Recovery Restores Deleted Files, Indicates Level Of Recoverability

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Sometimes, we accidentally delete important files, only to realize later on that we may have made one of the biggest mistakes of our life. However, did you know that whenever we delete any file (even from recycle bin), it’s still recoverable? There are a lot of third-party solutions to get important data back from the dead. Wise Data Recovery is one such solution. The application provides an easy way for recovering most file types, including images, documents, audio and video files, emails or compressed files. It lets you scan your drives for any recoverable data, indicating the level of recoverability (Good, Poor, Very Poor or Lost). Read More

Easily Recover Permanently Deleted Files With Kickass Undelete

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We have all come across situations where we felt the need to restore a file that was deleted even from the Recycle Bin. Well it sure seems to be a headache, as losing important file, especially by mistake, is nothing short of a severe accident. But one thing you should know is that data recovery is possible even when the files have been deleted from the hard disk, as only the reference to their location in directory structure is removed, and the space they occupy becomes available to write more data. In short, the files are not actually deleted but are overwritten by other files. So, its quite plausible to retrieve the original file before any data is overwritten on that space. There are various file recovery tools that need no introduction, they aid you in recovering the lost files to some extent. Such file recovery solution we found is Kickass Undelete. It is a portable recovery tool for Windows which can recover all the deleted files on your hard drive or removable flash drive. It's quite easy to use which both advance and novice users would give a warm welcome. Lets find out how it works. Read More

Recover Data From Corrupt Or Damaged CD, DVD, And Blu-Ray Discs

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In order to recover data from hard drives, optical discs, and other storage mediums, many of us choose Recuva for the job. It’s a famous recovery tool from Piriform to seamlessly find and recover corrupted data from partially damaged hard drives & external storage mediums and from corrupted optical discs. However, if Recuva, for some inexplicable reasons, fails to recover data from corrupt or damaged optical disc, one has to consider other tools for recovering data from optical discs. If you are having a bad luck with Recuva, you can opt-in for CD/DVD/BlueRay Recovery. Read More

Disk Drill Is Completely Free Data Recovery Software For Mac

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Disk Drill is a new application for Mac which not only recovers your hard drive, but also your partition, damaged files, photos, and any type of media. It can recover data from HFS/HFS+, FAT, NTFS, and other file systems right from your Mac. Apart from recovery, it also protects your data from unexpected loss by using build-in Recovery Vault. Read More

Easily Recover Your Lost Data With RecoveryDesk

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RecoveryDesk is a multi-lingual data recovery utility, which comes in handy to restore deleted files without much effort involved. Unlike other recovery tools available, it is small and efficient data recovery tool to restore precious data exhibiting complete files/folders tree structure. It allow users to completely scan the system for deleted files & folders and let them choose specific files & folders. While supporting almost all File allocation structure (FAT 16, FAT 32, NTFS, etc), it is capable of recovering data from other removable media such as; SD cards, CompactFlash, Multimedia Card (MMC), and a lot more. Read More

Windows 7 CD/DVD Data Recovery Tool

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If you have switched over to Windows 7 and are looking for a good data recovery tool to recover files from a corrupt CD or DVD, look no further. Roadkil’s Unstoppable Copier is a free data recovery tool that can recover almost all files present in your corrupt disk. It uses a special build-in algorithm to search for different pieces of data and then stitch them together, which results in partial recovery of the file.
Note: This tool can also be used to recover files from any external drive, usb drive, server, etc.
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