Patrick Boardman's Articles in Data Recovery


  • Chances Of Data Recovery From Damaged Storage Media
    Computer equipment lasts only a few years before something is ready to give out; if problems occur they can affect the magnetic field and data can become lost or inaccessible. If the data is important an attempt must be made to get it back. Fortunately experts are there to help and in most cases it’s a near-certainty that ...

  • Choosing A Data Recovery Company After Hard Drive Disasters
    This article is the result of research into the rapidly-growing industry of data recovery where a vast number of companies have grown to cater to needs that have appeared in the last decade of viruses and hackers. When files are wiped out in a computer crash a business can become paralyzed. There is a constantly growing nee ...

  • Data Loss Incidents And Their Effect On Small Business
    A company that suffers data loss is at risk to lose significant amounts due to the downtime for sales processing and reduced customer service while customer databases are restored or rebuilt. There can be only two outcomes: the data can be recovered or it is permanently lost. This article examines the implications for today ...

  • Data Loss Symptoms, Causes, And Implications Of Downtime
    Today more data is being stored in smaller and smaller spaces, with hard drives of 2011 having 500 times the capacity of those in 2001, making a greater impact when hardware and software malfunction. When mission-critical data is corrupted or lost it must be recovered quickly for life to go on as normal and for business to ...

  • Data Recovery And Protection Of Raid Arrays
    The combination of drives known today as RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) was first defined in 1987 by three computer experts at the University of Berkeley when they wrote a paper about the feasibility of getting two or more drives to appear as a single device to the host system. This article discusses things can ...

  • Data Recovery From Failed Laptops Is Increasingly Important
    The laptops, notebooks, and tablet PCs that take our daily abuse will fail in time for a percentage of users. These are the least frequently backed up of computers since the owners tend to be on the go. Moreover, the data involved is more important than it may have been in the past and may represent a sizable amount of work ...

  • Difficult Data Recovery Ahead If Backup Fails From Human Error
    The permanent loss of data can cause a major setback that often results in business failure so it's important to look around the procedures of the backup system for any possible holes. The first element to tighten up is leaving no room for human error. Unlike computers the human memory is full of distractions, scattered tho ...

  • How To Recover Data After Your Hard Drive Crashes
    It seems almost inevitable that sooner or later you will be inconvenienced by your computer double-crossing you and losing some or all your data. If you’re the fix-it-yourself type you may tempt fate and first try the file recovery yourself; this article explains several steps that can be taken if your original hard drive ...

  • Keeping Track Of Your Data In The Age Of The Hard Drive
    New offices with hundreds of things going on at once occasionally run into a crisis where some data hasn’t been backed up on some temporary computer and now the thing’s not responding. Suddenly there’s a crisis and everybody’s on the phone trying to locate the genius with the thickest glasses. While not suggesting y ...

  • Raid Array Protection And Data Recovery
    Combining drives into a RAID configuration (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) allows two or more drives to appear as a single device to a host system. This was first defined in 1987 at the University of Berekely California by three computer specialists. This article takes a look at the effects that can hinder operations ...

  • Recovering Data After Hard Disk Crashes
    The read-write head of a hard disk occasionally comes into contact with its rotating platter due to a drop or other jolt, causing damage to the magnetic platter surface and crashing the data in the storage area. Data recovery services exist with clean rooms and special equipment; they have data recovery experts who speciali ...

  • Recovering Important Data From A Clicking Hard Drive
    All the elements of modern hard drives, right down to the torque settings of the screws factor into the overall operation so when a drive is clicking and important data isn't backed up you might want to call somebody more familiar with the problem. Crashed hard drives are unpredictable and you only have a limited number of ...

  • Search For Lost Data To Recover After Computer Hard Drive Crashes
    Reinstalling the operating system works to straighten out the most common types of computer crashes. Files may have been corrupted after bumping into malware and adware but the parts of the computer weren't damaged. When the hardware is damaged during fires, floods, earthquakes, and lightning however the hard drive may need ...

  • Sterile Data Recovery Labs Important For Broken Laptops With Amnesia
    Laboratories known as "cleanrooms" are used by data recovery companies who have the expertise and equipment to recover as much data as possible from the computer. This article looks at repairs to laptops, the most vulnerable candidates for data loss due to physical damage to the computer parts due to on-the-go accidental co ...

  • The Future Of The Data Recovery Industry In The Age Of The Cloud
    The Cloud is a term unfamiliar to many; it is a shift from computing as a product to delivering computing as a utility like a cable service. The user would share resources, software, and storage facilities. The cloud will take care of configuration, virus scanning, maintenance, and act as a data warehouse in an unknown loca ...

  • When Computer Hardware Breaks Look For Lost Data
    The most common types of hard drive crashes are recovered by reinstalling the operating system to straighten out corrupted files or after cleaning out a virus, but if there is hardware damage a new drive may need to be installed for data recovery. The hardware can fail due to worn parts or catastrophic motion and exposure t ...


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