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Far above what I expected

The iPhone module alone is worth the free download. Chipset clusters are clearly identified and the data storage differences between SSD, HDD, and Raid, couldn’t have been more clear.

I would love to see improvements to the liquid and physical damage simulations. I think people would understand why liquid damage is so destructive to device hardware with better hardware.

Great app and worth the download
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Hard drive simulator?

What happened to the hard disk simulator feature of the app? I used to always use the DriveSavers simulator app to demonstrate to people the importance of backing up data and how there were many different ways drives could fail at any time.

Very Educational

I'm always amazed at how little people know about how their data is stored. Irreplaceable memories or data are just spinning away on a hard drive, or sitting on flash on a phone. This app goes a long way to bridge that knowledge gap, so you can show people what's happening with their data. Great app!
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Blowing my mind

This app could possibly be the best thing to happen to data managers everywhere!

Good sounds aren't great

Good app for demonstrating however the sounds don't sound realistic at all it'd be nice to have them sound more accurate

I like it!

Sure beats hearing your own hard drive fail!!! I've been inspired to backup today.

Great app

What a great app to show people who are not in the know what is wrong with their computers!!! Love it!!

Great Product!

Very informative application and well designed to illustrate the various symptoms associated with hard drive failure. There is really something to be said about how well designed this application is. Most importantly, it's a visual aid that can be used to show clients what some of the physical and mechanical issues are that affect hard drives. Bravo!
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I saw a tech using this

Took my machine to an apple hardware guy to find out what was wrong, and saw him use this app. Really interesting to find out how your own machine works when something bad is happening. Fun animations too.

Awesome

This is the best app I've downloaded to date. Extremely helpful, well made, and free to boot. The slideshow was great. Thank you drivesavers!

Great visual aid

Makes explaining HD failure easier for clients to understand.

Funny! -miles minkin

Today at macworld in San Francisco. They called me up
To
Test the app!! I won some special stuff by just standing infront of a booth and helping this guy named Chris! ANY WAY nice app very useful!

Wonderful education tool

I carry it on my iPhone, and I think every tech should get clients to d/l it. Most of my clients have no idea about the complexities and inherent malfunctioning of drives. I workable backup srategy is essential. Recovery is possible, but backup and synching are better. A welcome gift from DriveSavers!
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Great

Great app!!!just like the real thing!!!!!

Needs free play

Break it how itsays

MUST HAVE tool for Computer Repair & Support Pros!!!

This is absolutely the best way to educate your customers about hard drive failures. DriveSaver helps your customer understand what has happened when a drive failure occurs... and may convince those who haven't lost a drive to start backing up their data before they do! The simulation is dead on - graphics, sounds, even drive vibration are accurately reproduced - your customers may even exclaim "that's exactly what it sounded like!"
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Great information

What a great way to visually present and explain information that a non-computer person would normally only hear and probably not understand. Very useful to see what's actually happening and great suggestions as to how to protect your data and files!

Great app

Even non techies that only know drivesavers from 60 minutes etc can find really helpful computer safety info - or how not to need drivesavers!

Limited usefulness, is an ad for the company

Could be useful for IT support people to explain to someone why their drive is now toast. Half the app is just a big ad for Drive Savers Data Recovery.