The biggest causes of data loss and how to prevent them

May 18, 2017

With data and data loss being in the news a lot over the past week, I think now is a good time to run over the major causes of data loss and what we can do to mitigate against them. I think there are five main causes of data loss. Virus and malware Human error […]

Read more →

How to fix Outlook OST files to prevent email data loss

May 9, 2017

We had a customer come into Dave’s Computers last week who had a corrupt OST file on his computer. It was preventing him accessing his Outlook email and thus preventing him contacting people via email from Outlook 2016. He also thought it would inevitably result in the loss of all his email data. This is […]

Read more →

Data recovery on undetected hard drives

May 4, 2017

A couple weeks ago, I spoke about turning an old internal hard drive into external storage. This article seemed to go down well if the number of emails I received about it is anything to go by. But one reader asked about when a Windows computer doesn’t detect that external drive. What do you do […]

Read more →

Keep your data safe when crossing our border

Apr 25, 2017

If you keep up with the news, you will know that our Customs and Border Protection agency has gotten a little overzealous with their ability to check our electronic devices. It isn’t just foreigners, we apparently have no rights when crossing our own borders even though we are American citizens. So how can you keep […]

Read more →

Help us with data recovery by not hoarding

Apr 11, 2017

Ever heard of digital hoarding? Digital hoarding is where you download or digitize lots of data and just keep it on your hard drive until you run out of space. It is the modern equivalent of never throwing anything out at home, but on your computer. I must admit to having been guilty of […]

Read more →

Did you celebrate World Backup Day?

Apr 3, 2017

March 31st was World Backup Day. Did you celebrate it? Did you even know World Backup Day was a thing? You could be forgiven for not knowing as it’s mainly geeks like us at Dave’s Computers that even knew such a thing existed. We wish more people knew about it though as it encourages everyone […]

Read more →

What is data encryption and how does it work?

Mar 27, 2017

As you might imagine, the data recovery team here at Dave’s Computers spend a lot of time recommending and implementing encryption to our customers. Not long ago it was only enterprise and small business clients wanting to encrypt their data. Now everyone seems to want to know about it. That’s exactly what today’s post is […]

Read more →

Five automatic ways to protect company data

Mar 20, 2017

Today I would like to talk about the other side of data recovery, protecting company data from loss or theft. We specialize in that other kind, when you accidentally lose or delete data and need data recovery to help get it back. This side of the equation is protecting your data so it cannot fall […]

Read more →

Dave's Computers

How to perform data recovery if your computer won’t boot

Mar 13, 2017

You turn your computer on in the morning ready for a day of work or school and nothing happens. No noise, no beeps, no action at all. Or you hear the POST beeps and the computer won’t get past the loading Windows screen. What happens to all your files? What do you do now? […]

Read more →

Prevent data loss with a disaster recovery plan

Mar 6, 2017

Depending on the type of business you’re in, losing data can either be an inconvenience or a very serious matter. Either way, it isn’t a scenario any organization wants to be faced with. Yet the majority of new or smaller businesses have no idea what to do if disaster strikes. That’s where a disaster recovery […]

Read more →