Most recovery specialists and tech veterans agree that it’s way better to attempt a data recovery session from a clone or backup instead of trying to retrieve files directly from the drive. The reason is that the process of scanning and retrieving files from a storage medium may in fact cause further data loss from the drive. By creating a backup of the storage medium, you’re able to create an exact replica of the contents of a drive, including all the recoverable data. That way, you won’t lose any information no matter how many times you attempt to recover data from it.