Data recovery prices have risen steadily since the middle 1990s. This is somewhat odd, being as the actual work required to recover damaged or deleted files is far less intensive and time consuming than it was 15 years ago. The vast majority of data recovery projects, that being well over 95% of them, simply require application of a common software program so as to recognize and recover lost or corrupted files. With data recovery prices as charged by a service laboratory costing an average of $1000 for file recovery on a 250 GB hard drive, it is no wonder that so many people are choosing to attempt all of their file recovery using do it yourself programs.
Any reasonable quality file recovery program complete with instructions costs in the neighborhood of $40.00. These programs have evolved over the last 10 years to include graphic user interfaces and illustrated step-by-step instructions. Using one of these third party file recovery programs, even the least experienced computer operator can rescue any accidentally deleted files from their computer in just around 1 hour. Considering the amount of time it takes to ship off your computer to a service laboratory and of course await its return, the savings in time alone would be of great benefit. But, when you consider the difference in pricing structure to accomplish the exact same function, it is no wonder that millions of people all around the world are teaching themselves the art of data recovery.