Monday, November 22, 2010

Data Recovery Guide

If you are a little tech savvy or at least have been using the computer from the last few years then there is very little chance that you will not be familiar with the term "data recovery". Most of dread this thing all our life as when data corruption or data loss takes place we loose our plenty of valuable info which for some maybe their baby photos while for some other their business profiles and all. But data loss or corruption does not necessarily mean that you have lost that data permanently. Experts have managed to recover data in 8 out of every 10 cases. So before throwing that hard drive away always check with a expert to see if you can recover your valuable info back.
Let us now analyze some of the causes of data loss or data corruption:
o Disasters.
o Virus.
o Physical damage.
o Software corruption.
o Power surges.
Most of these factors are not in your hand and are not controllable by you. So now I would give you some tips in case you experience data loss or data corruption:
o In case of data loss do not try to recover the data yourself without the supervision of any data recovery expert as it may lead to further deterioration of data and may eventually reduced to less chances of data recovery.
o Do not try to open the hard disk as it may get damaged further due to environmental hazards.
o Do not expose the hard disk to extreme temperatures.
o If the hard disk is making any noises then simply turn off your computer and do not use it until you consult a data recovery expert.
o Do not scan the hard disk in any case.
o Avoid installing any new software.
These precautions will aid the data recovery expert and will increase the chances of successful data recovery.
Also one of the basic rule when you are using a computer or any form of hard disk is to have regularly updated backups so that even if you cannot recover your data you still do not suffer any major financial losses.
If you take care of the few things mentioned in this article and act accordingly then data loss would not be such a huge problem for you as others hype it to be.

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