Data Recovery and How You Can Protect Data

When a file or data cannot normally be accessed because it has got corrupted, failed,

damaged or has become inaccessible, the process of trying to recover it is known as Data

Recovery. Media files which can store data like internal or external hard disk drives, CD’s,

VCD’s, USB, SSD, storage tapes may face physical or logical damage to the file system

preventing it from being used on the operating system. When this happens, it becomes

necessary to recover the data or it may be lost forever.

 

Types of data recovery

The first type of data recovery is done when an operating system fails, where the main aim is

to copy all the files that have to be saved or recovered to another disk. A live CD comes

handy, in this case, which can be mounted on the system drive, and a backup of the required

files can be taken with the help of a file manager.

 

To avoid such hassles, important data should be saved in a different location from the normal

OS system files, beforehand. In the second type, a certain file may have been deleted from

the file in which it was stored. However, when deleted, the contents are not immediately

removed; space is made available for new items to be overwritten. It may be found in broken

parts that can be recovered as the original contents remain.  In the third type, a disk level-

failure may occur which includes hard-disk failure or partition. Here, the data cannot be read.

Various solutions are sought after in this case varying from repair of the file system, divided

tables or master records. Software-based recovery in the minor corruption of data or

replacement of the hard disk when physically damaged may be sought after. If the hard disk

fails permanently, professionals try to recover whatever data they can.

 

Physical and Logical Damage

When the damage is physical, there are some ways to recover data from the damaged

hardware. Parts replacement is one of them. Disk-imaging procedure to read whatever data

can be read is also another way where the image is taken and saved on a different medium

where it can be safely analyzed, and one can assess as to how much data can be actually

recovered. When the problem includes solutions relying on the software levels and not on the

hardware, it is known as logical damage. In these cases, generally all the files cannot be

recovered, and only part recovery can be done depending on how severe the damage is.

When the damage is minor, the individual can recover the data himself but when the damage

is major, expert help may be sought after.

 

Remote Data Recovery

Physical access to the drives which have been damaged isn’t necessary when experts try to

recover data. This can be done by software techniques with the person trying to recover the

data sitting at a far off location, with the help of internet or network connection with the

faulty site.

 

So, how do you get an expert?

It is recommended to protect your IT infrastructure.  3rd party IT maintenance services can

help you protect your data. From automatic backups to remote support, they can help you

with all your IT maintenance needs.