Can I recover my data from a physically damaged hard drive?

21 November 2025 03:45:43 EST

Has your hard drive ever fallen from your desk? Or have you ever accidentally dropped it? Scenarios like these could cause a hard drive to experience physical media damage (PMD) and as a result, lose...

29 August 2025 07:45:55 EDT

Checklist: What to do in case of data loss?

1. Do not change anything about the current situation Stop working and turn off the affected device. In the event of (incipient) physical damage, the medium and the data stored on it may be damaged...

17 July 2025 07:39:12 EDT

Disk Drive Showing as Unknown, Not Initialized in Disk Manager 

Many customers contact Ontrack after losing data by initializing a disk that contained important files. This blog explores what you should know before initializing a disk. Important Warning If your...

07 April 2025 06:35:27 EDT

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...

07 April 2025 06:31:44 EDT

Long Term Archiving: Backup for Eternity - Part 2

Which storage media is best for long-term archiving? This week: HDD, SSD and Flash-based USB! As we have mentioned in our previous blog article of this series, enterprises are currently facing severe...

09 January 2025 04:32:36 EST

How to recover data from a broken or damaged hard drive?

Like all components of a computer, the hard disk can fail, and there are many causes. A hard drive failure often prevents access to files that are, in most cases, recoverable. Read more to find out...

07 January 2025 06:17:06 EST

How Do I Recover Deleted Files From A Hard Drive?

A handling error or virus attack could result in the loss of one or more important files, causing an emotional shock on a personal level and serious problems on a professional level. Here you will...

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