Download recovery software

I have a tip for anyone who thinks that some day he or she will experiment the problem of a data loss. All you need to do is download recovery software. I don't say "purchase" a recovery software because all you have to do is searching for "download recovery software" in Google and then find the ones that offer free trial versions.

Then make a little test. Create a test file and delete it. After that try to recover the file using the recovery software. This way you can evaluate the tool BEFORE getting in the real trouble of losing files.

Most trial versions will perform the recovery and will show you all the files that are recoverable. You can open and view files to verify that the recovery was successful. If you want to retrieve and copy the recovered data to another location you just have to purchase a license key for the software.

So download recovery software and try it. It is not only a good precaution in case you lose data - and you probably will some day - but it allows you to save time in the future when you will need to recover promptly some deleted documents.