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Create Custom Menu to Launch Favorite Programs Quickly: PortaMenu

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:30 PM PDT


PortaMenu is a free menu launcher which lets organize your favorite programs in a custom menu, and quickly launch them. It lets you launch applications present on your system or any external media from a single menu. It lets you create a list of programs and show them in a single menu. You can add the executable file of each program to its menu and launch it from there. So, you can use it to maintain a list of your favorite programs, and launch them quickly.

You can add programs to PortaMenu’s list either from your system's hard drive or from any external device like USB, CD etc. You can launch any program from this list just by making a double mouse click. You don't need to memorize the exact path via directories and folders to run a specific program; Once you add it to PortaMenu, it will remember it for you.

PortaMenu is quite simple and basic in its operation. Personally, I would go with tons of other application launchers available out there. But if you are indeed looking for something very basic, keep reading.

PortaMenu makes a list of different applications and allows you to open any of them from a single menu. You just need to launch PortaMenu and it will give you a menu containing programs which you have added earlier. From this list you can launch as many programs as you want.

How PortaMenu works to launch applications from a single menu:

In order to use PortaMenu to launch all your programs, you need to add them to its menu. You can click on the "Add Item" button and add as many programs as you want. As you add a specific program to PortaMenu from a local disk or external media, it remembers the relative path of the application. After that you can just launch PortaMenu to run the program; no need to go to through the hierarchy of files and folders to run it. It’s an easy way to launch your favorite applications from a single place.

Also check out another interesting software that lets you automatically launch a program at a scheduled time.

Features of PortaMenu:

  • Reordering of programs: You can reorder the programs in PortaMenu if you want. Like I did with my list of programs, I kept those programs at the top which I use frequently and left the remaining at the bottom. This arrangement made my launch task even more easy.
  • Making Groups: You can keep similar programs together by creating Groups. For Instance, all the Image Editing Software like Toolwiz Pretty Photo, Paint.NET, Photopad  etc, can be kept in a single group called “Image Editors”. To find the “Group” option, you need to click on the Edit Item button.
  • Security: PortaMenu has an inbuilt hash function which checks all the programs in its menu for safety before launching. It controls any suspicious program from harming the system.    

PortaMenu is a nice and handy program to launch applications from a single menu. The only flaw which I came across is that the program sometimes stop responding while adding applications to its menu. Otherwise, it serve as a good application launcher to quickly launch all your programs. 

Download PortaMenu for free.

Create Custom Menu to Launch Favorite Programs Quickly: PortaMenu was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Get Wallpapers, Themes, Ringtones On Android: mobile9 App

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT


mobile9 is a free Android app to get collection of best wallpapers, themes and ringtones on Android. Android mobile9 brings HD wallpapers, themes and nice ringtones to download on Android. You can view all your downloads, folder wise on Android phone from the app. The app even comes up with separate categories of ringtones such as Bollywood ringtones, jazz, funny, festive, remix and much more.

mobile9 is a very simple yet useful app in Google Play Store.

mobile9 App

Some Key Features Of Android mobile9 App:

  • You can view and download best wallpapers, themes and ringtones on your Android phone.
  • The app comes with separate category for wallpapers, themes and ringtones.
    mobile9
  • You can even check all your downloads from within the app.
  • The app is simple and easy to use on Android.
  • You can sort the ringtones, wallpapers and themes list in the app.
    mobile9 options
  • The app even allows you to access the ringtones according to its type like Bollywood, funny, festive, jazz, remix and much more.
  • The app comes up with smart search on Android.

You can check out Android wallpapers HD app reviewed by us.

How To Install mobile9 App On Android:

  • Or just search for "mobile9" app in Google Play Store.
  • Install the app on your Android phone.

mobile 9 app can also be downloaded from here. Just have the best collection of wallpapers, ringtones and themes on your Android phone. I also recommend you to download and install Zedge Ringtones and Wallpapers app for Android.

Get Wallpapers, Themes, Ringtones On Android: mobile9 App was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Free Instant Messenger: Goober

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT


Goober is a free multi-protocol instant messenger application which you can use in order to communicate with your family, friends and coworkers. Next to standard text chatting, Goober also offers VoIP and video calls, free if used within the Goober network, paid if they are directed towards land lines. Seamless integration with other popular messaging protocols is available, so you can easily use it as an alternative for all of the major IM clients.

