Computer Data Recovery

[gnuuser]

Remember though that windows constantly reads and writes when you are running windows on that drive.

That is why its good practise to keep data on either a seperate drive or partition

that is correct
recuva is good software
you can also find it on the hirens boot cd
puppy linux is good and easy to use
any forensic linux distro has various file recovery programs, and there are a lot of linux rescue disks as well
you can download and burn to cd or dvd any of the live cd or live dvd (and they are free)
i quit using windows crap over 10 years ago
heres a link where you can search and download.

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