When is a location not an official data recovery company location?I’m noticing a lot of data recovery companies that are misleading their customers in a way that I think should be examined. Today we noticed one data recovery company do a press release about “Opening a New Office” for their...
Defining: Data RecoverySimply put, anytime that your files and data aren’t accessible you will need to perform data recovery to get them back. That sounds simple enough; however, the recovery process is not always that simple and may, in fact, be a rather complicated ordeal at times.
Understanding Hard Drive FailuresToday I’m going to start a four-part series on hard drive failure and data recovery. We’re going to look at:
How Data is LostComputer owners lose files in one of four ways: logical drive failure, physical drive failure, human error and machine failure. The chances for data recovery depends on how it was lost. Recovering lost data is different in each of these scenarios. Two of them – human error...
Preventing Data Loss…Don’t Be Left SpeechlessOr perhaps I should say wordless. The Data Rescue Center recently had a customer that was a freelance writer that had lost all of his data. He decided to share his story so he could help others prevent data loss…
If you make a...
The importance of having a data recovery plan and protecting your data.
About 15 years ago, I created a data recovery and protection plan. It has now been over 15 years since I lost any of my critical files. That’s...
Remember this important point: solid state hard drives are not bulletproof. They can and will fail.
Solid state hard drives, called SSDs, have been around for a few years now. Touted as being more reliable and much faster than standard platter drives, these drives have...
No backup...and you risk loosing your priceless files.
I’d like to speak to the entrepreneur and the freelance business person as well. It’s important that you understand the importance of the files on your computer, tablet and smartphone. Your entire livelihood is bundled up on those devices. Many freelancers keep lousy...
Backing up or Archiving
There’s a difference between backing up and archiving. While it sounds like you’re doing the same thing, they have different purposes. They both help prevent data loss; it’s the way they do it that matters.
Backups are intended to protect working data files. For example,...
Let me ask you a question. How important are the files on your computer? What would happen if you suddenly lost them?
So much of the data on stored on your hard drive is irreplaceable.
The reasons that data goes missing are varied. Some are lost to logical failures. Virus and malware attacks...