Goober default window

Similar software: aMSN, One Instant Messenger, Linphone.

Interface of this free instant messaging client is very modern looking, as you can see from the image above. It’s also very light on computer resources, we checked the resource usage and only around 30MB of RAM was used, which makes it the perfect instant messaging client for older computers since they don’t have obscene processor speeds and amounts of random memory. Some of the more interesting features that Gobber has are:

  • Free voice calls within the Gobber network
  • Cheap international calls, it’s possible to activate flatrate
  • Facebook and Twitter integration – receive status updates from both of these
  • Contact importing from AOL, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber and GoogleTalk
  • Integrated online TV and radio players

There’s a lot of useful features which can be found in Goober, and in order to use it, you’re gonna have to register a Goober account, without which you won’t be able to access all the cool stuff that Goober has to offer.

How to use Goober – free multi-protocol instant messaging client

After installation and after you run Goober for the first time you’ll be presented with a window where you’ll be able to register. You’ll have to pick a username and give your email, the usual procedure after which you’ll be able to login and start building up your contact list.

Goober logged in

The three things that you should be focusing on are pointed out with arrows. Green call button at the top of the window is gonna open up the call pad for making calls to other people, all kinds of calls. Of course for making phone calls to other Goober users, you’re gonna have to right click on them in your contact list and select to call them. To import contacts from other messaging protocols, click on Import option in the middle and then select the ones that you use, enter login details and see the contacts on the main list.

Goober importing contacts

Online TV and radio is also available, that would be the arrow at the bottom of the program. Notice the Twitter and Facebook tabs, that’s where you can connect to them and receive updates on what’s going on there as well.

Conclusion

Goober is a service very similar to that of Skype, only unlike Skype it offers several more interesting features. Chatting and calls work for free within the Goober network, and you can make cheap calls to people from around the world, if you need to of course. Download the application, register for free, start communicating with old contacts and in the process check to see if someones is maybe already using Goober, give them a call for free.

Free Instant Messenger: Goober was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Free System Utility: Windows Service Installer/ Uninstaller

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT


Windows Service Installer is a free system utility that helps in easy installation and uninstallation of any windows service. The free Windows service manager is available for free and is very useful for people using different windows services. The software comes with the feature to allow you to install or uninstall a particular software from the program window itself. The only advantage of using this software as compared to the in-built windows installer-uninstaller is the simplicity where you can just browse the setup/installer on your system and click on the installation button.

Installation of Windows Service Installer

The installation process is as easy as any other windows software. You need to go here where you need to click on the download option and an .exe file will be downloaded. The next step is to click on the .exe file which would initiate the installation process guided by its step by step process. This process will take less than five minutes and as soon as the free system utility is installed you can start with your windows service installation or uninstallation process. If you are looking for a simple software that can help you to manage all your installed apps, you can try Soft2Base, Comodo Programs Manager and Tiles reviewed by us.

Interface of Windows Service Installer

The interface of this free Windows service manager is small and very straightforward. There are very less options present on the screen of the software. The software is not very stylish and has been made to be very user friendly. Even a novice can start working on it without facing any difficulties.

Using Windows Service Installer

The moment the free system utility gets launched you would see a few simple options on it where it would seem similar to a explorer window of your system. To use this free Windows service manager, it is very important to know the services that you need to install and uninstall. In the “service display name” area you need to enter the name of the windows service that you are going to install or uninstall. Here you can give any name according to your wish. Whereas in “Actual service name” area you need to enter the actual name of the windows service and you need to enter the exact name of the program or executable file you wish to install/uninstall.

Then in the “service executable path” area you need to enter the path through which you will execute the function. You can browse through different drives in your computer and select the path where the windows service is located. Finally you have two options, one is “install service” and the other is “uninstall service.” If you want to install any windows service then click on install service and if your going to uninstall any service then click on uninstall service option. This is pretty easy and makes the process of installation and uninstallation faster and simpler. Download Windows Service installer/ uninstaller free.

