Physical media damage, a.k.a physical damages to hard drives that can make data unrecoverable, is something every computer user should know about and take precautions against (especially if your profession requires you to work with sensitive information).
Causes for damage may include anything from dropping your hard drive off the desk to having one withstand fire and then being put out with water which was then spilled on the hard drive by the sprinklers.
In this post, we will learn the basics of physical damages and what it means for the data on your hard drive.
What is Physical Media Damage?
The term physical media damage, or PMD, is used to differentiate from data corruption which can occur on media that physically is in good condition.
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