Since its inception Microsoft Outlook has archived files for both temporary and permanent storage in a special database known as a PST file. Unlike Microsoft Outlook Express that stores each message individually as a DBX file, the larger more complex Outlook uses a table system to sort message functions and store them as queries in [...]
Category: ‘Data Removal and Recovery’
Gaining access to damaged DBX file data
When your Microsoft Outlook Express application becomes corrupted or fails due to attack from a virus or operating file corruption occurring during startup or shutdown of your computer, you will need to install a program specifically designed for DBX repair. Actually in this case DBX repair is a bit of a misnomer in that the [...]
The common characteristics of different flash digital storage devices
You know what the difference is between recovering lost data from a camera memory card and a USB flash drive? The answer is very little. Both of these are digital media located externally to your computer. While a camera memory card may connect through its reader, usually built directly into your PC, a USB flash [...]
Enabling Outlook inbox operation after an overload or damage
Microsoft Outlook is much more than a simple e-mail client that allows one to send and receive messages from their desktop. A better name for Microsoft Outlook would be an information manager as it allows one to handle messages, meeting requests, scheduling, appointments and shared calendar functions. For most businesses Microsoft Outlook is an essential [...]
Salvaging damaged or missing email data
Many lower quality data recovery programs rely on a very simple system to find and recover lost files. All these programs are capable of doing is searching through the boot sectors of your computer’s hard drive and looking for listed within its programming script specific file extensions. These popular file extensions such as DOC and [...]
Using data recovering tools for isolated areas on hard drives
Before you use your data recovery program to scan through your entire computer hard drive consider using that program to merely recover formatted partition files. Your computer’s hard drive can be divided in from 2 to 10 separate partitions depending on the sophistication of your system. If your computer has been attacked by a virus [...]
Matching file recovery technology to your PC hardware
While most of the higher quality data recovery programs do support all versions of Windows one would be wise to remember that when attempting to recover deleted files Windows XP users should make sure that the data recovery program they choose does not exceed the support abilities of their Windows operating system. Unless you have [...]
Looking for erased emails mixed in millions of files
Everyone has heard the expression looking for a needle in a haystack. It refers to attempting to find something incredibly small in the midst of a large search area. When attempting to recover deleted emails that have been stored using Microsoft Outlook the process is somewhat different and could even be referred to as looking [...]
Overwriting data for secure file deletion
Only the best file shredder programs meet the strict requirements of the United States Department of Defense. Obviously, the US government has thousands of files that need to be kept secure until said time as they will be permanently erased. The simple process of placing obsolete computer equipment into surplus government auctions cannot be accomplished [...]
Protecting your sensitive files on an old computer
If you are getting ready to give away your old PC there’s no reason to do anything to the hard drive is there? After all, once you have deleted all of the files on that drive there’s no danger of anyone seeing your personal and private records is there? Actually, before you sell or give [...]