How Ontrack recovered data from the Columbia space shuttle disaster

21 June 2017, 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

It’s February 1st 2003, and after 17 days in space the Columbia space shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Centre at 9:16am, marking the end of the STS-107 mission. At approximately...

9 May 2017, 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

What (not) to do when you've lost data

We’ve all been there at some point in our lives; you accidentally delete your most recent copy of that presentation you’ve been working on for the past few days. You didn’t mean to click ‘yes’ on...

16 September 2016, 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

How to keep a perfect data backup on your device

Whether a smartphone, tablet, Windows PC or Mac: nowadays keeping an up-to-date backup (at least for your most important data) is a must-have. Accidents can happen at any time, thieves are constantly...

15 July 2016, 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

What are the devices most affected by data loss?

As some of you may know, we’ve been discussing the Data Loss Index (DLI) for a while. On this occasion I’d like to focus on some of the repeat trends we keep seeing throughout time and among the many...

27 April 2016, 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Unix & Linux: how the file system behind Android stores data

First of all, what exactly is UNIX? UNIX is a multi-user, multi-tasking operating system initially developed in the1960s by AT&T Bell labs. The majority of UNIX is written in the C programming...

21 January 2016, 00:00:00 GMT-05:00

Understanding Slack space vs unallocated for file storage

Many consumers using data storage devices are unaware of the difference between what is called "slack" space and unallocated space for storage. When you delete a file from a device, storage space is...

15 May 2015, 00:00:00 GMT-04:00

Data recovery - step by step process

So what is the process of data recovery? A bit like recreating a loaf of bread from a kilogram of breadcrumbs. When we received the disk drive from the US space shuttle Columbia (the American space...

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