Data Restoration vs. Data Recovery: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

March 06, 2026

Data Restoration vs. Data Recovery: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters In today’s digital landscape, data loss can strike at any moment, whether due to hardware failure, human error, or a...

March 17, 2025

How can I recover data from a computer that won't boot?

There are several possible causes of start-up problems. Your computer may no longer start up. Or the PC may turn on, but Windows won't boot. Finally, there are cases where the computer simply won't...

March 17, 2025

How to Recover Files After Formatting

When accidental formatting occurs, it's best to immediately disconnect the storage device to prevent any unintended write operations, especially if it's a partition where the system is installed. You...

November 05, 2024

Digital Data: Under Pressure From Climate Change?

Climate change and its effects are now more prevalent than ever. It is becoming more common that access to our personal data, photos and memories and critical business information is being affected....

September 27, 2024

End of Support for ibi Devices: What You Need to Know

As of August 31st, 2024, Western Digital has officially ended support and services for all ibi devices. If you're an ibi device owner, you might be wondering how this impacts your ability to access...

November 08, 2023

Data Term Glossary

Active Data Active data is information residing on the direct access storage media of computer systems, which is readily visible to the operating system and/or application software with which it was...

October 31, 2023

Why does Ontrack have the world’s best technology in data recovery?

We are the oldest data recovery company Ontrack began its journey in 1985 in the software industry. The first product produced by Ontrack was the Disk Manager®, a software program that made the...

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