How to fix an unrecognised USB drive

11 November 2025 5:50:39 AM

The USB key is a practical way of storing and transporting data. Unfortunately, it is sometimes not recognised, and the data it holds becomes inaccessible. Find out why this happens and how to...

29 August 2025 8:25:52 AM

SSD Recovery Technology: How Bit Errors Affect Your Data

Whether you use an SSD or are experiencing issues with one, understanding how data is stored and recovered is crucial. This article provides a high-level overview of SSD architecture, the role of its...

29 August 2025 8:23:52 AM

Radiation Tolerant Memory

Micron Technology, Inc. announced that it is launching an industry’s highest-density, radiation-tolerant single-layer cell (SLC) NAND product. With a die capacity of 256Gb, this product is the first...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Protecting your data on USB sticks

Over the years, USB memory sticks have improved in a variety of ways: smaller size, larger storage and faster than ever before. Because of these improvements, a large number of people now choose to...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Do I have to safely eject my USB key?

For those of you that have used USB keys over the years, I’m sure you have ingrained in your memory how crucially important it is to ensure that you safely eject your USB key before removing it from...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Hard Drive Failures vs. Solid-State and Flash Failures

We’ve examined the proper way to assess your data loss situation at the onset and the differences between logical data loss and physical data loss. Now, we’ll discuss the different types of damage...

1 September 2022 10:15:02 AM

Reuse of smartphone memory chips in new USBs poses risks

At an international computer forensics conference in March of this year experts and law enforcement collaborators revealed a serious challenge to investigators trying to get valid prove of innocence...

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