Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Wont Tell You about the Internet

These programs can retrieve information from deleted files and formatted disks.

Windows

• Directory Snoop Recovers erased files and data from individual clusters. Can also wipe sensitive data from a disk to prevent recovery. Shareware. (http://www.briggsoft.com/dsnoop.htm)

• File Scavenger Scans a disk to find previously deleted files that can still be recovered. Shareware. (http://www.quetek.com/)

• NTIDoc Lists all files and creation dates and times stored in a directory. Freeware. (http://www.secure-data.com)

• Omniquad Detective Searches and examines a hard disk for information. Shareware. (http://www.omniquad.com)