Windows 10: What to do with your old PC?

Deleting files or documents “normally” on a Windows operating system simply moves those files to the recycle bin to start with. These files only disappear from view when the recycle bin is full or the user proactively empties it. In truth the files are still on the computer drive – only the references to them in the file system index have actually been removed. Read more…

The Windows 10 Technology Guarantee from O&O Software!

As a long-term Microsoft Gold Partner, O&O Software wants to guarantee now that its top products in the current version (effective date May 1st, 2015) will function under Windows 10. This means that O&O Defrag 18, O&O DiskImage 9, O&O SafeErase 8, O&O AutoBackup 4, O&O DiskRecovery 10 and the current O&O PowerPack will be compatible with Windows 10 at release or an appropriate free update will follow. Read more…

Stifter-helfen.de vergibt IT-Stifterprädikat an O&O Software!

Auch dieses Jahr ehrt das IT-Spendenportal „Stifter-helfen.de – IT für Non-Profits“ wieder O&O Software mit dem Prädikat „IT-Stifter 2015“. Stifter-helfen.de bringt seit Oktober 2008 IT-Unternehmen, die ihre Produkte für gemeinnützige Zwecke spenden, und gemeinnützige Organisationen (Non-Profits) aus ganz Deutschland zusammen. Um die Arbeit der gemeinnützigen Organisationen zu unterstützen, erhalten diese auf dem Portal Zugang zu … Read more

Honey, where did our wedding photos go?! Ask O&O.

[:de]While data backup and backup in the cloud are crucial for both private individuals and corporations, there are always gaps or periods between backups where new data is written and stored locally but not yet fully backed up. In such laboratories, data from burned or drilled disks is also recovered using appropriate technologies. It is a painstaking process and it not only involves the implementation of high technology, but also the cost of expert time and labor. I cannot tell you exactly what these guys charge but it will have to be relatively high to cover their own running costs. Data recovery with the help of software is a viable option in a great many cases and one you can definitely afford. How do I know that? Well ask yourself whether your data is worth between $49 and $99 or not! Read more…