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On a typical HHD, recovering a deleted file is one of the easiest forms of data recovery. Even if you delete a file, the data is not truly gone until it is overwritten with new data on the hard drive. And even then, it’s not a difficult process for an experienced data recovery firm to recover your lost data. Remnants of your data always remain on the hard drive. After time, this creates degradation of performance and can cause your hard drives to fail. Solid state disk drives had the same issue, although with no mechanical parts to fail, they tend to last longer than HHDs. A new ATA command is designed to reduce perform degradation and also speed up…

Corporate executives and IT directors know you get what you pay for. Often, a no-name, low-cost computer or printer will break down faster, not provide the features and options you need or offer horrible customer support when something goes wrong. You can pay a bit more for a name brand system and get quality service and a machine that does what you need.  The same holds true in the data recovery industry, especially in terms of raid data recovery services. Raid data server recovery is a specialized form of data recovery that requires extensive expertise and knowledge of the latest data recovery tools. Work must be performed in a clean room environment by experienced data recovery professionals who won’t further…

Western Digital recently introduced the world’s largest SATA internal hard drive, with 3TB of storage space. This is the first industry offering to show an actual benefit to consumers when it comes to AF hard drives and 4-kilobyte sector sizes. The new drive is part of Western Digital’s popular Caviar Green SATA hard drive line and uses 750GB platters and 4KB sectors for increased storage and enhanced performance. The drive is available in 2.5TB and 3TB sizes, and also boasts green benefits, including lower power consumption in idle mode. The Caviar line has been well-reviewed across the industry, showing real benefits in lower power consumption with little loss in speed that’s sometimes seen in “green” drives.  The new Caviar line,…

Things can happen to computer hard drives — fires, floods, and shock damage caused by dropping your computer or hard drive. snow can cause floods in some areas, while other areas of the U.S. are still warm enough to experience harsh rains that cause flooding. The best protection against the need for data recovery services is prevention. Don’t store your hard drive, computer or server in an area that is likely to flood. If your business is in a multi-level building, make your server room on an upper level, if possible. Data Recovery Services for Wet Hard Drives If your hard drive should experience water damage, you’ll need professional data recovery services. Do not attempt data recovery yourself; leave it to…

Portable hard drives are convenient, travel well, and offer a cost-effective, handy solution for data back-up or to expand the storage capacity of your laptop or desktop computer. But because they are so small, they are also prone to many environmental dangers, including fires, floods and especially shock damage caused by being dropped. Many people travel with their portable hard drives in their laptop bag with their computer. It is perfectly safe to put your portable hard drive through the airport’s X-ray machine. But it can face danger when you take it out of your laptop bag, where it’s well-protected. Be careful not to drop your portable hard drive, as this can damage the platters inside where data is stored.…

A  question mark on your Mac computer screen at boot-up could mean one of two things. The first is not a big deal at all. The second could mean you’re facing the loss of your Mac data, including your iTunes, photos, videos, documents and everything else on your Mac hard drive.  How can you tell whether you have a big flashing question mark problem and need Mac data recovery, or an issue you can solve yourself?  If your computer starts up normally after a brief delay, you probably don’t need Mac data recovery. You may just need to re-select the Startup Disk preferences in Mac OS X. On Mac OS9, go to the Startup Disk control panel to make your…

Whether you’re a business owner or a personal computer user, it’s a nightmare — you had to re-install Windows and now all your data is gone. Maybe you didn’t get a chance to back up your data before your realized there was a problem with your computer. A Windows re-install was your only option to return your desktop computer or laptop to a useable state. There are a number of reasons you may need to re-install Windows, including: – File corruption – Deleted Windows files – Windows Registry corruption – Hardware failure If your computer is making a clicking noise upon start-up, it could be a problem with your hard disk drive and you may need a physical hard drive…

Since 1956, the information on hard drives has been stored in sectors on magnetic disks that hold approximately 512 bytes per sector. An Advanced Format hard drive describes any hard drive with data sectors larger than 520 bytes per sector. The first generation AF drives introduced by Seagate, Western Digital and others use a 4,096-byte structure, giving them the designation of 4K hard drives.  Does an AF Hard Drive Require Specialized Hard Drive Data Recovery Services?  AF hard drives are touted as being longer-lasting and more reliable than standard HDDs. A more efficient Error Correction Code improves data integrity, theoretically reducing the chances you will need hard drive data recovery for your AF hard drive.  However, AF hard drives are…

SSDs, while increasingly common, are even harder to recover than conventional RAID servers and raid drives. While they are more durable and less prone to many of the failures that plague regular hard drives, the time may come when you need SSD repair or SSD data recovery. The free software designed for at-home data recovery will not work on most SSD harddrives, and due to the structure of SSD memory, it’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to perform SSD repair on your own. So who should you call? Many companies claim to provide expert SSD repair and SSD data recovery. Unfortunately, any company can make these claims. But because SSD memory is relatively new to the consumer market, there are…

When your raid server fails, it can stop your entire business. After all, what can your employees really do without computers? Most of us have been in the situation of having our work computer crash; our hands are tied as the IT department works on our system. Or maybe you need to send the hard drive out for data recovery service. Sure, you can find a spare computer and get it up and running independent of the company server — but what can you do without your files? Here are a few non-industry specific ideas to keep your company moving as you wait for 24HourData to restore your company data and repair your raid server. Remember, in most cases, we’ll…