In PCstats critically important guide to data recovery, we walked through several freeware applications that you can use to restore your data in case of disaster. All the applications we used, while effective, have some limitations. Either they do not support NTFS, or they are command line based with no GUI, or they are just plain hard to use.

Today we're going to take a quick walk through the features and tools of a commercial option for data and file recovery, SoftLogica's Handy Recovery 2.0. As you'd expect, this $30 data recovery program is free from many of the limitations that can make using freeware recovery software a trying experience. Handy Recovery supports the NTFS file system, has a full GUI and most importantly, is easy to use.