Just ten years ago when a computer owner lost files through accidental deletion or a hard drive logic crash they had two options. One was to pack up their PC hard disk drive and send it away to a data recovery service laboratory. This would result in a cost of around a thousand dollars to have the contents of the failed drive, including recently deleted files removed and saved onto other media such as a series of CDs or an external book drive.
The other option was to unplug the computer and place it in a closet hoping that someday homegrown technology would allow one to rescue deleted files at an affordable price. Today anyone can easily perform do it yourself file recovery. Simple, effective file recovery software is available from companies like Remo Software at a price anyone can afford. Remo Software makes data recovery tools for Apple Mac computers, Windows PCs and even netbooks running Linux.