The Growing Industry of Data Recovery

Data is data until it’s gone.

With every computer comes data storage: data that can be deleted, stolen, or corrupted. Technology has historically acted in unpredictable and nerve-racking ways:

• A virus could wipe out data.
• An employee might choose to delete data for malicious reasons.
• A natural disaster could destroy the computer containing your files.

This industry of data recovery is growing as more companies are relying on computers for their day-to-day operations.

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How to Recover Data from a Broken Smartphone

People and businesses rely on smartphones more than computers these days. But what happens when things go wrong?

It happens to all of us at some point, no matter how careful we are with our smartphones. You might drop the phone and smash the screen. You may have gone “all thumbs” and watched as your phone tumbled into the toilet.

When things go wrong, there is some good news. There are ways to recover data from your broken Android or iPhone.

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Physical Media Damage – Is Data Recoverable From My Hard Drive?

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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