Has your kid accidentally deleted your all-important file, and fearing you, didn't inform about it? And, you do not have a backup of the same, nor can you recover it from the recycle bin, because your bin was full, and the system warned your son, that the file would be deleted permanently? So, what to do now? How to recover all the data that you had compiled so fastidiously? It is a question that many people have faced, and still do! Many people post a query on the Internet for ways to recover a file (along with all the data) that has been deleted, owing to some or the other reason! It is no longer a difficult task, if you have a file recovery software at your disposal.

Accidental deletion of files is one of the biggest reasons for data loss. And to add to this, if the backup is not available, then people lose their data completely. And yet, many people do not keep a backup of their work due to which they lose their data. So to curb this, a good number of third party file recovery tools are available in the market. These software work on the simple principal that data that is marked for deletion is not removed from its location. It is only the index entry of the file that is deleted. These software read all that area of the hard drive, for which there is no index entry in the file system. This was, they extract all the deleted files and allow the user to choose and save a few or all of them at user specified location.

Various software boast of different recovery features, and that is the reason why one should be very careful about the software that he/she opts for. The reason behind this is that file loss is not a one time problem, but happens frequently. That is why care should be taken to ensure a sturdy and reliable software that extends has maximum file recovery features. For example, support for recovery of a number of recovery methods, like simple file recovery, advanced recovery, cloning, imaging, partition recovery, etc; compatibility with most of the Windows file system volumes; recovery of deleted emails from many email clients, user-friendly interface, read-only nature and so on.

One trustworthy software that has above features and more, is the Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery. With support for more than 185 file formats, the file recovery software is compatible with Windows 7.0, Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000.