For the most savvy computer user there is a possible complicated way to recover files from a crashed hard drive. That is to install onto the ram of a PC a standalone version of Linux. These small miniature Linux operating systems such as Puppy Linux allow your computer to start and give you the ability to access files on your hard drive. This type of crashed hard drive recovery does require a certain knowledge of various operating systems available and knowledge of how to use them.
Barring having this degree of technical expertise one can affect disk recovery by using a quality data recovery tool such as those offered by Remo Software. Remo Software’s Windows data recovery tool allows the user to connect their hard drive to a second working Windows based PC and from that platform scan for and recover all existing and recently deleted files on a crashed hard drive. The program can also be used to recover lost, damaged or deleted files on powerful digital media devices such as USB flash drives and digital camera memory cards.