With this file recovery program, we are best buddies again. My Mac is like a friend and one day it did something bad. 'I love my Mac but sometimes I don't' by CapricornCancer PhotoRec is a File Recovery program designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from Hard Disks, CDRom and lost pictures from digital camera memory (thus, its Photo. It woz like someone gives you a second chance to undo a stoopid mistake. Panic, almost tears, but the file recovery worked in a few minutes. It can recognize the header formats of supported file types and works even if the filesystem is severely damaged or has been formatted. I accidentally deleted the final draft of an assignment at 3am. PhotRec is a Free Portable Data Recovery utility that can be used to recover files including video, pictures or photos (hence the PhotoRec name), documents and archived files from hard disks, removable storage devices and even CDs. Not only did this program save my photos but it did it for free. Free, and simple – there is not much you want from a file recovery program. Plus the program operates at the underlying data level – this means that it can perform data recovery on disks or memory cards that have been reformatted or partially damaged. It can be used to recover files such as photos, music, video, Word or other office and system files. In this video, I demonstrate how to recover deleted files with the command line tool PhotoRec.As always, thanks for watching.

You can’t argue with the price PhotoRec File Recovery (it’s free), nor the fact that this file recovery program does exactly what it says it will do: recover or undelete files that were lost, damaged or accidentally deleted on a Mac system (Mac OS X only). Mind you, few people care about the attractiveness of their car mechanic, as long as the job gets done, and gets it done well. It is interesting that a program designed to run on a Mac is as basic and unattractive as PhotoRec File Recovery.

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