(External) Hard Drive Not Detected or not Recognised?
Sometimes our storage devices, hard drives, memory cards or other USB sticks are not recognised by the operating system, making it impossible to access our professional or personal data. Here is some...
Hard drive history, structure and operation
The hard drive is one of the most vital elements of all modern computers and is at the heart of our work: data recovery. Our 30+ years of experience has given us the opportunity to work on almost all...
What are the types of Veeam backups?
There are three backup types that Veeam uses: Full Backup A full backup to a VBK file is where at least one file is used for full block copies for virtual machines. Multiple VMs can also be stored in...
Background information about RAID
What is RAID? Redundant Array of Independent (originally Inexpensive) Disks (RAID) storage has revolutionized enterprise data storage technology, building in the peace of mind of redundancy (from...
RAID recovery by Ontrack at all levels
Data loss can occur at different levels. Because of the vast amount of experience and patented technology gathered by our global team of data recovery experts, Ontrack is able to perform data...
How can I check if my hard drive is working properly?
Whether you're a private user or work within an IT department, you can sometimes face a horrifying reality – the hard drive I am using is no longer working as it should. Unlike the usual symptoms of...
SSD Lifespan: How Long do SSDs Last | Ontrack Blog
Until a couple of years ago, many IT administrators and managers were concerned about the risk of losing valuable data because of a sudden failure. That’s why it took manufacturers a long time to...