6 common misconceptions about SSDs
SSDs will never fail and can be easily repaired? It's wrong. We hear all kinds of misconceptions about SSDs ... Here is a brief selection. SSDs have no moving parts and therefore very rarely fail....
Ontrack to the Rescue: Mac Data Recovery
First, There Was a Fire Thankfully, Ontrack’s engineers are no strangers to these types of data loss scenarios. Hardware failures, software failures, and human errors of all kinds have prepared them...
Data recovery - step by step
So what is the process of data recovery? A bit like recreating a loaf of bread from a kilogram of breadcrumbs. When we received the disk drive from the US space shuttle Columbia (the American space...
Ontrack PowerControls Update: Features from the Latest Release
Ontrack’s development team has been hard at work creating the latest version of the Ontrack PowerControls™ product suite with the goal of providing a better user experience for customers. Here’s what...
How to fix a windows blue screen of death (BSOD)
In this article, we take a look at the computing world’s arch nemesis – the ‘blue screen of death’. But is it as bad as you think? Here we share how the BSOD can actually help you get back online...
Common Hard Drive Error Codes
If you’ve ever experienced hard drive failure, you’re aware of how quickly the resulting data loss can occur. Understanding the specific type of failure your hard drive is experiencing not only helps...
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...