Hardware Malfunction
Hardware malfunction can occur for a variety of reasons. Usually, when hardware malfunctions, it results in data loss. Often, hardware malfunctions occur as the hardware ages, and is unavoidable. Hardware malfunctions can be due to physical mishandling. Always be sure to power down your computer or drive before moving it.
Hard Drive Head Crash
Faulty Hard Drive Clusters
Hard Drive Firmware Error
SSD Failure
Flash Drive Failure
Environmental Factors (Natural Disaster)
Whether you have a 5 yr old that makes it look like your house has withstood a tornado, or your computer sustains damage from a real tornado, environmental factors are a big reason for data loss. To limit environmental damage that leads to data loss, ensure you store your computer or drive in an out-of-the place that is not likely to be hit, jarred, or physically damaged. Ensure that you do not expose your media to extreme temperatures, and watch out of unexpected sources of water (like an air conditioner).
Physical Damage
Water Damage
Smoke or Fire Damage
Power Surges or Failures
Static Electricity
Software Error or Corruption
We’ve all been victim of a program that crashes or the dreaded BSOD. An unexpected shut down can easily lead to data loss. Virus and malware are another common software related reasons for data loss. To ensure that you do not lose data for software related reasons, ensure that you keep your OS and programs up-to-date, and you always use an antivirus / firewall program to protect against virus and malware.
OS Error
Program Error
Virus
Malware
Human Errors
The last, but certainly not least, of the catagories for data loss is human error. Whether we do something accidentally, purposely, or neglectfully that causes data loss, human error is often the (unacknowledged) cause of data loss. If you’ve caused the loss of your data, don’t worry, we can still recover it. And we promise, you don’t even have to tell us it was your fault. We know it was the dog’s fault.
Neglecting Backups
Neglecting Fault Alerts
Accidental Deletion or Formatting
Unsafe Device Removal
Closing an Unsaved File
Getting Your Data Back
If you’ve lost your data, don’t fret, we can help. But here are a few tips to help you ensure that your data can be successfully recovered by us:
Stop using the drive immediately.
Continuing to use a drive that has data you want recovered present, can risk that data being overwritten. Once it is overwritten, the chances of successful recovery drop drastically.Do not attempt recovery yourself.
Whether you are using a software program to recover your data (which can risk overwriting the data in the process), or you want to attempt to repair a damaged drive on your own (which will likely lead to irrevocable damage to the drive platters), there are no steps that you can take that won’t risk your data being lost permanently.Do not attempt software-related errors.
Defrag, disk scans, and other “fixes” for disks with errors can lead to the lost data being overwritten. (See the recurring theme?)
If you have data you need recovered, call us immediately. We have customer service representatives standing by 24/7 to get your case started right away. We offer free shipping, and free diagnostics. Don’t wait, let us recover your lost data for you today!
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