[X4U] file recovery software

[alexandre]

On 27 sept. 05, at 15:13, Stroller wrote:

>
> On Sep 27, 2005, at 3:00 am, Randy B.Singer wrote:
>
>> ...
>> However, if the lost data isn't very valuable, and you just want  
>> to give
>> recovery a try without having to pay a huge amount of money to a  
>> recovery
>> service, you may want to try:
>>
>> Prosoft's DataRescue ($99)
>>
>
> FWIW data recovery has been becoming much more affordable over the  
> last couple (??) of years. As I said in my last message,  
> specialists seem to have discovered sliding scales with discounts  
> for home users who don't mind if the job isn't done for a week. I  
> was quoted £85 + VAT, plus £1.50 per 1GB, which makes it remarkably  
> affordable. I think small business customers pay about twice as  
> much with a turnaround time of 3 or 4 days, and corporate customers  
> will pay several hundred with a next day service.
>

stroller and randy, thank you for your advice.

i don't think my friends data was THAT valuable (but then again i  
don't know for sure, she's in new york and i'm in zürich!) so she'll  
stick to a software solution.

…and yes, backing up your data is the best solution!
regards

alexandre
:: 12" 867mhz powerbook/ 640mb / 80gb / X.4.2 ::