Let’s say that you turn on your computer one day and you are not even able to get in to Windows. You panic – you need your files and want to figure out a way to rescue them. Hopefully, you can go in to Safe mode and rescue your data that way. But sometimes, you will find that your system has totally crashed and you are not able to even get the files that way.
It is true that data recovery in DOS mode can be quite a difficult task. These days, very few external drives come equipped with DOS drivers. Even if they do, then the drivers will rarely be available at hand. And of course you cannot sign on to the Internet to download those DOS drivers when your system has crashed, which puts you in quite a predicament.
If you do happen to have an external drive, go online to the developer’s website to see if there are any DOS drivers available for the particular device you are using. If you use Iomega, for example, then you should be in luck – they have a wide variety of different drivers for their drives. It all depends on your particular developer.
Most of the time, a compact disc drive cannot be used in instances of a DOS crisis. Even if you manage to find a driver, there is not a whole of software out there that enables you to put it to use. The vast majority of hardcore back up services tend to come with their own DOS drivers.
If you have more than one hard drive on your operating system, or your drive has been partitioned, then you can simply utilize the DOS Navigator to copy files from one drive to the other. Note that this works in instances when data has been lost due to logical, rather than physical, reasons. If physical damage has been done to your hard disk, then you should contact a professional before attempting any recovery.
If your machine has a floppy disk drive, then you should be safe. This is because floppy drives are supported in every single operating system – and that includes DOS.