Data Recovery
Everything You Need to Know (and More!)
Data recovery may seem like a complex process, and that’s because it is. The good news is that the best data recovery software and data recovery services can make it approachable and effortless. We use the most state of the software and technical training to recover your data.
Common Causes of Data Loss
No storage device is immune to the risk of data loss, and the consequences of data loss can always be catastrophic. However, all storage devices are affected slightly differently because of how they are used.
- Human Error:
- All people make mistakes, and some mistakes lead to data loss. The good news is that such mistakes can usually be recovered from using special data recovery software or native recovery solutions, such as File History in Windows or Time Machine in macOS.
- Formatting:
- A lot can go wrong when you click the “Format” button without double- or triple-checking which storage device you’re about to format. While the instant loss of hundreds or even thousands of files can seem utterly devastating, their recovery usually isn’t any more difficult than the recovery of a single lost file.
- Physical Damage:
- Out of all common types of data loss, physical damage is the most difficult to recover from. Why? Because it requires special tools and advanced skills—something most regular users don’t have.
- Malware:
- Experts estimate that thousands of new strains of malware are released every day. While some malware is relatively innocent and more annoying than dangerous, you may also encounter sophisticated ransomware capable of completely blocking access to important files or deleting them altogether.
- Hardware Failure:
- Storage devices have advanced leaps and bounds during the last decade alone, but they’re still far from perfect, especially when it comes to their reliability. A single faulty resistor can cause your entire hard drive to become unreadable and impossible to recover at home
- Software Corruption:
- Modern software applications can do all kinds of wonderful things, but they are far from perfect. In fact, the more complex software applications become, the more bugs they can hide. In extreme cases, software bugs may even corrupt important files and make them inaccessible.