Hard Drive Failures vs. Solid-State and Flash Failures

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

We’ve examined the proper way to assess your data loss situation at the onset and the differences between logical data loss and physical data loss. Now, we’ll discuss the different types of damage...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Hard Drive Clicking – Causes and Solutions

You desperately hope that sound is nothing important - but since when have weird noises brought welcomed news? That clicking is a sign that something is wrong with your hard drive. Worst case...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

How to Tell if a Hard Drive is Failing

More of us are using hard drives to store and back up our data than ever before. The lifespans of hard drives can vary between devices, but they will all fail at some point. Some fail suddenly...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

What is a corrupted hard drive and how can I recover data from it?

What is a corrupted hard drive and what are the symptoms? Data corruption is a state where the data within a file or storage device is altered from its original state, causing it to behave...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Using SMART Tools to Predict HDD Failure

The best-known methods for predicting hard disk drive (HDD) failure aren't exactly scientific. Grinding and thrashing noises are a reliable indicator that a HDD is about to fail, for example, but...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Physical failures to HDDs

Over the many years I’ve been working in a clean room, I’ve grown quite familiar with hard drives and the many pros and cons they can present. Generally speaking, hard drives can be a pretty...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

HDD crashes more than doubled in the last four years

HDD crashes more than doubled in the last four years, remaining the most common cause of data loss according to customer data* collected by Ontrack. When asked about the causes of their most recent...

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