DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE DISK ON WHICH THE LOST DATA IS LOCATED (the Bad Device).

You should keep this golden rule in mind, before you use the Data Recovery Wizard to recover lost data.

The success of your data recovery depends largely on your adherence to some crucial rules. You should leave the disk alone to make no changes to the damaged disk. These include as follows:

You'd better not try to delete folders or files from the Bad Device, even if you are able to see them and think that they are not damaged.

You'd better not try to save anything in the Bad Device.

You'd better not attempt to format or re-partition the Bad Device, not even with a program like FDISK or format. If the support people for these or any other applications tell you it's OK to format or re-partition the Bad Device, do not copy.

You will risk permanent data loss if you do not keep these warnings in your mind. If you have made one of these mistakes, don't worry. Just don't make any more changes to the Bad Device. You can use the Data Recovery Wizard to see if your data is still recoverable. Even if the Data Recovery Wizard can't detect your Bad Device, it doesn’t mean the data is lost.

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