Recovery for Calc

Spreadsheets are a very common form of handling data and information, they can be used in both personal and professional environments, and can be often used to handle important financial information. Recovery for Calc is an application designed to recover OpenOffice Calc Spreadsheets when they become corrupted, damaged or lost via various accidents or problems.

The layout of Recovery for Calc is based around its sole function, since the program provides no other secondary functions, the interface is quite bare. The design features primarily a single large button, featured in the display field, as well as a secondary Recover button.

The design, while simple, is extremely user friendly and there is no chance of users becoming lost or confused in how Recovery for Calc operates. Since the actual process is extremely complicated, thanks to the design, the way the Recovery for Calc achieves the recovery of ODS files is simple to operate.

Recovery for Calc is not a cheap application and the value attached to it depends on the type of work users do with ODS files, not all data might be worth the asking price to recover, especially if it is not a common problem.

For users who do not have corrupted files or damaged data on a regular basis, the only other option included in Recovery for Calc is a report log. The reports show a detailed break down of previous scans and recovery attempts. Unfortunately, for those who purchase the application to recover a single, important file, there is no guarantee that Recovery for Calc will succeed, as the process is not foolproof.

The usefulness of Recovery for Calc greatly depends on what ODS files you have to recover and how often they need to be recovered. For users who only use them on a semi regular basis, for personal matters only, it might be hard to justify the price. When business information or important financial information is lost, then it might be a different decision and Recovery for Calc can be viewed in a different light.