Hetman is here to help
While there are far worse things that could happen, the idea of my hard disk failing gives me a cold sweat.
It happened to me once before, and while at nineteen there was little of import on the disk, I did lose nearly 50 hours of progress on Final Fantasy 8 (which is more devastating than you may realize).
Today a hard drive failure would see me losing vital data (even with my fairly rigorous back-up regime). Because of this, I am thankful that a program like Hetman Partition Recovery exists.
The life line
As the name suggests, Hetman Partition Recovery is designed with the sole purpose of recovering lost data when a partition or hard drives fail. There is nothing fancy about it but, let’s face it, sometimes you don't want fancy. There is no point painting a hammer, it’s a tool and all you want is that it does it’s the job, which is exactly what Hetman does.
Starting the program is a familiar process that looks like any other window in Explorer. From here you select the desired drive to scan. Once complete, you can access all of the (re)discovered files and decide which you want to rescue. You are then given the option to copy recovered files to a hard disk, CD, DVD, ISO virtual image, or upload them to an FTP, to avoid the risk of overwriting any existing files on your computer.
A simple tool
Considering the panic and hopelessness you could feel if your hard drive is damaged, Hetman Partition Recovery is reassuringly simple to use - though as with all such programs complete novices (like my mum) will probably still want someone on their shoulder to tell them they are doing it right.
Picking a drive to scan, Hetman will automatically search every file it can see hidden within. It’s a fairly painless (if quite slow) process, but it does demand some attention as it will regularly ask you to re-label files as they are found. This process can be standardized with a click of the “Apply to All” button, but the prospect of this may be off-putting to the less experienced.
Once complete, you are able to search all the files on the disk for those that were lost. Any that have been recovered are conveniently marked with a red cross, allowing them to be easily spotted and saved from the abyss. A filter and search system are also on hand to help you quickly find the desired files.
You’ll know when you need it
Within our testing Hetman did a great job checking over a broken USB stick and hard drive, successfully recovering everything that had been lost and returning it to its original folder (though we couldn’t guarantee this in every case). The process of relabeling files did take some time - with questions phrased in a way that assumed some knowledge - but, given the alternative was losing everything, some time and money was a small price to pay.
Hetman Partition Recovery is one of those tools that you hope you will never have to use. If the worst does happen though, and you lose vital files, knowing a tool like this is on hand is a comfort.
User reviews about Hetman Partition Recovery
by Anonymous
Just gave me a false promise..
I spent $20 for Hetman file recovery software and stopped there. The software was useless. If a person likes watching bars scroll by all day with no result, then this software is for them.
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The advertised promise
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by Anonymous
easy and careful.
This is one of the most easiest program. Friendly interface, a lot of helpful options and functions. Very careful recovery.
by Anonymous
the best.
This programm helped me to restore important documents, among them were some photos of my daughter. They were lost two months ago. The process took one hour and i got all lost documents. It was easier than i thought. Now i know, that this programm can find not all docs, so i'm lucky to get all. Thanks for such necessery to get lost photos, those are very important for me. More
by Anonymous
Fast restoration of the lost information.
I have faced a problem of loss of data on the hard disk. Has found the program Hetman Partition Recovery, has established. It has clear instructions, following which has restored the damaged volume. Besides has found many the damaged files which managed to be restored too. The program works very quickly. It is convenient for each user. This program is virus-free.
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by Anonymous
must have.
Hetman Partition Recovery is one of the best programs I've ever met. It recovers deleted files and folders without problems. It helped me to recover lost data after accidental format flash card. It is very convenient that the program supports Windows 7 and actually it works very quickly. Every computer user must have this program. More
by Anonymous
Good program.
Amazing program now can not imagine how I was without her.
Tried to restore lost documents (more than 1 month ago). The whole process took no more than 1 hour. During this time I managed to deal with all the functions of the program and restore the necessary documents! Back 4 of 5 files. 5 also found, but for some reason will not open ...
Thanks for the good program! More