How to Protect Your Data on Your Old Mobile Device

Mar 14, 2019 12:00:00 AM

With the rising costs of smartphones, many consumers are no longer prepared to pay the hefty price tag that comes with a brand new one. With iPhone´s having passed the $1000 line, many are now...

Jan 31, 2019 12:00:00 AM

What is Write Amplification (WA) and how does it effect SSDs?

In a recent blog, we described Garbage Collection and the Trim command. Both are methods to mark and set data that are no longer in use and can, therefore, be overwritten in a Flash NAND based SSD....

Jan 24, 2019 12:00:00 AM

How Does Wear Leveling Make Your SSD Live Longer?

In a previous blog, we looked at some of the most basic technologies that make SSDs and their Flash NAND chips work more efficiently and thus live longer. But there is one thing we have not...

Jan 22, 2019 12:00:00 AM

How to Diagnose a Physical Hard Drive Failure

Interview with Martin Hiller, Head of Ontrack Clean Room Böblingen, Germany Q: Nowadays, a lot of people who find themselves with physically damaged hard drives try to fix themselves. With so many...

Jan 22, 2019 12:00:00 AM

Collection # 1: the newest hack to hit the headlines

The subject of hacking was a top billing in the news for most of 2018, and guess what, it’s happened again! If you aren’t sure what we are talking about, we’ll give you the lowdown! Basically, Troy...

Jan 14, 2019 12:00:00 AM

Three Key Mistakes That Lead to Data Loss

The results from a recent Ontrack study showed that many IT departments are massively overloaded, which can lead to disruptions and data loss. With 77% of the respondents in the study describing...

Jan 9, 2019 12:00:00 AM

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...

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