There are several things that a modern human being simply cannot live without. Productivity tools are definitely one group of necessities that’s been reigning for a long time and is here to stay. Just like previous generations had their personal assistants, we now rely on the help of our digital sidekicks to help us accomplish our daily tasks in the most effective way possible.

One of the tools that has been helping people significantly cut down the time spent on managing documents is Able2Extract PDF Converter. A tool that has been on the market for over 15 years, Able2Extract has stood the test of time and managed to evolve into one of the most sought after PDF tools on the market. The latest version was released just recently and it seems to pack a solid punch when it comes to its newest features.

Able2Extract PDF Converter 10 is the latest protege in the line and has entered the game with a bang. Right off the bat you can tell that the tool provides expert data extraction features with its familiar and intuitive user interface.

Although it’s used for all of its PDF conversion capabilities, Able2Extract 10 has two new interesting features: PDF editing and a beefed-up PDF to Excel extraction. While PDF editing does exactly what it sounds like, the true power of this tool lies in its PDF to Excel conversion.


Let’s see in what ways you can export your PDF data into Excel.

1. Automatic PDF to Excel conversion is the easiest way and also the quickest. First you open your PDF, select the area you would like to convert and hit Excel on the toolbar. Select Automatic from the pop-up and let the tool do the rest. This is especially useful when dealing with simple tables that don’t require any special tweaking.
2. Custom PDF to Excel conversion is accessed from the same pop up as above and it allows users to fully specify and customize their conversion output. You can manually set up row and column structure and even preview the conversion result. When you are satisfied, hit the green “Convert” button on the bottom right.
3. PDF to CSV conversion is designed for users who juggle their data between different tools. By converting your PDF tables into a .csv flat file you give yourself the luxury of having the data stored in a universal file format, supported by all major tools. Here you also have a choice between “Automatic” and “Custom” conversion, with the “Custom” enabling you to visually set delimiters by manipulating the column structure.

Besides these features, Able2Extract 10 converts PDF to more than a dozen most popular file formats, creates PDF out of any file and enables users to edit the PDF on the spot, using the latest WYSIWYG text editor. By providing all of these features at the fraction of a price of Adobe Acrobat, Able2Extract 10 is making a bold statement and is definitely here to stay. Hopefully, as one of those tools we simply cannot live without.

Able2Extract 10 is available as a 7 day free trial for Windows, Mac and Linux. Click here to download.

Linux systems are more capable to read or recover partially corrupt drives as compared to Windows. Many people who have experienced both the systems have stated it. A general consideration is Windows is feature-rich, technical, and robust in comparison; however, its capability to deal with half-corrupt devices lets the users down. Here, we will go in details in the following section, continue reading to know the exact scenario.

Loss of a single piece of business critical information leads to downfall. In this case, it is important to rely on a robust operating system that minimizes such risks. When you insert a new drive in Windows, it will detect the disk, read partition table, and attempt to access the file system. It is just that the OS mounts the device; however, if during the process, any block causes the failure of your affected drive, Windows fails to read it. When it comes to Linux OS, it may be possible that it does not mount all the partitions, or while mounting, it reads some other set of sectors, as the way NTFS is implemented in Linux is very different from that of Windows. However, if it is about better half-corrupt disk accessibility, Ubuntu is same as Windows and is not bundled with any extra mechanism for accessing the device or recovering it. Windows may consider reading secondary copy of Master File Table or targeting other data. As per such analysis, it is your luck that you got access to a partially corrupt drive. Therefore, if you have accessed the data once, it does not mean that you will be privileged every time with the same as the drive may get worsen next time.

While the drive is partially failed, its complete failure depends on usage. The more it will be used, the sooner it will get corrupt. Consequently, Windows may encounter blue screen of death error (BSOD), and during boot process, MBR or missing file messages will occur.

It is something great about Linux that it always catches and pays attention on the indicators showing that something is going wrong. Besides, Linux also encounters the SCSI errors, as Windows or even the kernel log on the corrupt disk throws the same errors. However, users, particularly who are from Unix environment, choose Linux over Windows and the most prominent reason for such inclination is cost. Well, the response after accessing a disk depends on the program that accesses it. For example, a recovery utility may read one sector repeatedly or may leave it. It is a good idea to consider the concept of imaging for your drive; the image must contain all the clean sectors. It will help if you use the image to recover data, as it works as backup and provides data while you are going through bad times.

Well, with the recommendations given above or the adverse cases that sink you into loss of data, in any case, you need to recover all the lost information at the earliest. As you saw above that OS throws errors and the drive gets worse when used more and more, there is no guarantee that you will get the data back. In such cases, you need to choose a commercial Linux data recovery application that will dedicatedly repair the corrupt drive and recover all the data. In addition, such software programs offer a long list of features that are capable to perform many other tasks than just recovery. You may also choose to image the drive; however, these facilities are available only if you get an efficient and reliable application.

Author Bio: Abhay Jeet is a contributor and providing support to Microsoft Help Community and guiding users to fix problems on their PC. You can explore more about him on Google Plus.

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