Is data recovery important?

Ask the big IT giants a common question: “In this world of freely flowing data and information, what is the single most important thing that matters most?” and they will give you a slight smile and tell you that the answer is in the question itself. If you couldn’t guess, it’s DATA. Every snippet you send over the network is equally important and is secured on their servers for “future reference”.

So imagine the power of data. If the data of totally unknown people is so essential for them, what value can you give to your own data? Probably priceless! Depending on how sensitive your data content is, of course.

Reasons for data loss

There are a number of reasons that can lead to your data being on the verge of being lost forever because let’s face it, everything is mechanical and electronic. They also have a limited lifespan, durability, and of course they are susceptible to wear and tear. The most common reasons for data loss are hard drive crash, partition error, hacking, etc. Other reasons include your device stolen, malware attack, damaged operating system, etc. all of which expose your data to vulnerability. Data that could be an important presentation for a multi-million dollar deal or years of your memories captured and stored as photographs or whatever.

What is data recovery?

As its name naively suggests, it is the procedure of trying to recover all or some of the data present on the hard drive. It may not look or sound like much, but it is a really volatile process. One small mistake and poof! Your data is gone forever.

As soon as you realize you have a failing hard drive, rush it to an expert as soon as possible. Because as the days go by, trying to recover data becomes more complicated, difficult and risky. This data recovery attempt is done through various sophisticated methods depending on the situation and the cause of the failed hardware. Ultimately, all of these methods have one goal: to recover all of your existing files, such as documents, spreadsheets, photos, code, or whatever, as well as your backups, if you had created them.

What not to do?

Probably the first and only rule. Don’t try to act smart and start messing with things you have no idea about. Instead of solving your problem, you will just multiply it by ten.

Second, while recovering your hard drive, do not go to an untrusted place. Go to the right service center or store that guarantees the safety of ALL your data and who can be trusted when it comes to confidentiality. Basically a professional workspace because they will really tell you the truth to your face whether the data is recoverable or not. If yes, how much can be recovered depending on the damage.

To do

The first course of action is to calm down and ask yourself if a data recovery is really needed or not. Perhaps you may have saved a backup online or elsewhere. If that is not the situation, again introspect whether a recovery is sorely needed or not. Because no matter how sophisticated the technology is, there is always that 1% chance of losing all your data.