Digital data erasure has been there since the time when people started realizing the need for protection of confidential and personal data. Though the security concern about confidential and personal data being misused was not taken so seriously in the beginning, with the increase in number of data misuse cases, the need for protection of data has gained more prominence.
There are various ways of getting rid of data on your hard drive. This involves both physical and logical methods of permanent erasure of data from your hard drive. Physical methods of data erasure include Degaussing, which is a method by which the magnetic field of a hard drive is reduced or destroyed, thereby making the hard drive unreadable. This is a good method of data erasure, but it results in a damaged hard drive, which cannot be used further for data storage.
But in case of logical data erasure, not only is there an assurance of complete data erasure, but there is also no physical damage that is done to the hard drive. This has made logical data erasure software a much sought after tool in today’s new age computing world.
Logical data erasure can again be done in two ways namely, by getting rid of files one at a time, or performing an erasure of the entire hard disk. In case you want to get rid of only a limited number of files, it is always better to make use of REMO Shredder software. If you want to completely erase your hard drive at one go, it is suggested that you make use of REMO Data Sanitizer for erasure of data. This data erasure software makes use of nine different sanitization standards for permanently wiping data from hard drive.
Secure erasure of data is a constant issue with second hand hardware, particularly hard drives, but potentially any device using storage. Even non-persistent memory, that is designed to clear itself when a device is switched off, can be vulnerable – as studies have shown it is possible to recovery this with appropriate procedures.
When you erase a file on your computer, the actual data in the file is not overwritten. The space utilized by that file is simply marked as “free” for use by other data. Once other data is written in that space, the original data becomes unrecoverable. Those little bits of magnetic media that store 0’s and 1’s are a bit more complex, however, and recovery of data becomes impossible, after the hard drive has been overwritten.
The method to securely erase data is to write over the same physical spot on the hard disk multiple times with different patterns, effectively obliterating the magnetic signatures of the data which was once there. This can be made possible by the use of a good data shredding software.
REMO Shredder software makes use of a powerful shredding algorithm to erase data from the hard drive. The software makes use of several military and government approved shredding patterns to shred data. The software also lets you shred free space from the hard drive. Read the rest of this entry »
Data backup is one of the most important, yet neglected areas of computing. The effectiveness of the backup depends on the frequency at which backup is performed. Most PC users prefer to take a backup of their data on a daily basis, while others, on a monthly basis.
While some users prefer to just take a backup of their data, on a daily basis, others go a step further to permanently delete files from their PC, after a complete backup has been taken by them. This is useful in cases where confidential data is involved, or at places where chances of data misuse is potentially high. There exists another method in which you can protect your confidential data. This is by scheduling a complete erasure task, at system start-up. In this way, permanently delete files from your hard drive, every time you restart your PC.
REMO Shredder lets you do this easily with a few mouse clicks. The software lets you schedule shredding tasks on particular date, at a particular time. REMO Shredder lets you choose between nine different shredding methods based on different security levels. The software also lets you shred free space, by completely erasing even the deleted data from the drive. Read the rest of this entry »
Outlook Express is bundled with Internet Explorer and uses *.dbx files for storing e-mails. It is a different application as compared to ‘Microsoft Office Outlook’ e-mail client which comes with Microsoft Office for Windows. Each mailbox in Outlook Express has its own file with the extension of .dbx (like inbox.dbx, drafts.dbx, sent.dbx etc). And all these *.dbx files are stored in a single folder and the default path where outlook stores dbx file is:
“C:\Documents & Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{SDOCE8ABD-5896-3E3D5}\Microsoft\Outlook Express”
Where ‘Administrator’ is the user’s logon ID and the value in curly-brackets {} is an arbitrary string.
Since Outlook Express stores its email messages in separate files of .dbx format, it is not always possible to scan your mailbox for viruses and clean it. Some antivirus programs that are available do not support the scanning of .dbx files due to which your mailbox can become the source of infection. These files experience data loss not only due to virus attach but can also become corrupt and damage due to large size or copying and moving to a different computer.
If you experience such data loss, you will have to use a utility to recover outlook express *.dbx files. Remo Recover Outlook Express Software is a tool designed for recovering accidentally deleted Outlook Express, e-mail messages from any “dbx/mbx” archive or to repair damaged *.dbx files where Outlook Express stores folders containing e-mail messages.
To reapir dbx inbox using Remo Recover Outlook Express Software is very easy. This e-mail recovery software is accompanied by an on-screen “wizard”; which guides you through the recovery of lost e-mails from “dbx” files step by step. When all is accomplished you will get all the recovered e-mails or repaired outlook folder. This software repairs damaged *.dbx files and recovers *.eml files in the selected destination folder.
The main highlight of this software is that it recovers emails in .eml format that can be easily imported. Where you just need to select the emails you wish to import to Outlook Express, drag and drop to a specified Outlook Express folder. Or just double-click the .eml files to read them.
