Hard Drive Data Recovery Options

Times have certainly changed when you think about the way we store important data; photos used to be in scrapbooks, music on records and documents in a filing cabinet. The only way you could really lose everything important was via theft or fire.  Now with the digital world everything is stored on a computer and unfortunately they almost all fail after a certain amount of time.  And this is when you need a data recovery professional. If this has happened to you and you are thinking you have lost in all, relax, because experts like those at Fields data recovery can help.

Trying to Avoid Failure

Most hard drives that have been made in the past five years include a predictive failure function known as S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology). When turning on your computer, this feature tries to detect any problems and give you a warning to back-up your data immediately if one is found. Although this is a great feature nothing is fool proof and you could have a problem without ever knowing it until it’s too late. If this happens and your drive fails, you’ll need hard drive data recovery to get your data back.

Data Retrieval Options

There are basically 3 options when it comes to data retrieval.

* Offline Recovery – Using another computer, attach the failed hard drive and see if you can copy the data over. This works in very few cases and can often cause more harm then good to the drive itself.

*Software Recovery – Assuming the drive is still accessible you can try using software to scan and recover files. Although this option has been known to recover files, it usually can’t get all of them back and could end up costing you hundreds of dollars with only half the desired results.

* Professional Data Recovery – When you can’t afford to loose any of your crucial data, using professionals like those at the Fields group is your best option. These companies have trained and knowledgeable staff with years of experience, a laboratory with all the latest equipment and are familiar with many methods, and they are almost always successful in retrieving all your lost data.

Don’t trust your data to just anyone and if you are not familiar with doing data recovery, you probably shouldn’t even attempt it. When you have a failure and your data seems to be lost just contact a service company like Fields Associates and relax, they’ll take care of everything.