Data Loss and Recovery Tips and Advice

Preventive Actions:

Evade extreme hot temperatures:
Never expose your hard drive to extremely hot or cold temperatures. Ultimately, excessive temperatures of any nature can damage electrical components, hurt the performance of the system, and cut the lifetime of a drive.

Use a Steady, Sanitary, and Secure environment:
Never use a computer on unstable or movable objects. A hard drive can be harmed by any sudden or hasty movements.  It's of utmost importance to find a stable area where there is little to no commotion.  This will protect your hard drive from unforeseen jerks or movements of any kind.

Vanishing or Deleted Data:
Do not create new files, save old files, or move files if data has been involuntarily deleted or vanishes without justification.  By doing so, you could make the recovery of lost data unattainable.  Although we don’t recommend using a file utility program, if you decide to use one, never install it on the same hard drive where the data was lost.

When You Experience Media Failure:

Clicking, Grinding, or Metal Scraping Noises:
Instantly power off your system if your hard drive is making any strange sound, such as clicking, or buzzing. By powering off, you avoid causing more damage to the drive or data. Call SalvageData UK immediately so we can assess the problem for you, and walk you through your options.

Remain Calm and Cool:
Panic will only cloud your judgment. Try walking away, counting to 10 and then attempt to regroup your thoughts. Carefully review your options for recovering data.

Write it Down and Review:
Create a list of all the unique and significant files you need recovered, and check for other restorable backups. 

It's Time to Contact the Experienced Pros:
An expert technician can quickly identify a failed component that may be the cause of your hard drive failure or computer outage. Never will a practiced expert spoil your chances for data recovery by opening up the hard drive.