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Emails have been the most important form of communication over the internet. As more and more businesses become online, the use of emails is rapidly increasing. They use emails to interact with their clients and other businesses. Increasing email use leads to huge amount of data being received and stored on email clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express etc. Thus, arises the need of email management.
Emails can be lost because of computer crashes that can occur due to power outrages, viruses, software malfunctioning or physical manhandling of the computer. This creates a very important requirement for regular backups of the important email data. When talking about Microsoft outlook, it uses Personal Folders Files to store all local emails and other data which can be processed by Outlook. Backing up outlook PST files is very essential, since they are only available on the local system, and will be lost if they become corrupted or the system hard disk malfunctions. To save you from the data loss stress, it is very important to move outlook pst file to a safe location.
Backup are usually very time consuming and involve a complicated process. That is the reason why, many computer users avoid data backups and regret later. However, a good idea to create a backup of your outlook emails and settings would be to use Email backup software. These third party utilities make the task of outlook backup easy, simple, automated and less stressful. It allows you to backup and restore your E-mails, folders, contacts, calendar, journal entries, tasks, notes, RSS feeds, settings, E-mail accounts, message rules, junk e-mail lists and signatures.
Smart Email Backup ensures that you never lose your important email and other information by periodically backing up your emails and outlook settings automatically. Backing up the PST file with smart email backup saves your time and provides you with a feeling of security. The program functions though a wizard driven interface which is designed to be used effectively by a novice as well as an IT professional. Featuring, backup, restoring and migrating outlook, with Smart Email Backup you can be prepared for anything wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
I have just purchased a new HP netbook. While this unit is running Windows XP my previous netbook which I gave to a relative ran Linux. To be truthful the Linux ran faster, even with a slower processor. I bought the new unit primarily for its larger screen. Linux has few frills but is definitely a fast system. Another interesting facet of the Linux OS is that there is a ton of free support online for the system. Unlike Windows where Microsoft wants to parcel out help at a price. Linux is free for everyone. As such there is a great deal of help available. For data recovery of files stored on Linux the best choice is currently Disk Doctors Linux Recovery Software. Linux is a fabulous operating system but sometimes its speed results in files being thrown by the wayside. When Linux files get lost or damaged Disk Doctors is there to retrieve them. Read the rest of this entry »
Early versions of Windows use file allocation tables (FAT 16 FAT 32) to divide up the space on hard drives and then provide quick access to the data stored. Newer versions use NTFS storage. Each of these as with any kind of hard drive dividing system is subject to failure if a PC is shut down abruptly during start up. A simple power surge or rollover by a power company is enough to cause a problem resulting in corrupted files. When this occurs, you may suddenly find yourself facing a bright blue error screen telling you that crucial files needed to start your computer are no longer available. Many people either reformat their PC when this happens or actually replace the entire computer! All that is needed is a program for partition recovery such as Disk Doctors Windows Data Recovery Software. This powerful program can scan an entire hard drive in seconds and quickly recover those missing files. Read the rest of this entry »
Outlook Express is the email client provided free with Microsoft Windows. It is a great email system but prone to certain problems when you compressed and unzip Outlook Express files they are particularly apt to lose data and become corrupted. When this problem occurs you will need software designed to recognize damage Express MBX files and restore them. Currently, the best program available for this purpose is Disk Doctors Outlook Express Recovery Software.
As with all Disk Doctors programs this one is designed to be used by anyone regardless of their computer experience. If you can send an email you can use a Disk Doctors program to rescue lost files. For those using Microsoft Outlook Disk doctors also has a program built to accomplish swift PST repair. PST files are the extension used on Outlook the full-blown version of Outlook Express. Read the rest of this entry »
My company does a great deal of ecommerce development. Currently we are putting together a site that sells trophies and awards online. There are thousands of items that need to be written about and have image files made for. Also we are taking the photos ourselves so we are constantly loading files onto a PC and then deleting the camera files. Needless to say it is far too easy to accidentally delete files before they are downloaded. When this happens we can lose several hours work from the photographer. This is far too expensive to lose and for that reason we have on all of our PC desktops a bundle of programs for file recovery from Disk Doctors.
Disk Doctors has a program to recover lost files to fit any situation. Almost every Disk Doctors program has multiple uses such as recovery of data from flash drives or camera smart cards. Whether you lose data before you download it or after Disk Doctors data recovery programs will find it and restore it for you. Read the rest of this entry »
Many of the new netbooks being sold are using a Linux distribution operating system. These are perfectly suited to computers with slower processors used for simple tasks. Of course all of the new Macbooks are running the latest version of Apple OS and netbooks built with the Atom processor from Intel are use Windows XP. These new super portable mini-laptops are great but once their small sized hard drives begin to fill up they can lose data as partitions are damaged. When this happens the solution is a targeted program to recover lost data from Disk Doctors.
Disk Doctors has data recovery software for any operating system used on any kind of PC. Whether you have an Acer Netbook running Linux Ubuntu or an Asus desktop with a 22 inch screen running Windows Seven Disk Doctors has built a program to help you recover data quickly. Read the rest of this entry »