Data Recovery

How to Recover Data from a Dead Hard Drive

When your computer crashes, there is a real fear of losing important files and documents. However, it is possible to recover lost files regardless of whether the computer hardware is broken or there is the presence of malware. There are several different types of data recovery software in addition to steps you can take to … Read more

Cyber Security Tips You Need to Remember

Cyber security tips often scrape the surface of what it means to be a sitting duck online. However, for a Bridgewater, NJ business that uses technology, keeping up with the latest cyber security threats is something that you absolutely need to do, no matter what. Remember that your cybersecurity absolutely needs to be your first … Read more

How To Recover From Data Disaster

Recovering from a natural disaster can be extremely difficult on all fronts – both on the physical and emotional side. What can be even more difficult, however, for most businesses, is a data disaster. It is likely that you have prepared your business for disasters of all kinds. You have emergency kits to sustain the … 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

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

Can you recover data from SD cards?

We use SD cards everywhere. In our phones, tablets, digital cameras, Raspberry Pi and other devices with expandable memory. They are cheap, easy to use and can be swapped out in seconds. But can you recover data from one if you accidentally delete or erase it? Yes we can. This is another common issue we … Read more