More Irony
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:52 pm
Kroll Ontrack just posted a press release blaming DIY recovery attempts are resulting in a higher percentage of unrecoverable data recovery cases coming to professional data recovery labs. Meanwhile, on Kroll Ontrack's data recovery site, they post a link to DIY Data Recovery software that users can buy to try to attempt a recovery on their own.
I agree that DIY recovery is causing increasingly more unrecoverable cases. But, the question is, "Why are people choosing to go the DIY route rather than pay for professional data recovery services?" Ultimately, it comes down to the following:
1. Many of the larger labs charge considerably more than what the majority of users can afford
2. Many service companies assume that all data recovery labs and projects are expensive based on a single experience in the past
3. The internet allows for the sharing of knowledge, unfortunately, without verification that the knowledge is accurate or truthful
Sadly, had the end user been aware that there were more affordable professional data recovery service options before they attempted things on their own, they likely would have sought professional data recovery services before they attempted things on their own.
I agree that DIY recovery is causing increasingly more unrecoverable cases. But, the question is, "Why are people choosing to go the DIY route rather than pay for professional data recovery services?" Ultimately, it comes down to the following:
1. Many of the larger labs charge considerably more than what the majority of users can afford
2. Many service companies assume that all data recovery labs and projects are expensive based on a single experience in the past
3. The internet allows for the sharing of knowledge, unfortunately, without verification that the knowledge is accurate or truthful
Sadly, had the end user been aware that there were more affordable professional data recovery service options before they attempted things on their own, they likely would have sought professional data recovery services before they attempted things on their own.