Data Recovery

Can you recover data that has been encrypted?

With all the talk around data security and encryption, an intriguing question has arisen around data recovery. If you have an encrypted drive that fails, does data recovery work? Can you recover files that have been encrypted by a third party program? The short answer is yes we can. Dave’s Computers in New Jersey does … Read more

Why does data recovery work on some files and not others?

Here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey, we have an excellent success rate for our data recovery service. We recover the vast majority of files from the majority or drives and causes of data loss. But we can never guarantee recovery until we get a good look at the storage in question. Why not? There … Read more

How to perform data recovery on an SQL server

It isn’t just enterprise that uses SQL servers. Small to medium-sized businesses use them too. As do web developers, web hosts, eCommerce stores and anyone who wants to store lots of data in an organized way. If your server goes down but you have a backup, how can you restore it? I’ll use SQL Server … Read more

How data backups protect you from ransomware

Most instances of ransomware target small businesses but many target home users too. We all have credit cards, bank accounts, retail accounts and data we would rather not share. All of this is prime fodder for ransomware. Yet, with a backup, the threat of having all your data deleted is made worthless. All of us … Read more

How offsite backups can avoid data loss

Dave’s Computers in New Jersey works a lot with our local community performing data recovery and general computer and network services. One thing we like to tell everyone is the importance of backups. We all know we need them but few actually get around to doing them. One thing we suggest a lot is an … Read more

How to see what’s using all your Mac storage

Programs are growing in size, games often exceed 50GB, Mac often uses lots of storage in unexplained ways and makes it difficult for you to find out exactly what’s going on. Not knowing what’s on your disk is a good way to lose some of it. As Dave’s Computers is concentrating on data recovery and … Read more

How to configure RAID in Windows 10

RAID, or a Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a way of sharing data across multiple hard drives to enhance redundancy. It is usually used in business as a resilience measure but can also be used on home computers too. If you have three or more of the same hard drive, running RAID is a … Read more