When a hard drive fails, many users have a pretty simple knee-jerk reaction: how can I fix it? The trouble is, hard drive problems usually can’t be fixed by their owners. That’s why data recovery companies exist. But many users don’t listen to this; they try crazy stuff with hard drives, and end up ruining […]
Tag Archives: Data Recovery
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Oct
Oct
Data recovery from a hard drive is a risky idea; there are a lot of companies that aren’t exactly professional, and the layman can’t usually differentiate from a high quality company and the leagues of impostors that plague the market. Here are a few ways to tell if the data recovery company you’re looking at […]
Today’s free software download find is ISOBuster, an award-winning free data recovery program. Product: ISOBuster Platforms: Windows 98, XP, Vista (Linux workaround via Wine, Windows emulator) Purpose: Data recovery via CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD DVD, multi-purpose CD/DVD image file reader and exporter. Pros: Efficiently recovers data and recognizes many proprietary file formats. Cons: None […]
Every time your IT guy told you to back up your data, if you’re not gifted with an easy to use backup system you probably don’t. The reason this is a bad idea is because professional data recovery is very expensive, and if your hard drive fails, you may be completely out of luck. However, […]
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Jan
Jan
If your hard drive fails, you’re up a creek without a paddle. There’s not a really good way to get the data off of your drive yourself, provided that it’s physically damaged, so if you can afford it, your only real option is a data recovery service; however, the industry has a lot of imposters […]
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Jul
Jul
You went to turn on your computer and all you heard was a clicking sound; Windows wouldn’t load, and your local computer guy or company tech dude tried everything on it, but couldn’t do anything for you.. He recommended that you call a data recovery company. You’ve got no idea what you’re looking for, what […]
It’s happened to everyone: you fire up your computer, open the application where an important document or classic picture was last stored, and find that it no longer exists. You search through additional folders, wade through the Recycle Bin, and even restart your computer in hopes that the lost file might reappear. Usually, this frantic […]