The term data recovery explains itself. It is the recovery of data, in many instances from an inaccessible device or device software. For example the data required may be on a hard disk drive, solid state drive or USB flash drive. In most cases data recovery can involve the retrieval of data from broken computers or computers with malfunctioning operating systems.

If the hard drive has not crashed data recovery can be a relatively simple affair. All that would be required would be a caddy and a way of attaching the encased hard drive to another computer for quick and simple file extraction. However if the hard drive itself has stopped working specialised equipment and personnel will be required to retrieve the missing data.

How do you Prevent Data Loss?

Data recovery in case of hard drive failure can be simplified by always having a backup of your files available. These files can be stored using a cloud storage system. If this has not been set up or if the backup was not tested for faults the hard drive will need to have to undergo a components check to isolate the problem behind the loss of data. It is advised that to avoid further data loss that the dismantling and testing of the hard drive is left to professionals such as Bean IT.