Preventing And Reversing Data LossPosted by Nick Niesen on October 26th, 2010 One of the most stressful times that a simple student or employee may encounter is a loss of an important file on the computer. It can be a day of doom if you are due to submit your paper or make a presentation and at the worst possible moment your file is deleted. Thus, data recovery may be the answer you are looking for. Data recovery is technology that will help you to salvage lost data. First things first, you may want to take out your rolodex and try calling your tech-savvy friends to help you out. In case you have no more choice, you just might have to spend a little bit to get yourself a data recovery software or a specialist to help you out. 1. Determine What's Wrong: - your computer will not start at all 2. Weird Sounds Before doing anything, try to hear if there are any sounds coming from your hard drive like a weird scratching, scraping or ticking. If you do hear something like it, then it is enough to conclude that your hardware may be physically damaged. The only possibility for you is to take your computer to a data recovery service where experts might be able to get your data off for you. Of course, this would entail a lot of time and money, so you may want to weigh the value of the data you lost before going a step further. 3. Do-It-Yourself Data Recovery Tips: - Acquire and download software to help you out 4. Possible Causes Of Damage: - Lightning strike 5. Be Prepared - Make Backups Having back-ups is the only solution to your data loss problems. They come in various forms: - Virus protection software 6. Back-Up Tips - Try investing in backup software of good quality and performance. Products that leave you secured from data loss disaster or further computer file crashes are always a good investment. Like it? Share it!More by this author |