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Definition of File Recovery

To define the term file recovery, you'll first need to know what a file is. A file is a collection of data or information that has a name, called the filename. Nearly all information stored in a computer must be in a file. Different types of files are data files, text files, program files, directory files, and so on. These different types of files all store different types of information. Data files store data, text files store text, program files store programs, and directory files store directories, and so on.

The File Recovery Website

File-Recovery Net is a website based on services to help consumers recover their lost data. Their company was founded in December of 2002. They offer services and programs to help assist in recovering data, whether it has been accidentally deleted or erased, or if the data is missing due to a virus or malfunctioning software over an Internet connection. File-Recovery Net prides themselves in being the first online file recovery service available anywhere.

Other available data recovery utilities require that the user purchase a license outright before they can use it. All these utilities work the same way, differing only in the user interface. Therefore File-Recovery Net's company services are less expensive by far, then having to purchase a license for an application they'll probably only use once.

Their programs can recover deleted files and folders on a user's local drive, and even files from deleted or damaged partitions and drives not accessible by the operating system. Their services and programs operate in all Microsoft Windows environments from Windows 98 to Windows XP. With their intuitive Microsoft Explorer style interface, complete folder and file information is displayed for all drives, thus allowing drag and drop operation to help in the aid of file recovery.

How File Recovery Works

When emptying the Windows Recycle Bin, file recovery utilities take advantage of the fact that the actions are reversible. When files are deleted, they aren't really deleted. The operating system changes the attribute of the space used by the file. The space of the file is considered in an "occupied" status until deleted. Once it is deleted the status changes from "occupied" to "available." The file's information is then hidden until it can be unlocked by a recovery utility.

File-Recovery's programs include support for IDE, ATA, SCSI hard drives and floppy disks, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5 file systems, long file names and local language file names, including non-English. They also specialize in the recovery of compressed and fragmented files on NTFS, detection and recovery from deleted or damaged file partitions, exact file name or partial file name search, disk image restoring. Disk image restoring restores a backup file that represents an entire hard drive.

With the continual advances in operating systems, their web service utility will always be current with updates installed automatically. They also have a trial version of their program, Active@File Recovery, for free that you can obtain from their website.