Backing Up (Part 1)

This article is Part 1 in a series created to explain backing up to novices. We’ll be talking about what backing up is, why we should do it, and why most of us don’t.

Recovering Deleted Documents

Here's how it always happens. You decide that you want to clean up your computer. You start purging your documents and files. It feels really good to get the desktop, my documents, and other places all neat and tidy. Then you notice that they're all being put in the recycle bin. Time to make that neat and tidy. And as soon as you empty the recycle bin, a sinking feeling sets in. You navigate frantically to the folder where today's report resided. Your boss is going to kill you. You needed that for the 11 a.m. meeting, and now you accidentally deleted it. Well, I have some good news. You may be able to get that document back. Allow me to explain.

Data Recovery: 3 Steps To Fix It

When do you need data recovery help? There are going to be those times when you just delete the wrong file or lose your data when your computer somehow loses power. But, what about the event of hard drive failure?

Corrupt Excel File Recovery

Tips to repair corrupt excel file created using MS Excel 2003, MS Excel 2002(XP), MS Excel 2000, MS Excel 97

Computer Forensics Tools

In common with many other professions, the field of computer forensic investigation makes use of tools to allow practitioners to carry out their tasks effectively and efficiently.

The Easiest Way To Prevent Loss Of Data Is To Back It Up

Nothing could be more traumatic that losing all the files that you accumulated for years in a computer crash down. For people who work at home and earn money from their personal computer, this could mean losing not just their files but a few clients as well especially if recovery of important data is impossible.

How to Protect the Data on Your Laptop

Every passing day we hear a story of a missing laptop with sensitive data on it. What can average user do to protect the data on his or her laptop?

Hard Drive Recovery Tools

A hard drive failure is an event dreaded by all computer users. Within seconds, data collected and processed over several months and years may be lost. With computers being utilized in more and more avenues, data recovery has almost become a norm.

Hard Drive Recovery Utilities

A hard drive is one of the most important parts of any computer. The drive physically stores data on magnetic disks. Since the hard drive has constantly moving parts, it is susceptible to wear and tear. This causes hard drive failures, which result in loss of important data.

How To Recover Documents, Files, And Photos

We have all lost items while working on the computer by accidentally deleting them or someone lost them for you. This can be very frustrating, as some files are very important to our livelihood.

How Do I Create A Comprehensive Data Retention Plan

Clients ask me that question everyday. I wish there was a one-size fits all answer. Unfortunately, data retention policies are not that simple. They are directly dependent upon the specific data and applications. Add in the complications of regulatory requirements, and data retention becomes a problem, which needs a custom solution.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Has Forced Many Companies To Review Email Retention Policies.

The act was formulated to strengthen accounting oversight and corporate accountability. It did this by increasing accounting and auditor regulations, enhancing disclosure requirements, creating new federal laws and increasing penalties under existing federal laws The Sarbanes-Oxley Act includes three provisions that deal with electronic documents, such as those communicated through emails. They include document alteration or destruction, mandatory document retention and obstruction of justice.

Data Recovery Specialist To Find Your Lost Files

You have fear to lose your data in the your computer when you work? Most physical damage to hard drives cannot be repaired by end users. If you want to find data recovery companies to analyze your problems, normally, the time to recovery is about 2-4 days for logical issues and 5-10 days for physical issues.

Data Recovery Company; When Is It Right To Hire One?

It is no wonder that people go after a data recovery company for recovering the data that is lost. There are some important things that you should look for in such a company when you ask them to recover the lost data for you. Some of the points that you should look after are dealt with in this article.

A Simple And Crazy Way To Recover Your Data

Here was a real life situation I was in. I worked as a IT support staff and one day a laptop that crashed was handed to me. After some diagnostics, I found bad sectors on the hard disk and a lot of clunking sounds whenever I turned on the laptop. Unfortunately, the user have some crucial data on the hard disk and need to have it in 24 hours.