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    Giveaway of the Day - Data Recovery Wizard Professional

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by McGrady, Apr 10, 2008.

  1. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Should I snatch this up? Is it better than Recuva or any other freeware?
     
    McGrady, Apr 10, 2008
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  2. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's got good commentsssssssssssssss.
     
    McGrady, Apr 10, 2008
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  3. blackbird

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    I dont trust that site, most of the software on offer has much better alternatives.

    The comments are also always generally good, proabably because those who visit the site dont know much about good software.

    I have never seen them offer photoshop or something but once in a rare while something good may come up.

    You should search google for reviews of data recovery programs and go from there
     
    blackbird, Apr 10, 2008
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  4. davemolina

    davemolina Notebook Consultant

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    I was about to ask that...

    The site seems dodgy and gives away programs that I've never heard of. I'd rather just go to download.com for freewares.

    Also, mockups of fake boxes for software annoy me to no end.
     
    davemolina, Apr 10, 2008
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  5. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Giveaway of the day offers up the occasional gem. There are a lot of yawns being offered, but once in a while there are some nice things. It's in my RSS reader and over the course of a year I have downloaded and used maybe 4 or 5 apps. It's worth checking each day. I do ALWAYS run an independent Google search on the offering first. I don't trust the comments all that much.

    YMMV

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 10, 2008
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  6. Hiker

    Hiker Notebook Deity

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    You're better off with good back up software than recovery software. ;)
     
    Hiker, Apr 10, 2008
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  7. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    Yet another un deleter, doo dah, doo dah, blah.
     
    olyteddy, Apr 10, 2008
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  8. Gintoki

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    Thanks for the info.
     
    Gintoki, Apr 10, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    It was on lifehacker and i got it. it seems alright. You must install it before midnight though or it wont work. So snatch it up fast.
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 10, 2008
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  10. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    who has this for vista? comments say its buggy. is it? :O
     
    McGrady, Apr 10, 2008
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  11. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Okay i did some background research.

    This site just Promotes new Softwares & encourages Developers.
    It doesnt give Famous Softwares for free..

    Basically they just try to promote New Softwares
     
    Nocturnal310, Apr 11, 2008
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