Data Recovery Plan
In this assignment, you assume the role of an employee of the DigiFirm Investigation Company. The company has been asked to recover blueprint files from a hard disk that a disgruntled employee reformatted. The computer is an ordinary laptop that was running Windows 7, and no backup is available.
You can use a few built-in tools to recover deleted files from a Windows 7 operating system. However, there are also third-party tools that might be helpful. Before beginning any data recovery endeavor, it's a good idea to research your options and plan your approach.
Deliverable:
For this assignment, you are to:
Locate two (2) third-party tools that will assist you in the data recovery. Write a professional report that includes a data recovery plan outline, listing the steps to be performed and the Windows and third-party tools to be used, in recovering the data in the order of importance.
Your report should be at 3 pages in length. Be sure your report adheres to the writing standards and APA style guidelines found in the Library, citing references as appropriate.
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