Digital data has already become one of the most valuable commodities in the world. From top-secret government documents to digital photos, people, businesses and organizations everywhere rely on digital data for a huge variety of different routines. But, what happens when that data gets accidentally deleted? Data loss is something most of us have experienced, and there are many ways it can happen. Sometimes, it comes down to human error, such as accidental deletion or formatting of a drive. In other situations, it might be down to failing hardware or an attack by malicious software. Fortunately, not all is lost in most cases, and it is usually possible to get your data back intact. That's where NTFS Recovery Toolkit comes in - it's a complete set of tools providing both manual and automatic recovery of your data.

Many people don't know that deleting a file or formatting a disk doesn't make any difference to the original contents of the file, at least not initially. In fact, even if you empty the recycle bin or completely format the disk, did you know that all the original files will remain on the drive for some time afterwards? That's because the disc space that was previously occupied by the files is only marked as available, so the original data will remain on the drive until a new file copy or creation operation overwrites it. Sometimes, that can happen in minutes, and others, it can take months or even years. It mostly depends on how much you modify the contents of the drive after deletion. Data recovery solutions like NTFS Recovery Toolkit exploit this opportunity, giving you the tools you need to get your files back in most cases.

One of the main challenges of data recovery is that it's often difficult to find which exact files are recoverable or, for that matter, which files you want to recover. Because the original filename will no longer be visible to the OS, as well as any other metadata from the now deleted file system entry, it is necessary to use other methods to track down the lost files. Sometimes it's possible to simply track down the files in the file table header. In this case, files can be recovered in place with their original names and directories. Other times, these headers are overwritten and additional technologies are required. NTFS Recovery Toolkit overcomes this by adding support for a huge range of different file signatures, which allow you to search for files of various types and formats by analyzing the disk, sector by sector. The latest edition of the program expands upon this already extensive list to add support for OST, DB3, SVG and several other formats. Even more impressively, it also supports fragmented file recovery for certain file types, such as video or audio files. In addition to supporting the industry-standard NTFS file system, the newest version also adds support for Linux JFS.

NTFS Recovery Toolkit is the go-to solution for both advanced and beginner users alike. The latest edition includes new versions of Active@ Partition Recovery 16 and Active@ File Recovery 16 as well as the current editions of Disk Editor 6 and Partition Manager 5. To get started, visit http://ntfs.com/ntfs.htm today and try the program for free.