Hard drive failures: Different Types
It's highly likely that every user of computer equipment will, at one time or another, have to deal with data loss due to a hard drive failure. Indeed, no hard drive is infallible... As the market...
Need a Data Recovery Service? How to choose the right one.
You were always hoping that you would never need it, maybe you even had a backup (and hopefully it is up to date), but sometimes bad luck just can’t be avoided! Now that you have lost your data and...
(External) Hard Drive Not Detected or Not Recognized?
Sometimes our storage devices, hard drives, memory cards or other USB sticks are not recognized by the operating system, making it impossible to access our professional or personal data. Here is some...
What is a hard drive?
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...
How do hard drives work?
Data is stored on a hard drive in binary code, using 1s and 0s. The information is spread out on the magnetic layer of the disk(s) and are read or written by the read heads that 'float' above the...
External Drive Woes? Start Here Before Resorting to Drastic Measures
Losing access to your files is stressful, but try not to panic. There are a few things you can do before jumping straight to drastic recovery tactics. What to do first when your External Drive isn’t...