Free System Utility: Windows Service Installer/ Uninstaller was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Rabbit Launcher For Android

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT


Another great launcher for Android with the name of Rabbit Launcher is introduced in Google Play Store. Rabbit Launcher is very much similar to Go Launcher for Android. The app totally changes the interface of your Android phone. You will see all the app launcher icons changed.

You just have to install the app, press the app launcher or home button and then select Rabbit Launcher app. The launcher just changes all your app launcher icons and changes the app transition style on your Android. You can easily download multiple free Rabbit Launcher themes from Rabbit store and apply them. The icon style changes as per the theme applied. On top of it, the app even allows you to hide desk icons on your Android and make your Android background visible in full-screen mode.

Rabbit Launcher

Rabbit Launcher app works good on high-end Android phones with a good processor speed. I first downloaded and tested the Android launcher app on my Samsung Galaxy Fit phone. The response of the app was not that good. It was working like an elephant on ant. The launcher was looking as we are forcefully running the app. Then I downloaded and tested the app on my HTC Desire HD and the launcher worked like a charm. I really liked the watch provided by the launcher on Android screen. The working watch looks truly nice on Android home screen.

Comparison From Go Launcher App:

Go Launcher app for Android is one of the popular launcher in Google Play Store. But as per my observation, Go Launcher app makes your Android phone slow. Specially Android phones with low processor speed and low internal storage becomes slower when Go launcher is installed. High-end Android phones have the possibility to work fine with Go Launcher app. However, when I installed Rabbit Launcher on my Android phone, the app interface was not looking that good as it is a low-end Android phone. But the launcher did not have any effect on the working speed of even low-end Android phone.

Features Of Rabbit Launcher For Android:

  • Cool launcher app for Android.
  • Changes your app launcher icon.
  • Provides multiple app transition type.
    Rabbit Launcher
  • Live interface with moving crystal glasses around app launcher icons.
  • Hide desk with a single tap.
  • Download free Rabbit Launcher themes from Rabbit Store.
  • Add shortcuts to apps, add widgets, folders, and wallpapers.
  • Adjust icon grid size.

Install Rabbit Launcher App:

You can download and install Rabbit Launcher app from here. You can also scan the QR Code below.

Rabbit Launcher QR Code

Install Rabbit Launcher app today on your Android phone and change your Android interface. Customize everything with launcher and make your Android look as you like. Apply multiple themes which make your Android look even better than earlier.

You can also check out other launcher apps for Android.

Rabbit Launcher For Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Combine Cloud Storage and Enterprise Storage with Cloud Drive

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT


Cloud Drive is a free cloud data storage solution which is gonna combine the advantages of cloud storage with the advantages of regular enterprise storage, that companies and individuals alike use, in order to provide the users with the best of both worlds. There are differences between storing data the old way, on regular company servers, and storing data the new way, in the cloud. Before you understand what the role of Cloud Drive is, you first have to figure out what these differences are.

Cloud Drive default window

After installing the Cloud Drive local client, you’ll be greeted with the configuration wizard which can be seen above. First thing that you’ll be asked to do is to choose which online professional cloud storage you’ll be connecting to, there’s a total of over 20 different providers offered by Cloud Drive, which majority of people out there are using. Connecting to your existing cloud storage is important because it will allow Cloud Drive access to your data, for it to do its thing.

Similar software: Amazon Glacier, MyPCBackup.

How to optimize data storage with Cloud Drive

Data storage optimization is the best word to describe what Cloud Drive is doing. We mentioned that there are two types of storage, local enterprise and the cloud. Advantages of the cloud would be that it’s relatively cheap, space is practically unlimited, and data is secured with several different safety measures which are preventing it from being lost. One major disadvantage of the cloud would be slower connection speeds that it has when compared to enterprise storage, which can be 100 times slower. These are not the kind of speeds that company are crazy about, especially those who are processing large number of files at once.

Another interesting fact about data is that only around 2% of files and documents that a company has stored are accessed on a regular basis, while the rest just “sits” there in storage. If you have the more expensive enterprise type of storage, you are basically losing money, since you could have it stored in the cloud, but you also need speed, you can’t switch all the way to the cloud either, so what to do in this type of situation?

