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"It's not FREE!!!!"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 4.1
Pros
as soon as the program is installed it tell you how secure it is to buy.
Cons
as soon as the program is installed it tell you how secure it is to buy. Don't waste your time. There is othing more frustration than installer crap on your pc for nothing.
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"let me read "not finalized" cd's made with a very old program"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.4
Pros
This program made it possible to read multisession cd's made with Easy CD Creator which were not finalized and in some cases where something went wrong in the last session (Easy CD Creator was not a very stable program, had lots of problems f.i. if a screensaver or some task had not been disabled). So Thanks!
Cons
Hoped to recover some dvd tv footage from a BBC nature series which recorded 6 sessions and suddenly went wrong during(?) finalizing, but alas, no such luck
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"Wow"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.4
Pros
I found files back when i bought my computer
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"Great"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.4
Pros
This is one of the best recovery software. It is so easy to use. and it is FREE!!!!
Whats the worst that can happen?
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"Recovered files from my Camera's flash card!"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.4
Pros
Worked flawlessly. Really saved the day. Interface is VERY basic and easy to use.
Cons
There are a few pop-ups when you close it. But hey, it's free!
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"Very Good"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.4
Pros
It can Recover the deleted Data that has been deleted from Recycle Bin.
Cons
Some Files Cannot be recovered
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"Ineffective"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.3
Pros
Takes just seconds to download and try.
Cons
It found nothing.
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"Did very little"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.3
Pros
Found 5% of my mp3s!
Cons
Found only 5% of my mp3s from a USB drive. And it just didnt want to scan my hard drive (repeatedly it scanned my 160 gig hard drive in 5 seconds with no results).
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"Very poor software"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.3
Pros
There are no pros.
Cons
Unable to read any drives on my system. Don't waste your time.
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"Installs Spyware?"
Version: Smart Data Recovery 3.2
Pros
none
Cons
1. 1st thing it did when run for about 5 minutes was tell me about my registry and recommended their own software to fix it (did I ask you to look at the registry? is this program FOR the registry? ... NO!!).
2. Then when I told it to go away and carry on the scan it just sat there doing nothing. CPU was at full but the HD was sitting idle. Left for another few minutes before telling it to cancel.
3. On cancelling it ... it still sat there doing nothing using 93% of my cpu, that includes not canceling.
4. On uninstalling up pop a few "pet patrol " warning boxes about a few files, which I'm assuming THIS program dropped when I removed it, don't know what they were, be it cookies or what but it was enough to trigger CA's etrust PestPatrol which is enough for me to completely distrust this program.
I advise you to avoid this program along with every other program they make.
On their site they complain about McAfee site advisor:
"A big red cross (warning) definitely states the presence of a virus and/or spyware activity on the rated site. Their motto reads as follows: "Protection from Adware, Spam and Viruses". Here comes the surprise: the company "Smart PC Solutions" has nothing to do with spreading viruses yet it has received a rating of a Big Red Cross - beware of the virus threat!"
If they READ the warning it says " ... AND/OR SPYWARE ACTIVITY..." and spyware is exactly what they are active in! McAfee are 100% accurate in their warning.
A definate no no and a company to avoid.
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