SSD’s versus HDDs
SSDs vs HDDs: Which One Comes Out on Top? Until the late 2000s, when you bought a new hard disk drive or personal computer, your hard disk storage choices were limited to size and speed — perhaps 5,400 or 7,200 rotations per minute. Today, when you buy a new PC, you have two very different […]
SSD and other devices supporting TRIM data recovery
Data Recovery SD and other devices supporting TRIM For years, storage devices have posed a challenge when it comes to speed and capacity. With the aim of making them compact and low-powered, especially ideal for laptops and portable devices, electronic industry has come up with an answer: solid-state drives (SSD) for ultra speed, coupled with […]
Cloning Hard Drives with ddrescue
The job of a data recovery technician is to recover valuable data from a damaged disk. They’re essentially like restoration experts, except they’re restoring information rather than objects or other things. The best practice for both is to handle the object as little as possible when you’re working with it.For example, hard drives are like […]
Case of the Missing Nikon NEF files
Sd Card corrupted with No NEF FILES. A client came to me after a holiday in Egypt saying that the SD-CARD he had been using was somehow corrupted. The client was using a Nikon D3300 camera and there were some jpegs and but no NEF files on the card. The client was positive what was […]
Virtual Machines and Data Recovery
For personal use, virtualization enables users to run different operating systems(opens in on their home PC, such as running Windows on a Mac(, or running Linux on a Windows PC – and with all possible permutations in host and VM available A main reason for running a virtual machine is that it enables you to run apps that […]
Data Recovery from a Mac Computer that won’t boot
In the windows world data recovery from a laptop or desktop is usually an uncomplicated affair. You can simply remove the drive be it a SSD drive with an M2 interface , see pic below left or an SSD or spinning drive connected to a SATA interface , see pic below right. You can […]
Typical Hard Drive Data Recovery Scenarios
Many hard drives will show signs there is a problem before experiencing a full crash. If your hard drive shows any of the following, back up your data before the actual crash occurs in order to retrieve data which can be recovered. Some common symptoms of impending disk failure include: • Strange noises such as […]
Methods to Repair Corrupt Hikvision Video Recording
Hikvision is a well-known brand for Ultra High-Definition Cameras, which provides premium quality images and video recording for surveillance or security systems. Hikvision is known for making great hardware, and their CCTV cameras are robust; they have great products in various categories. Hikvision video file corruption As its responsibility of security, Hikvision products offer error-free […]
Using fsck with Linux
How to use FSCK for Data Recovery with Linux. The fsck (File System Consistency Check) utility checks a Linux filesystems for errors or corruptions. fsck comes by with all Linux distributions and is similar to the CHKDSK command in Windows. The fsck utility is used to correct errors in the ext file-system EXT. EXT uses inodes which […]
Data Recovery SQL Databases
The demand for data recovery from relational databases has been increasing globally in recent years. When SQL databases become corrupt, repairing them manually can be an overwhelming task that requires a high level of expertise. Therefore, it is recommended to use SQL Data Recovery software to restore these databases to their original state. SQL databases […]