Cloud Drive connecting to server

By installing the Cloud Drive service on your computer, you’re basically installing a server application. Cloud Drive is gonna connect to your existing cloud storage and it’s gonna help synchronize only that 2% of data which you are using frequently, and it’s gonna synchronize that data to the enterprise storage, for quicker access. Other useful features offered by Cloud Drive include:

  • 20 cloud services available for connecting – amazon, rackspace, azure
  • iSCSI protocol for establishing connections
  • Works on all three major operating system – Windows, Linux, Mac
  • Encrypted connections

Conclusion

Depending on how much data you have stored in the previously explained more expensive enterprise storage, if you switch the large majority of it to the cloud, with the help of Cloud Drvie, you’re gonna save money and make your files more accessible and secure. For personal use Cloud Drive is free, try it and see how it goes.

Combine Cloud Storage and Enterprise Storage with Cloud Drive was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Save and Restore Desktop Icon Layout: DesktopOK

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT


DesktopOK is a free software which can save and restore the desktop icon layout of your Windows. It can save several layouts having different arrangement of icons on the desktop. You can save your favorite desktop icon layout using DesktopOK and restore it whenever you want.

desktop ok  interface

We have previously covered articles on some other free software which can track desktop icons' positions over time and save them automatically for you. This is another add-on to the family. You can easily save different desktop icon layouts and quickly restore your favorite arrangement back.

How to Use DesktopOk to Save and Restore Desktop Icon Layout?

DesktopOK is very easy to use. As you run the application, you see a clear interface with different tools listed on the toolbar. Lets see how these tools help us in getting our favorite desktop icon layouts.

  • Save: You can easily save different layouts in which you want to arrange your desktop icons. Once your icons are arranged in desired positions on the desktop, you can press the "Save" button to save the icon Layout. Every time you save a desktop icon layout, a corresponding entry will be added to the Icon-Layout panel.
  • Restore: You can arrange the desktop icons back to a specific layout whenever you need. The list of all previously saved layouts is displayed in the Icon-Layout panel of DesktopOK. You can choose the desired layout and choose the "Restore" option, or simply double click on the layout name to restore the icons back on the desktop.
  • Delete: If you don't want to keep a layout which you have saved earlier, you can delete it by selecting the layout and pressing the "Delete" option.
  • Rename: Whenever you save a desktop icon layout, DesktopOk takes the desktop resolution at that particular time as its default name. You can rename the layout according to your choice.

desktop ok options

  • Sort: This option sorts the desktop icon layouts inside the Icon-Layout panel according to their name or time.

desktop ok  sort

Features of DesktopOK:

It has a good list of features, but not all of them are as good as I thought they would be. Lets have a look on these features.

  • Save Icon's Layout: DesktopOK easily saves desktop icons' positions in different layouts and keep them safe for you.
  • Quick Restore: You can quickly restore desktop icons back to your favorite layout whenever you need.
  • Save and Load "*.dok" Files: You can save desktop icon layouts as ".dok" files and load them to restore the desired layout. I personally don't find much use of it though.
  • System Tray Icon Option: It sits in your system tray and can be accessed directly from your desktop.
  • Create System Tray Icons of other Open Applications: It makes other applications sit in your system tray which are currently open on your desktop. I personally don't find much use of it. You can access these applications back by clicking on their system tray icons.
  • Mouse Cursor Hiding: You can set DesktopOK to hide mouse cursor when the cursor stops moving or after a certain time period.  
  • Icon Hiding: You can also hide desktop icons or taskbar with DesktopOK.
  • System Options: It offers you to open various system applications like Task Manager, Properties Panel, System Information, etc., right from its menu bar option.

desktop ok  system option

  • AutoSave: It has an AutoSave option but that doesn't save your desktop icons' arrangement every time their position changes due to some reason. You can set DesktopOK to AutoSave desktop icon layouts on Windows startup, Shut down, or after a fixed time period.
  • Punch Icons: This feature gives a tight punch to the desktop and shatter the icons all over the desktop at random positions. (Funny, but pretty useless!!)
  • Language: It supports 21 languages in total.

Also check Desktop Modify to arrange various icons in unique shapes on your desktop.

Final Verdict:

DesktopOK, like its name suggests, is just an "okie-doke" software which you can use to save and restore your desktop icon layout. It has a variety of options, but most of them are just useless. I would recommend other software which are far better than DesktopOK, but still if you want to check it yourself, you can download it and give it a try.

