Data Recovery Articles

Computers » Data Recovery | By Christine Harrell @ Thursday, 14th September 2006 @ 11:10 PM

Buying recycled tape media for your storage drives can be a smart way to reduce costs associated with data storage. However, there are facts that you must consider before choosing lower-cost recycled tape storage. While some businesses regularly use recycled tape media to meet their data storage needs, there are arguments against its use as well. Just like the audio tapes that you could re-record again and again, computer data can be erased, resold, and reused. Companies that sell rec... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Christine Harrell @ Wednesday, 13th September 2006 @ 4:05 AM

Today's computing networks typically have very powerful client computers with significant amounts of captive storage attached to each one. Processing power is very easily available and the Internet interconnects a huge number of private networks and individual computers. Captive storage for clients, servers and dedicated applications has exploded. Successfully executed backups and (more importantly) successful restores, may mean the difference between gracefully recovering from data loss an... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Alex Rider @ Saturday, 9th September 2006 @ 10:59 PM

These are tiny portable storage devices that are known by the other terms like 'memory stick'. USB drives such as these are created by a whole host of brands such as Mini Cruzer, Lexar and Memorex, to name but a few. Computers that are less than 8 years old, or those that have a USB port work with USB flash drive technology. Prices of these drives have gone down significantly now with some models of around 1GB of space costing under $100. The most frequent use of USB flash drive... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Alex Rider @ Thursday, 31st August 2006 @ 3:35 AM

Since computers are an essential aspect of modern life, looking set to become yet further embroiled in our every day movements, their day to day reliability is fundamental. Unfortunately there are people who seek to disrupt the use of computers with a variety of programs that are able to infect computers and subsequently damage them in some way. These malicious programs range in effect from the mildly irritating to severely damaging. Computer operation is interfered with, data is d... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Susan Jan @ Tuesday, 29th August 2006 @ 4:57 AM

Loss of data from hard drive or a hard drive malfunction may prove detrimental to the prospects of your business. But data recovery from damaged hard drives is possible if you know what to do and whose help to ask for. The biggest question is to what extent can data be recovered successfully. Server databases of up to forty-six gigabytes have been recovered. Data have also been recovered from hard drives damaged due to fire or flood. Data loss attributable to human error or minor s... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Alex Rider @ Monday, 28th August 2006 @ 7:37 AM

The world of computer data storage media certainly has moved on since the old days of 8 or 5.25-inch floppy disks. Modern and far more reliable recordable and re-writable CD's have virtually completely replaced the floppy disk. Unfortunately problems do still exist, which can cause data to be corrupted and lost. When disaster strikes and you find you've got a data loss issue with one of your recordable/ re-writable CD's there are a number of simple troubleshooting moves you... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Gregg Hall @ Monday, 28th August 2006 @ 3:21 AM

Computers, though they are meant to make our lives generally easier, depending on the perception, usually are much like a double-edged sword. Any person, who has used a computer for a while, will have an understanding on just how safe their date is. More the fact, that safe date simply does not exist, when it comes to computers. It really does not matter what type of work you are doing you have experienced computer failure likely numerous times. Occasionally, as is expected, we will experience d... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Alex Rider @ Thursday, 24th August 2006 @ 9:19 AM

Most people sigh with despair when they see the phrase "we apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows could not be accessed or located". Any one of us can get this message, seemingly ridiculous since the computer was typically working just fine only a few minutes ago. Suddenly you are facing a complete operating system failure, something that may just have happened by simply switching on your PC. Initially panic hits you hard. Occurrences such as operating system failures... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Gregg Hall @ Saturday, 12th August 2006 @ 8:25 PM

When it comes to mail servers and exchanges the presence of virus attacks, corrupted files, and booting issues are very much a reality. Any of these instances can create a problem with your email and cause them to disappear suddenly. It is crucial that you backup your email data to prevent loss. Businesses who fail to have back up and place strong reliance upon communication via email have great problems with these attacks. There is a solution, it is called email recovery and it is a form... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Christine Harrell @ Wednesday, 2nd August 2006 @ 3:05 AM

Just because a business is small doesn't mean that it's got small data needs. Businesses today can operate with a leaner staff than ever before and savvy business execs know that securing a wealth of data is the trump card when it comes to gaining an edge over the competition. However, until recently small and midsized businesses had limited options in terms of data storage protection. While businesses of less than 30 users can often get along with basic data storage needs, growing ... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Ali Jamalan @ Tuesday, 11th July 2006 @ 10:13 PM

