Get iCare Data Recovery software free

[bigdelta 46]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-20025450...tml?tag=nl.e796

 

 

Most users never think about data-recovery software until they need it--like, say, after a corrupted hard drive has cost them years' worth of family photos.

 

Make like the Boy Scouts and be prepared: get a recovery tool now and keep it at the ready.

 

From now until December 25, iCare Data Recovery 4.0 is available absolutely free. Regular price: $69.95. To get it, follow the "Steps to get registered iCare for free" instructions, making sure to run the program as an administrator and then pasting in the provided code. (FYI, you must activate it before the 25th.)

 

 

iCare promises to rescue data from any number of common calamities, including drive failures, corrupted Master Boot Records, bad boot sectors, deleted partitions, virus attacks, and even messed-up Norton Ghost images.

 

The software supports internal and external hard drives, flash drives, and memory cards (like the kind used by digital cameras). It's compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7, and even Windows Server.

 

 

CNET hasn't reviewed iCare Data Recovery, but a couple glowing user reviews at Download.com suggest the program works as advertised--and can really save your bacon. So grab this valuable utility while it's free.

[joekicker 53]

It is excellent recovery software. I tested it fairly extensively on deleted files and formatted disks the last time it was free, last March. I'm never comfortable with "the best" description for anything, it depends on you. But you can do one heck of a lot worse than this one.

 

"Free forever" means until you try to reinstall it on a new computer or change your operating system, but it's a very good deal unless you are hugely satisified by another, particular recovery program.

 

And you should always have one of these installed, or have one that runs off a thumb drive. The reason is that if you accidentally delete stuff and have to recover it, you MIGHT well make recovery impossible by installing recovery software then.

 

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[BigusDicus 9,902]

Seemed like a nice find. Coincidentally I had a drive stop working yesterday. Could not even get it to format.

 

Downloaded the program. It scanned the drive all night. Seems like it can read everything.

 

I hit the recovery key. It requires the product code to work.

 

I do not see anywhere the ""Steps to get registered iCare for free".

 

Unless I am missing something it would seem that one needs to purchase the product to get the code?

Edited December 14, 2010 by BigusDicus

[Regyai 417]

Steps to get registered iCare for free

Download the program online and activate it with giveaway code.

Download url:

Main: http://wikisend.com/download/413534/icaredrs.exe (file size 3.3MB)

Optional: http://www.icare-recovery.com/icaredrs.exe

Free code: "CG7332343A7XEOUD3EHH4AIL2WSB4G9F", or "5AA7CA3J827LAMAB2OYLB6LJ1GYDFAFL" (use it without quotation marks)

Note:

1. You need to select a recovery module before you could see the activation button.

2. Run the program as OS admin and internet connection is required for activation.

3. No space included (in front or after the code) when copy and paste the code.

4. The program will be stay functional to you forever. (it only stops to work when you reinstall your OS or change your hard disk)

5. If the file reported file corrupted after downloading, please clean cache files and then try another web browser. This might be due to high workload of our website. Please try another download link provided.

6. If you have actiavation problem with the program you downloaded from download.cnet.com, please try other downloads we offer.

[joekicker 53]

Unless I am missing something it would seem that one needs to purchase the product to get the code?

 

Full details here including the actual code which is

 

CG7332343A7XEOUD3EHH4AIL2WSB4G9F

 

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Edited December 14, 2010 by joekicker

[lichtsy 18]

my hard drive crashed big time it is the motor can this recover the data?

[joekicker 53]

my hard drive crashed big time it is the motor can this recover the data?

 

The drive has to run, or at least limp -- and then it will probably read and recover the data. But software can't beat hardware. If the drive is totally farkled and won't spin in any computer you have, you'll need a hardware solution, i.e. really expensive data recovery professionals with specialist equipment to MAKE it spin.

 

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