Articles tagged: data loss
My External HDD Shows Not Formatted — But It Has All My Data!
Occasionally, when moving a drive to another machine it’ll show up as unformatted. I’ll look at some possible causes and actions to take.
NAS Drive Failure: How I Dodged a Bullet
I had an impending NAS drive failure. I’ll share how I got there, the mistakes I made, the things I did right, and the lessons I learned.
Another story of data loss, and what could have been
I repaired a friend’s machine’s hard disk failure, only to discover something much, much worse: data loss.
How Do I Recover My Data from a Crashed Computer?
As long as the problem isn’t a damaged hard drive, you may be able to access your data with a Linux CD, or even better, a backup recovery CD.
Will I Lose All Data When My Computer Crashes?
It’s incredibly rare for a software crash to damage any drive connected to a computer. Other things, like a lightning strike, can do serious damage.
Why Is My Partially Recovered Document Still Not Readable?
Writing over a file is a good way to lose data, but if you are willing to dive into some command line programs, you may be able to recover some of it.
