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5 Signs You Need To Update Your Computer

Updating your computer and software is one of the most important things you can do to ensure everything works properly. Since computers and software make up so much of the budget for companies, it is quite common for leaders to try to get as much out of their systems as they can. However, what most … Read more

FAQs On Data Recovery

Data recovery is one of the scariest things you don’t know about until it is too late. While most people don’t keep all that much on their laptops, businesses and organizations have years and years of important information stored on something that could fail at any given time. Sometimes, it doesn’t even have to be … Read more

Basic Laptop Parts: An Explanation

When your laptop needs repairs or something just isn’t working correctly, there can be some difficulty discussing the problem for one major reason: people don’t understand the different parts when they are actually talking about it. When you need something fixed but can only explain it as “that thingy that spins,” there is a breakdown … Read more

When Should You Update Your Laptop?

Deciding whether or not to update or upgrade a laptop is a huge decision for many businesses and it can be quite a complicated one if you aren’t sure what you need or if you actually need anything new at all. You may have to do hours and hours of research and that is certainly … Read more

The importance of keeping your (disk drive) cool

Yesterday I mentioned how important it is to ensure your disk drive is cool and that your fans are working properly. Cooling is an essential part of computing and something you need to keep a close eye on. That’s especially true for smaller form factors or laptops. But why? Why do you need to keep … Read more

Four common hard drive problems and how to fix them

We tend to store everything on our phones and computers. The humble hard drive has quite the responsibility keeping all that data safe and accessible. That makes it very important to know what’s wrong if you’re having hard drive problems and how to fix them. That’s what this page is all about. If you’re having … Read more

Common data backup mistakes I bet you’re making

We talk a lot about backups here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey. They are a cheap and easy way to keep your data safe and stops you needing our expert data recovery services. Rather than waiting for us to recover your data, you could do it yourself and be up and running again in … Read more

Why free data recovery software isn’t always the answer

If you perform even a brief search for data recovery software, you will see thousands of returns offering hundred of products at no cost. With all of these options, how can Dave’s Computers charge for data recovery? Why don’t we just use these free programs? There are some very good reasons why not all free … Read more

Why does my hard drive appear smaller? Have I lost data?

Picture the scene, you have just bought a new 1TB hard drive, installed it into your computer, fired it up, formatted it and see that it’s only 0.9TB in size. What happened to the rest? Have you lost data or is the hard drive broken? This is a common question we hear at Dave’s Computers … Read more

Replacing a MacBook Pro Hard Drive: How To Do It

Aesthetically, your MacBook Pro probably still looks great – there are minimal scratches, no wear and tear, and (unless you’ve decorated it on your own) it could probably pass as a much newer model. That is, until you open it and you try to do any kind of work. MacBook Pros are made to be … Read more