15 August 2024 11:06:11 EDT
How to Tell if a Hard Drive is Failing
More of us are using hard drives to store and back up our data than ever before. The lifespans of hard drives can vary between devices, but they will all fail at some point. Some fail suddenly...
15 August 2024 11:03:56 EDT
Common Hard Drive Error Codes
If you’ve ever experienced hard drive failure, you’re aware of how quickly the resulting data loss can occur. Understanding the specific type of failure your hard drive is experiencing not only helps...
How to recover data from a formatted hard drive
If you’ve accidentally formatted your hard drive, SD card or USB stick it’s never a nice feeling and you might even think that your data is gone for good. However, there’s no need to panic as your...
How do I recover my lost photos?
We live in an age of digital photos. According to Keypoint Intelligence, we will take 1,436,300,000,000 photos in 2020! That’s a huge number, but it’s no wonder when you think that everyone who owns...
08 November 2023 08:23:16 EST
Recoverable Tape Types and Formats
DLT Descended from the DEC TK range of drives, the DLT has emerged as one of the major players at the high data capacity and high performance end of the market. Serpentine recording format DLT...
08 November 2023 06:16:10 EST
RAID system history and introduction
RAID stands for a Redundant Array of Independent (originally Inexpensive) Disks, and uses the concept of system redundancy (from RAID 1 & above) which can greatly minimise downtime suffered due to...
06 November 2023 02:32:49 EST
RAID 6: A blend of fault tolerance and performance
A RAID array is a collection of disks that are configured either by software or hardware in a certain way to protect data, enhance performance, or both. The term RAID stands for a redundant array of...