There are several types of external storage, each demanding a very unique approach to data recovery. Read about the differences between external enclosures and NAS units and learn what tools to use to recover information from either system. High-capacity external storage is gaining popularity at homes. WD Passport and MyCloud, Personal Cloud and other terms refer to pretty much the same concept: your data is stored outside of your computer... Read the article
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- October 23, 2014
Flash Data Recovery: How to Recover SD Card Data Files
There is something magical about SD card file recovery, as it saves files you have thought were inevitably lost. Digital data is so easy to erase but may be quite challenging to return. That’s why you need to know more about the ways to restore it and other essential nuances. And this post will help you with it. “I shot a wedding session last week. Moved 1.5GB of files to my computer, then shot another session with approximately 2GB of files... Read the article
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- September 12, 2014
Is my Windows 7 smartphone recoverable? Can you help me with my laptop hard drive? Our customers call in, and we do our best to help. Read how we helped our customers get their data back! This time we’ll have an unusual post. Normally we would take a certain problem and write about how we solved it. This time we decided to answer your questions. We get dozens phone calls every day with questions about whether or not the recovery is possible in... Read the article
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- August 13, 2014
File System Damaged. How to Recover Data?
Experimenting with alternative operating systems can be costly. A dual-boot did not go as planned, causing the loss of 1.5 TB of data. Read how we fixed the situation. More often than not, data loss is caused by the user. Experimenting with alternative operating systems, installing/uninstalling software downloaded from the Internet, trying ‘beta’ or ‘unofficial’ drivers can (and does!) cause damage to user’s data. Some days ago, we received a... Read the article
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- July 10, 2014
How to Prevent Data Loss: 5 Data Loss Causes, and Its Prevention
Data recovery is the last resort for protecting your data. On the other hand, preventing data loss is a much more valuable proposition. This way, you protect your valuable data from unforeseen situations. To help you in data loss prevention, we decided to collect all the necessary and relevant information on securing your information. Learn how to avoid losing your data by reading this article. Main Data Loss Causes Before diving into the types... Read the article
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- June 24, 2014
Data Recovery from SSDs: Worth a Try
Data recovery from SSD drives is a controversial topic. Does TRIM render all data recovery efforts useless, or do we still have a chance? Apparently, you often have a good chance of getting your data back even in what seems to be the worst situation. A lot has been written about solid-state storage and about the ill effect on data recovery caused by some of the technologies used in SSD drives. TRIM, constant remapping of physical addresses... Read the article
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- June 11, 2014