With all of the debate over whether one should buy a Windows based PC or and Apple Mac, one thought is very rarely if ever examined. That is the process of file recovery on both of these systems. Macintosh computers are no less susceptible to data loss than Windows PCs or computers operating using Linux. The reasons for this are obvious. Most file loss is due to human error and accidental deletion. So whether a person is using a Mac or a PC, mistakes are bound to happen. The question arises which of these systems is simpler and easier to recover files from. Windows file recovery is a far easier process than recovering lost or damaged files from a Mac. The reason for this is that any time the Mac OS 10 operating system stores or retrieves a file it initiates a process known as disk verification. Disk verification requires that the Mac operating system run continual checks over the functionality of that computer’s hard drive. If any part of your Mac computer hard drive fails to meet disk verification requirements, access is denied. Basically this means that if one file fails on your Mac hard drive the entire drive is closed. There are good programs for Macintosh file recovery that will circumvent disc verification however these are very expensive.
Windows file recovery is a far simpler process. In fact, if the Windows operating system files that control access to your computer’s hard drive on your PC are damaged or fail, all you need is a simple general purpose file recovery program such as File Finder to open that drive and allow you to retrieve all of your saved files. Because Windows does not use the intermediate disk verification step, Windows file recovery and the programs that support it is fast and inexpensive.
