There are easy ways to recover data from a hard drive if it is operating normally, but if it’s defective or if it stops working then it is recommended that you leave the data recovery to the professionals, and we don’t mean your local computer shop.

Here are three alternatives that actually work by disassembling your hard drive and recovering data from the physical discs inside your drive.

TotalRecall at 877-4MY-DATA www.totalrecall.com

DriveSavers at 800-440-1904 www.drivesavers.com

Flashback Data at 866-786-5700 www.flashbackdata.com

You probably have seen the ads, where two guys stand in front of a white background representing the two main systems available to the public, one is a PC the other one a Mac, the PC guy is always wearing nerdy clothes or simply suits, while the Mac guy is wearing regular clothes, poses relaxed in front of the camera and usually ends up making the PC guy look like an incompetent clown.

This ad campaign is as misleading as any political campaign but of course you only hear one side of things, in a world where Mac always wins, of course Apple is paying for these ads and both of the actors are Apple users.

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