Download DesktopOK free.

Save and Restore Desktop Icon Layout: DesktopOK was originally published at I Love Free Software

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5 Free Alarm Software

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT


Here are 5 free alarm software which allow you to set alarm on your computer. These alarm software work just like actual alarms and help to wake you up from sleep or you can even set alarms for not forgetting an activity or task. These free alarm software are easy to use and offer straight-forward functionality for setting up an alarm. Download these alarm software for free.

Easy Timer

easy timer

Easy Timer is a free alarm software, which functions just like an alarm clock and allows you to set alarm on your desktop. This free alarm clock software allows you to set alarm sound from available 35 pre-installed audio files, or you can even add your own audio file. You can even customize the appearance by changing colors, size and position. Easy Timer has got a separate desktop clock that displays information like current time, alarm progress and alarm time. This freeware even allows you to set alarm type to alert for a specified number of times. Try Easy Timer for free.

Read more about Easy Timer or Try it here.

Free Alarm Clock

Free Alarm Clock

Free Alarm Clock is completely free alarm software that lets you set alarm and that too with your favorite MP3 as alarm tone. Yes, this alarm software comes with a feature which allows you to choose your favorite MP3 file from your system and set it as alarm tone. This free alarm software even comes with several pre-installed alarm sounds, so you can set any of them as your alarm tone.  You can even set the snooze time between 1 minute to 10 minutes. You can even make the alarm repeat every weekdays, so that you don't need to set it again and again.

Read more about Free Alarm Clock or try it here. Don’t miss to check out free software to schedule emails.

Cool Timer

Cool Timer

Cool Timer is a another free alarm software using which you can set alarms right there on your desktop. This free alarm software is one of coolest alarm clock that supports MP3, WAV and MIDI sound files, so you can select any of your favorite sound files in these supported formats, and further set that particular sound file as your alarm tone. Cool timer comes with a very basic and straight-forward interface, so users would easily understand the user-interface in a glance. You can even add a message to your alarm, so that it displays the message when the alarm rings up.

Read more about Cool Timer or try it here.

Free Desktop Timer

Free Desktop Timer

Free Desktop Timer is a very basic and free alarm software that lets you set alarm in much simple way. This alarm software is customizable, so you can change the skin of this timer, choose the sound type. This free alarm software even allows you to create and set any number of timers effortlessly. You can even make your computer automatically shutdown, hibernate or switch to stand by mode after the alarm rings up. Make use of "On top" option, so that it remains on top of every application window. You can easily set an alarm by specifying hours, minutes and seconds according to which the alarm should ring.

Read more about Free Desktop Timer or try it here. You would also like to check out  free software to send SMS from Windows.

Multilingual Speaking Clock

Multilingual Speaking clock

Multilingual Speaking Clock is a free desktop clock which speaks the time and even allows you to set the alarm. You can even say it as an alarm software using which you can set alarms. This free alarm software comes with several pre-installed alarm sounds and you can even select the Wave file from your system and use it as the alarm tone. You can make this free desktop clock to speak the time at any moment with a single click on the respective button. You can choose between male and female voice for English language, or choose French EU Male or German Female speech according to your preference.

Read more about Multilingual Speaking Clock or try it here.

5 Free Alarm Software was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Free Online File Storage Service: Yandex.Disk

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:30 AM PDT


Yandex.Disk is a free online file storage service, which is offered by the famous Russian internet company known for its alternative search engine that bears the same name, Yandex. Think of Yandex as a Russian alternative to Google, Bing and Yahoo search, it’s very popular in that country and now the company behind Yandex has decided to start up their own online file storage service called Yandex.Disk, which brings us several interesting features.

Yandex Disk default window

What you see on the image above is the default interface which waits for you after registering with Yandex.Disk. To use the service you’re gonna have to register for a free email account as well, it’s the same MO that Google and Microsoft use, you have to have an account to access all of the services that Yandex has to offer. Some of the interesting things that Yandex has to offer would be:

  • 3GB of free storage initially, can be expanded to 20GB
  • Windows and Mac desktop clients for seamless file access
  • Android and iOS apps for access to Yandex.Disk
  • Automatic transfer of email attachments to Yandex.Disk
  • Share files – make them public and allow direct access
  • Image thumbnails and icons for known files types

Notice on the image above that the folder titles are in Russian, the entire interface is gonna be in Russian when you first login. To change the language you’re gonna have to look in the lower right corner of the screen when you’re logged into your Yandex account. There should be a drop down menu there which you can use to change the language.

