We successfully recover data from all hard
drive types, systems and media:
PC/Desktop Computer Data Recovery
Most desktop computers contain one or more hard drive. Each
hard drive usually appears as a separate drive letter when you
explore My Computer on a Windows PC. The C-drive is standard for
the main drive that contains the operating system. Any
additional drives or other devices may be lettered accordingly,
such as D, E, F, G, etc. A 3.5" IDE or SATA drive is commonly
found in a desktop PC. The majority of these hard drives are
mechanical devices, which means that they contain moving parts
when operating. It's a fact that mechanical devices fail. It's
just a matter of time before they do. When a hard drive fails in
your PC it can take down the whole system. Not all failed drives
have a mechanical failure, but many do. Some may have logical
issues rendering the data unreadable or missing. We recover data
from drives with both logical and physical issues.
Laptop Data Recovery, Notebook Data Recovery, Tablet
PC Data Recovery, Netbook
Laptop computers generally come standard with one or more
2.5" IDE or SATA hard drives. Some may contain a 1.8" hard drive
or smaller, depending on the system. A laptop hard drive is very
similar to a hard drive found in a desktop computer, only
smaller. Laptop hard drives are usually exposed to more extreme
environments, such as excessive movement from the laptop being
moved around or even dropped, temperature change, etc. While
these drives generally hold up very well, they are at a greater
risk for failure because of their exposure to excessive motion
and climate change. As with the desktop drives, not all laptop
drives fail because of physical issues. Sometimes the issue may
be logical. In both cases, we are here to help.
Server Computer Data recovery
Most Server Computers are found in large corporate
environments and some small businesses. A Server Computer does
not always contain multiple drives, but most do. They are
generally set up in a RAID array either for redundancy, speed,
or both. Data recovery of drives within a RAID array usually
involves a much more complex and time consuming process than
that with a single hard drive. In many cases one or more drives
within the RAID array have physically failed. This means that we
have to perform recovery of the failed drives first, then move
to the next process of de-striping the array. As stated
previously, it is not always the case that there has been a
physical failure with the hard drives within the array. In some
cases there may be logical or RAID issues.
External Hard Drive Recovery
An external hard drive, also referred to a portable hard
drive, USB hard drive, Firewire hard drive, e-sata hard drive,
or network hard drive, usually contains either a 3.5" or 2.5"
IDE or SATA internal hard drive. These hard drives are the same
hard drives as mentioned above in the PC and Laptop Data
Recovery sections. The hard drive has been placed in an external
enclosure to make it portable and for easy external
connectivity. Two main issues affect these drives when taking
into consideration hard drive failure causes. The first is heat
and ventilation. The second is excessive movement and/or
dropping the drive. We receive many data recovery cases that
have been the result of a dropped or knocked over external hard
drive. Once again the physical issue is not always the cause of
the failure. In either case, logical or physical, we are
prepared to recover your data.
Flash Media, Memory Stick, USB Stick, Thumb Drive,
Compact Flash (CF), Data Recovery
Flash media contains no moving parts. This would lead you to
believe that this is a more secure medium for your data, but
that's not always the case. Data Recovery from flash media can
be much more difficult. In many cases with flash media, when the
computer is not recognizing the drive at all when inserted, data
recovery is not successful. There are exceptions to this,
however. If the flash drive is recognized when inserted, but no
media is found, chances of recovery may be very good. Please
call us to discuss the possibilities of data recovery of flash
media.
(SSD) Solid State Hard Drive Recovery
CD & DVD Data Recovery
