DATA RECOVERY SERVICE IN KING NC AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD

RECOVERING DELETED FILES

If you had files on your device that you accidentally deleted they can easily be recovery under specific circumstances. Specifically speaking, data that is deleted is just marked to be overwritten. Therefore if the the storage media is powered down after the accident occurs the empty areas of the drive can be scanned and previous files can be packaged back together. The longer a storage media is used after the deletions occurs the less likely the data will be able to be recovered. Circumstances like virus attack, accidental deletion or accidental use of SHIFT+DELETE. In these cases, data recovery software are used to recover/restore the data files.

STORAGE DRIVE THAT WILL NOT MOUNT

Storage Media that is unable to be mounted as a Drive Letter in Windows or viewed in Finder on Mac may be the result of Logical Failure or Physical Failure. If personal data existed on the drive prior to this issue occurring, the drive should be disconnected and brought to a Data Recovery Company for analysis. Prolonged use of the drive or trial and error attempts by the end users can decrease the chance of data recovery.

STORAGE DRIVE THAT WILL NOT POWER ON

Storage Media that will not power on can be an easy or complex issue. Sometimes this problem can be resolved by removing the physical storage drive from the drive housing or repairing the power header on USB Flash Drives or PCB. In these situations, true Data Recovery is not needed. More complex situations may include damaged Printed Circuit Boards which require the PCB to be replaced and the firmware chip from the damaged PCB be transferred. A technician with the proper tools and training can perform these repairs with a soldering station and/or hot air re-flow station.

LOGICAL FAILURE

Logical Storage Drive faults are incredibly common. Issues Include: Partition Corruption, Firmware Errors, Sector Errors or Malicious Code Execution from Viruses or Malware. In these scenarios, data recovery is normally very successful, and can even be done without the need of an ISO Clean Room. Logical Damage can be caused by power outages, driver problems, system crashes, or controller failures. Most data in these scenarios isn’t actually lost, merely inaccessible to the end user.

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To use a simple analogy, take a piece of paper and write on it. If you tear the paper, it’s a physical failure. However, if you erase, smudge the writing on the paper, it is logical failure.

PHYSICAL FAILURE

Physical Storage Drive faults are generally a result of abnormal environmental factors, power surges, drops, or impacts. Examples Include: head crashes, failed motor, spindle seizure or printed circuit board damage. Physical Storage failures often require the use of an ISO Clean-Room. These types of repairs are often more expensive and may require a donor drive for parts.

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To use a simple analogy, take a piece of paper and write on it. If you tear the paper, it’s a physical failure. However, if you erase, smudge the writing on the paper, it is logical failure.

CHIP OFF RECOVERY

Solid State Storage becoming more common each year. SSD Storage includes SSD Drives, SD Cards, USB Flash Drives, M.2 NVMe and M.2 SATA Drives. In the event of Controller Board Issues the physical chips can be removed from the Printed Circuit Board and retrieved using specialized hardware and software tools.

MECHANICAL FAILURE RECOVERY

Hard Disk Drives have been the traditional and reliable storage medium of personal and business files for decades. Though the physical size and interface of these drives have changed over the years, the principle internal components have remained relatively the same. Mechanical failures in the platter motor, head stack assembly, or read and write heads still occur and can be fixed. These repairs require an ISO Clean-Room and specialized hard and software tools.

RAID RECOVERY