Similar services: Google Drive, SkyDrive, Dropbox.

How to use Yandex.Disk free online file storage service

If web access to the free online storage that Yandex offers is all that you need, then the only thing that you have to do is registration. You’ll get a free email account after which you’ll be able to enjoy in Yandex.Disk.

Yandex Disk file management

Notice at the top that you have tabs Messages, Files, Contacts and Feeds where you can easily switch between email and online storage. Once you click on Files, there should be default images and folders there. You can delete them if you want, with the Delete option from the toolbar located just below tabs at the top of the window. There you can also find the Upload button which is gonna call up the file selection window, multiple files can be uploaded at once.

Yandex Disk desktop client

Desktop client can be installed, there are downloads for both Mac and Windows, which will allow you easy access to your Yandex.Disk folder directly from the computer.

Conclusion

Disk space can be increased to up to 20GB, if you install the desktop client, that’s additional 3GB, from the default 3GB that you get. Referring friends is gonna get you even more disk space, there’s more of these types of tasks that you can do to get additional space. Yandex.Disk looks very good, and with a little effort you can get a lot of free online storage and email service. If you’re frustrated with Google, MSN and Dropbox, you can give Yandex.Disk a try, even though it’s in beta, it’s works just fine and you won’t have any problems with it.

Free Online File Storage Service: Yandex.Disk was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Free Data Recovery Software: PhotoRec

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT


PhotoRec is a powerful, free data recovery software which has been made to recover all your lost data on your computer. These could be anything from a simple document to a video or images. You can use this free digital image recovery software to recover images from your hard disks, CD-ROMs or any other form of data storage compatible with your computer. The software has been built on the platform where it ignores your system while going after the underlying data. Thus this means that even if the media file system is damaged or reformatted the software would perform all its functions.

Installing PhotoRec

In order to install this free Data recovery software, you need to visit the link here. Once you are on the website, just visit the download page and click on the download link against TestDisk & PhotoRec 6.14-WIP, Data Recovery. This pack comes with three software inside a zipped in rar file. You would be required to unzip it and launch the Photrec.exe application to use the free digital image recovery software. If you are interested to check out some more file recovery software, you can try ToolWiz File Recovery, Orion File Recovery and Pandora File Recovery.

Interface of PhotoRec

Launching the program you would notice a DOS window popup on the screen. The black screen interface is all the software has where it performs all the activities as per the instructions provided by you.

Using data recovery software

Most of us are aware that our computer stores files in data blocks which is often referred to as clusters. While we use our systems and carry out day to day operations we may delete several files and data. Although they might seem to have been deleted the extension, file name, as well as the file is stored in one of the clusters whereas only the first block of the data gets removed. What does this mean? This means that the data which appears to have been deleted is still lying in one of the clusters of our system. So in case you accidentally deleted one of your files and wish to recover them, this free data recovery software provides you the flexibility to recover them with ease.

In order to use this free digital image recovery software, the main screen provides you the place to select the drives present or attached with your computer. Once you select the drive which originally had the data you need to press the enter key to select Proceed. For example if you selected the main hard disk of your system it would open up all the drives and partition you have on your system. Now in the similar manner you move to the drive from where you wish to recover the file and press the enter key to proceed further.

The next step would ask you to select the extension type of the file you wish to recover. There are two options namely:

  • Ext2/ext3
  • Other: FAT/NTFS/HFS/

Select the appropriate option and press the enter key. The new options provide you to select the option to scan only the unallocated space or the entire sector you are in. Select the one depending on the need and press the enter key. This would list down all the files that had been deleted whereby you would be required to move to the relevant file you wish to recover and press the ''c'' key again. This starts off the recovery process and all the files relevant to the section you chose would start being recovered. You can access the files recovered by the recovery folder as stated in the window after the entire recovery process completes. Now that you know all about PhotoRec, you can use this freeware to recover your files.

Free Data Recovery Software: PhotoRec was originally published at I Love Free Software

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