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Softonic Rating:
Very good:8/10
License:
Free
Added:
April 17, 2007
Updated:
July 14, 2008
Publisher:
Website
File size:
2.1 MB
Downloads:
1,376
Nick Mead

“Recovers files even if they have been permanently removed”

by Nick Mead

You'd be forgiven for thinking that Pandora Recovery is associated with the Pandora Genome music project but in actual fact, this utility has nothing to do with music.

It's quite simply, a file restoration utility that attempts to help you when you've accidentally deleted a file. Pandora Recovery can recover files permanently from the Recycle Bin simply by using the Shift + Delete keys bypassing. What's more, it can recover files that were deleted, according to the developers, up to a month after they were deleted. However, it's very unlikely you'll be able to recover something that's been deleted so long ago because a file "deterioration" (although the developers claim users have been able to recover files 5 years after deletion!).

This may all sound a bit far fetched although when you delete a file on a FAT32 or NTFS file system, its content is not totally erased from disk. Only the reference to file data in File Allocation Table or Master File Table is marked as deleted which means that sometimes you can make it visible again. The types of file you can recover are quite wide ranging including pictures, songs, movies and documents. Note though that you have a much greater chance of recovering data lost after the program has been installed because it scans your hard drive and builds an index of existing and deleted files and directories (folders). This gives you much greater control over which files to recover.

There are no guarantees that Pandora Recovery can help you restore accidentally deleted data but if there is any trace of it left, Pandora should be able to give it a damned good go.

Languages:

English

OS requirements for Pandora Recovery:

  • OS: Win2000/XP/2003/Vista
Pros
  • Can recover files deleted up to months previously
  • Works with a couple of key strokes
Cons
  • Chances of recovering data lost more than a few months is rare
  • Can take some time to index your system
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