Data related disasters are very frequent these days because most of us usually forget backing up. Unfortunately free versions of data recovery aren’t upto standards so paying $30-40 for a good data recovery software isn’t a bad thing either.

Well with few tricks you can obtain a obtain genuine license key for PC Tools File Recovery for free which normally cost $29.95.

PC Tools File Recover is a great data recovery tool that allows you to recover critically important documents, or other files, which have been lost by accidental deletion. Normally we are very reluctant to click on the empty recycle bin and delete files without even checking whats inside. We even bypass the files going to Recycle bin using the Shift-Delete.

File Recover attempts to identify the contents of such lost files on the hard drive and allows you to recover them. If a file has been partially overwritten, File Recover attempts to reconstruct as much of the file as possible with the remaining contents. This allows you to salvage at least part, if not all, of that recovered file to continue using it as required.

File Recovery Features

Recovers files instantly from hard drives, floppy drives and other types of fixed media. If you are a home user or a network administrator, File Recover fills a critical gap in your data protection strategy

Rapid scan engine - a typical hard drive can be scanned for recoverable files within minutes

Scan all files and directories on selected hard drives

Search for a recoverable file using part or all of its file name

Utilizing a non-destructive, read-only file recovery approach. File Recover will not write or make changes to the section of the drive from which it is recovering data

Batch file recovery (recovers multiple files in one action)

Works around bad-sector disk areas. Recovers data where other programs fail

Supports standard IDE/ATA/SCSI hard drives, including drives larger than 8 GB

Supports hard drives formatted with Windows® FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS file systems

Follow the step by step instructions below on how to obtain the free PC Tools File Recover genuine license key.

1. Visit this promo page, enter your name and email address and click Request Free License button. Make sure you use a real email address that you are using because the license key will only be sent to that address.

2. Check your email. You should receive an email from PC Tools (sales@pctools.com) with the subject Free File Recover License‏. Note down the Name and License Key.

3. Download File Recover from this link and install.

4. Run File Recover software after installation, click Register button located at the left side of the program and enter the Name and Key which you received from the email.

Its the simplest promo i ever encountered , only 4 simple steps to get the genuine license key for PC Tools File Recovery.

Good news is you get to use PC Tools File Recover for free and the bad news is it only last up to 7th September 2008. Well till it expires your data is pretty much safe.