Although data is the lifeblood of a computer, it is often overlooked. We all tend to take for granted that when we turn on the computer the hard drive is still going to have all the information on it that it had last time we accessed it. Unfortunately and usually at the most inopportune times the data becomes damaged. The damage can be physical (a fire, theft or hard drive failure) or it can come from hackers, angry employees, a power surge or a power loss. Whatever the reason for the failure, you should be prepared, or you will regret it. Sooner or later some data will be lost that you can not re-create and you will want and need a way to recover it.