How does one choose the best tool to recover deleted files? Obviously when purchasing software price is always a factor. But when choosing a program for deleted files recovery price is quickly outweighed by speed and power. A file recovery tool that requires 30 or 40 hours to scan a hard drive and then another 30 or 40 hours to recover files is absolutely worthless.
First, no one has this type of time available for simple file recovery. And second the likelihood of successfully completing a 60 hour file recovery project is extremely small. Almost all long-term applications collapse if more than 12 hours in length. The other factor much more important than price is power. A best grade file recovery tool must be able to recognize the inherent binary structure of the file and from that information reconstruct the file. This is especially important when attempting to recover deleted or damaged digital photograph files.
