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I know how it feels... I've lost lots of important files myself! How can you replace those precious family photos that have been deleted accidentally? And what can you do if a project you've been working on for months is gone for good?

According to Safety Detectives, 38% of malware is now being disguised as Word documents, which can run scripts that will download viruses and delete files. While it is tempting to disinfect the hard drive first, and then try to recover the deleted files, this approach will significantly reduce the file recovery success rate. It is much better to move the infected hard drive to a different computer, add it as a secondary drive, and then try to recover as much data as possible there, before moving it back to disinfect it.

Fortunately, there are several applications that can help you recover deleted files. They won't work every single time, but they can do a good job, especially if you're using them to recover the files immediately after deletion. Since my goal is to save you a lot of time, I'll only discuss the best option: EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard (DRW).

Its maker is known for the wide range of high-quality applications, and Data Recovery Wizard doesn't disappoint either. The program has a high success file recovery rate in comparison with similar applications, and the free version allows you to recover up to 2 GB of data for free. This neat feature allows people to try it in real-life situations, before deciding to invest their money in it.

Let me give you a piece of advice, though: don't copy the program's installation kit on the partition which contains the deleted files, because you may overwrite some of them. Download the kit, install the program using a different partition, and then run it from there. By the way, you should follow this rule no matter what data recovery application you intend to use.

Back to our program: EaseUS DRW can recover deleted files no matter if you have emptied the Recycle Bin, you have deleted a partition, or your hard drive developed bad sectors. The application makes it possible to recover the data even if you have formatted the hard disk, a USB flash drive, your camera's memory card, an external audio/video player, etc. Basically, if the device has a storage area that can be accessed by the computer, you may be able to recover the missing data.

Unlike similar applications, the program allows you to recover deleted files as it discovers them, thus saving you a lot of time. And if your computer has a huge number of files that need to be processed, you will appreciate DRW's "pause" feature, which allows you to stop and resume the file scanning operations at any time.

To get started, run the program, and then choose one of the two scanning modes. "Quick Scan" can get the job done faster but it may miss a few of the deleted files, while "Deep Scan" will need more time, but will provide better results.

You can use tags to search for deleted files which belong to a certain category, or you can filter them according to their type/extension. Then, when you see the name of a recovered file that looks good, you can preview it from within the application, thus making sure that it is the file you were looking for.

While corrupted applications cannot be repaired, DRW includes useful photo and video repair tools. If that precious family photo misses a few bytes of data, the program will use its advanced algorithms to restore the missing areas, rather than dumping the damage photo for good.

If you are looking for a comprehensive data recovery package which uses very few computer resources, is easy to utilize and supports more than 1,000 file types, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is the best option out there.