Laptop data recovery differs from conventional desktop personal computer file recovery for one very obvious reason. Laptop computers are compact and small with all of their components being specially created and fitted to the case. This creates tremendous difficulty when a laptop hard drive has failed and one would like to access the files stashed away on that drive. Conventional data recovery requires that we remove from our failed computer the hard drive and connect it by means of cables to a working computer. For the average computer owner this is difficult. For a laptop computer owner it is pretty much impossible. This leaves available two options. One is to send off your laptop computer to a data recovery laboratory. These companies usually charge from $350 to several thousand dollars to recover your files. A far less expensive and far more viable alternative is to purchase a program for laptop data recovery. At the present time, there is only one effective program for laptop file recovery that does not require the use of a second technician computer and hardwired cable connections. This program will load directly onto your computer’s short term memory in its microprocessor. From there it will access your laptop computer hard drive and assist you in copying all of the contents to safe storage.