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

May 8, 2019

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 […]

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How to perform data recovery on an SQL server

May 7, 2019

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 […]

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Should you trust a reseller store to securely erase your data?

May 6, 2019

New Jersey has a few reseller stores that offer to sell your devices on for cash. They either sell them in their own store or sell them on eBay or other outlet and offer cash on the day for your device. Some of these stores promise to securely wipe the device before selling it on, […]

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Low cost of disk drives means no excuse for no backups

May 3, 2019

We are used to prices increasing, food, gas, utilities and so on all go up steadily over time. Some things buck that trend, one of which is computer storage. A 2TB backup drive that used to cost $250 a couple of years ago can now be had for less than a quarter of that. So […]

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How data backups protect you from ransomware

May 2, 2019

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 […]

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How offsite backups can avoid data loss

May 1, 2019

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 […]

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How to see what’s using all your Mac storage

Apr 30, 2019

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 […]

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How to prolong your hard drive and reduce the chances of data loss

Apr 29, 2019

While Dave’s Computers will always be around to recover your data, it would be better for everyone if you didn’t lose it in the first place. One easy way to do that is to treat your hard drives the right way. While designed to be reliable and robust, there are some practical things you can […]

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How to configure RAID in Windows 10

Apr 19, 2019

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 […]

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How to check the health of your disk drive in Windows

Mar 6, 2019

Today I’m going to walk you through how to check the health of your disk drive. A very common cause of data loss is disk drive failure. This is something we have covered before here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey but is so important it is worth going over again. As the main data […]

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