Which Data Recovery software is the best?

One of everyone's biggest nightmares is losing data.

It seems like I ritualistically deal with this every 6 years when my external drive fails, and then I have to get the whole history back (expensively).

Right now, after my 2 weeks of traveling I'm dealing with the same thing:

Recovering my data from the last 15 years, and I've tried all sorts of programs.

• Recoverit Wondershare

• Disk Drill

• R-Studio

• EaseUS data - this one seems to be the most effective

So I haven't gotten my data back yet because I have to buy a drive, but I'll make a change; I'll buy a chip instead of a magnetic one.

Learn from my mistakes and:

→ Always back up at least 2 times.

→ Ideally, keep things in the cloud, although I know some files are better kept locally.

→ Don't carry disks when travelling (and be more careful with the bags you have the disk in). 🤦‍♀️😃

What data recovery software do you use, and what advice would you give someone to avoid losing their beloved files?