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Search and Recover can rescue crucial work and cherished memories you thought were gone forever. It's fast and easy to use, and even data lost years ago can be recovered.
The most common data recovery scenarios involve an operating system failure, malfunction of a storage device, logical failure of storage devices, accidental damage or deletion, etc. (typically, on a single-drive, single-partition, single-OS system), in which case the ultimate goal is simply to copy all important files from the damaged media to another new drive.
Continuous data protection (CDP), also called continuous backup or real-time backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a copy of every change made to that data, essentially capturing every version of the data that the user saves. In its true form it allows the user or administrator to restore data to any point in time. [1]
AOL's Search and Recover can assist you in locating any lost files or folders that may have been mistakenly deleted. Search and Recover is able to perform recoveries for many digital media and devices including cameras, music players, CDs, DVDs, memory cards and flash drives. Please note that solid state drives aren't covered. Additional info
[1] [2] [3] Note for example Windows XP's capability to restore operating-system settings from a past date (for instance, before data corruption occurred). Time Machine for Mac OS X provides another example of point-in-time recovery.
An effective backup strategy must also consider the cost of maintaining the ability to recover lost data for long periods of time. A highly effective backup system would have duplicate copies of every file and program that were immediately accessible whenever a Data Loss Event was noticed.
System Restore is a feature in Microsoft Windows that allows the user to revert their computer's state (including system files, installed applications, Windows Registry, and system settings) to that of a previous point in time, which can be used to recover from system malfunctions or other problems.
This is a list of notable backup software that performs data backups. Archivers, transfer protocols, and version control systems are often used for backups but only software focused on backup is listed here. See Comparison of backup software for features.