What exactly is data recovery If you've ever broken a cell phone, you probably lost some good pictures along with the phone itself. Data recovery is a process of attempting to recover the data that's lost from the broken phone. But this is just one example of attempting to recover from unexpected data loss. Data recovery, in general terms, is the process of trying to restore data after an unexpected event that results in data loss or corruption. Maybe a device that contains data was physically damaged, or an attacker performed malicious actions, or malware deleted critical data. Whatever the cause, the effect is the same. You suddenly lost some really important data and you need to figure how to get it back. How you go about trying to restore this lost data depends on a few factors. One, is the nature of the data lost. If a device has been damaged, you might be able to recover data from the damaged hardware. This could involve using data recovery software, which can analyze f