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Aug 9, 2013 by Data Recovery San Antonio

Data Recovery Process – What to Expect

The Data Recovery Process – 6 Stages There are 6 stages in the data recovery process that you can expect when you bring your device in. Understanding the data recovery process will help you feel comfortable with what is happening with your hard drive, and help you decide if data recovery is the right option for you. 1. Drive Received: Your drive will be labeled with a unique job number, and entered into our database. Read More

Aug 9, 2013 by Data Recovery San Antonio

Signs of Data Loss Risk

Common Signs of Data Loss Risk: Hard drive is clicking Blue Screen Drive not formatted error (do not format it!) Computer reboots repeatedly System freezes or hangs Drive or device not found No operating system found Hard Drive is Clicking A clicking hard drive can indicate a head crash, corrupt firmware on the drive’s ROM chip, an electrical problem like a burned chip, blown heads, a bad pcb controller, overwritten servo’s, damage to the hard drive’s platters and alignment issues from being dropped, jarred or a power surge. Read More

Aug 9, 2013 by Data Recovery San Antonio

Computer Wont Start Lost Data

Minimize the Risk of Lost Data When Your Computer Won’t Start. There are a myriad of reasons why a computer won’t start. One is a bad sector. Sectors going bad on a hard drive is a common occurrence. Modern hard drives are designed to recognize the failing sectors, copy the data to another sector and stop using the old one. Sometimes a sector goes bad before the hard drive can adapt, causing the loss of a file required for start-up. Read More

Aug 8, 2013 by Data Recovery San Antonio

How to Backup Data Using Amazon Cloud Drive

Backup Data Using Amazon Cloud Drive TM One question we get frequently is, “How do I backup my data?” or “What is the best way for me to back up my data?”. There are a lot of excellent ways to keep your pictures, videos and documents safely backed up, but I’m going to introduce you to one cost effective, easy way to accomplish this. That is, if you have or want an amazon.com Read More

Aug 8, 2013 by Data Recovery San Antonio

Google Drive Deleted My Files!

Recently we had a customer call us, explaining that “Google Drive deleted my files” after she downloaded Drive for PC. Apparently this occurred during the first sync Google Drive initiated. This not a data recovery case we had seen before, so we did some searching around, and found that the files might be in the Trash folder in Google Drive. (You may need to click ‘More’ on the left side to reveal the Trash folder) Fortunately for our customer, all of her missing files were in the Trash folder and she was able to restore them. Read More

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