DIY data recovery tricks for when your hard drive goes belly up

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/02/diy-data-recovery-tricks-for-when-your-hard-drive-goes-belly-up/    / access documents data files saved external hard drive plug in connect find your data loss number of factors two most common easiest to resolve software related accidentally deleted important folder emptied recycle bin formatted wrong drive most common cause data loss fault with the hard drive itself complexity of modern drives wonder something will go wrong professional data recovery services recover data software not don't work with the drive lose your chances at recovery operating system reading and writing drive constantly deleted data free space  happily overwrite this area your chances of recovery shutdown the machine connected to the drive you’ve deleted data from drive safe clone the drive attempt recovery recover from the clone scan the clone with a few different recovery programs numerous options free paid-for packages are available Recuva Zero Assumption Recovery recover your data with hardware platter heads PCB board /