Introduction If you have accidentally lost important files from a corrupted or formatted hard drive, you have come to the right place. The data recovery specialists here can provide you with valuable information to help restore those files, whether you are a novice computer user or an expert. Whether you have found yourself in a similar crisis before, or are wading your way through your first file loss emergency, the information and tips here will help you through your crisis for the best possible chance at file recovery. The central articles here to help you are:

	WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DELETE A FILE?
	While your primary objective is to restore those lost files, it is valuable to have a functional understanding of what takes place when files are deleted. Here, you will learn about the general process and become familiar with the terms and concepts that you'll find in other file recovery articles on the site
	SECURE DELETE: WHAT DOES IT DO?
	Your home and work computers are basically your brain in mechanical form. Everything you know is stored in the disk space of your Mac or PC. So, what should you do when there is private information that you’d like to delete from your computer? Unfortunately, when you hit the delete button on your keyboard, the information doesn’t actually get removed from your hard disk, so what can you do? This article will describe the importance and process of a secure delete.
	UNDELETEING FILES AFTER EMPTYING THE RECYCLE BIN!
	Once you hit that delete button in the Recycle Bin, most people think that is the end of the line for file recovery. Fortunately, our experts know better. The tips and tutorials in this section can help you restore the files you thought were gone forever. Whether those files made their way out the trash or the recycle bin, the advice here can help you get them back. The article begins with some cautionary advice for when you find yourself in this situation and then our data recovery specialists give the advice you need to retrieve your files from the emptied Recycle Bin.
	UNDELETING PHOTOS FROM YOUR MEMORY CARD
	While the SD memory cards in digital cameras and camcorders are often accidentally wiped clean most easily, recovering the deleted files from these cards is also the simplest type of recovery. The memory cards are not usually partitioned or full formatted and thus, do not come with many of the complications that are inherent in system disks. If you have accidentally deleted the files on your memory card, this article will tell you step-by-step how to recover those special pictures or videos.
	FORMATTING VS DELETING
	The recovery process for a system disk is much more complex than that of a memory card because the system disk can become corrupt or wiped clean for different reasons. There is no "one size fits all" solution to recovering files from a corrupted or formatted system disk and the complications increase with the degree of complexity or the corruption or format. This article and the following article helps to explain the degrees of complexity and the scenarios that can arise from each.
	UNDELETING FILES FROM YOUR HARD DRIVE
	It is one of those hard drive repair myths that all of the information disappears when the hard disk is formatted. This is not necessarily the case and it is sometimes possible to recover the files that were deleted, depending on the type of format that was performed. This article discusses the types of formats that can be performed and helps you determine the chances of being able to recover your files.
	SUMMARY
	The process of data recovery is not magical and knowledge is the key to retrieving your lost files. When you learn about the function of hard drives and file systems, it can help you to determine the best possible course of action to rectify data loss and disk corruption. Use the articles above to fill your knowledge stores and become well-versed in data recovery.