With family get-togethers, holiday pageants and winter vacations, it's definitely the season for taking pictures. Amateur photographers everywhere are grabbing their cameras to capture the perfect holiday memory - and now more than ever, they're using digital cameras to do the job. According to Photo Marketing Association International (PMAI), 12.8 million digital cameras will have been sold in 2003 vs. 12.1 million film cameras with 33% of U.S. households owning a digital camera by th... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Ali Jamalan @ Tuesday, 4th July 2006 @ 6:59 AM

If you’ve ever walked across a thick carpet and felt a shock after touching a grounded object (or shocked a friend on purpose) you know about the general effects of static electricity. But do you know how it works, or how damaging it can be to computer components? Although it may seem a bit silly and unimportant, “static shock” or Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can cause significant damage to your hard drive. Comparable to a lighting bolt damaging a tree, ESD can act like a bomb exploding in your... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Christine Harrell @ Monday, 26th June 2006 @ 9:14 AM

When it comes to setting up a system for multiple computers operating on a network, backing up your data to a tape drive, network attached storage (NAS) or a Virtual Tape Library are some of the solutions the end user should consider! Although they ultimately perform the same function, the methods of operations are somewhat different. In some cases, specific software is needed, files encrypted; resulting in a more secure enviroment. Speed is not necessary what every IT engineer wants, in ... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Bill Weaver @ Saturday, 24th June 2006 @ 1:08 AM

Have you lost your data due to accidental deletion, corruption, or computer virus attack? If yes, then I bet you would be happy to know that there are some free hard drive data recovery software solutions out there today. All of these free hard drive data recovery software tools were designed and developed to help you recover your lost files and even repair your failed hard drives. If you want to know what free hard drive data recovery software solutions are offered these days, below i... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Keith George @ Friday, 23rd June 2006 @ 3:08 AM

Data recovery is the process by which the data is recovered from damaged or inaccessible storage media. Data recovery is done from storage media like CD´s, DVD´s, Floppies, Hard disks, Magnetic tapes etc. There are two reasons due to which the data becomes inaccessible. They are logical damage and physical damage to the storage media. Physical damage to storage media can occur in many ways. Magnetic tapes can break, get crumpled or dirt may settle on the tapes. CD´s and DVD´s can ... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Khieng Chho @ Wednesday, 21st June 2006 @ 7:35 AM

You are about to lie in bed…your back pain is attacking you once again… This is your feeling every time you finished a brain draining paperwork. It is really hard to earn money. You have to consume a lot of perspiration. But amidst all that is the satisfaction that you are able to fulfill your job. In the recent inventions of technology, everything is made easy for you. By just being equipped with your own computer set, there is no need for you to jot down every data that you need.... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Khieng Chho @ Tuesday, 20th June 2006 @ 10:40 PM

You must be aware of the fact that everyday your computer is at risk to almost all the computer disasters available. Whether you are using Mac or a Personal Computer, viruses, hackers, power surges, natural disasters, human errors, hardware failures and many threats can be encountered. For you to keep your data in a safe, you will need to do a back up on your hard drives. However, when hard drive failure takes place, your only solution is data recovery. Ideally, you need to back up data t... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Ali Jamalan @ Thursday, 15th June 2006 @ 7:52 AM

Computer data is the life's blood of the modern organisation. Losing a little means discomfort and weakness. Losing too much is death. When a catastrophic failure hits a company's data, the costs begin mounting immediately. Employees who should be busy are idle while the work piles up. Products aren't shipped, payments aren't processed and salespeople dealing with customers are suddenly tongue-tied and stuck for answers. Those costs are relatively easy to quan... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Ali Jamalan @ Wednesday, 14th June 2006 @ 6:13 AM

When a file appears lost where does it go? Contrary to what most people think, delete doesn’t mean gone and the file doesn’t disappear off the hard drive forever. It’s best to think of the computer file as a page in a book. When the file is deleted, that page is not destroyed like it was torn out and put through a shredder. Instead, the table of contents that points out the location of that page is erased. The part that gets erased on your computer is the tiny bit of information that points to t... more...

Computers » Data Recovery | By Ali Jamalan @ Saturday, 10th June 2006 @ 6:06 PM

If your hard drive is physically damaged, meaning that it has for example experienced an excessive shock, dropped to the floor, broken, short-circuited, fallen into the sea, etc. then it is likely that the computer BIOS (Basic Input Output System) may not be able to recognise it. A physical damage can be either electrical or mechanical in nature. In such cases, the drive must first be either repaired using spare parts, for instance, or it must be opened up in a specialised cleanroom (a dust free... more...