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Data Recovery

Why do so few people and small businesses perform backups?

Oct 28, 2016
Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – Why do so few people and small businesses perform backups? Data recovery is a time consuming and often expensive business. Considering data loss is (mostly) avoidable, we here at Dave’s Computers are often left wondering why so many people don’t perform backups of their valuable data. We can understand individuals […]
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How to securely delete files from your hard drive

Oct 25, 2016
Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – How to securely delete files from your hard drive As well as helping the good people of Hillsborough with their data recovery needs, we also advise on IT security. One of the things you quickly realize when dealing with computers is that data is rarely gone from a drive. More […]
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Do you really need to backup your data?

Oct 21, 2016
Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – Do you really need to backup your data? I was asked this question last week and it got me thinking. A client came into the store and asked about data recovery and how effective it was. We discussed hard drive reliability, MTBF (mean time before failure) and a range of […]
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Securely deleting files from a solid state drive

Oct 19, 2016
Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – Securely deleting files from a solid state drive You may remember back in a previous data recovery post ‘How to securely delete files from your hard drive’, I mentioned that SSDs (Solid State Drives) work differently to platter-based hard drives and that the usual techniques of wiping data do not […]
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Sure signs you need to call the data recovery experts

Oct 15, 2016
Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – Sure signs you need to call the data recovery experts If you don’t have the luxury of in-house IT staff, how do you know when you need a little expert help? While prevention is always better than the cure, there will be occasions when you lose data to physical or […]
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How to achieve Data Recovery

May 30, 2016
Data loss – whether it be business or personal – can happen at the most inconvenient time in the most unexpected way. Your computer suddenly crashes when a virus sneaks its way in even though you thought you were protected. Maybe your hard drive fails. Hard drives do not have an infinite lifespan and can […]
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What Experts Are Saying about Computer Viruses

Apr 23, 2016
  Computer viruses still pose a very real threat to laptop users, which is why customers often come to Dave’s Computers for computer help and data recovery. Despite advancements in IT and computer technology in recent years, computer experts confirm that viruses have always been – and will likely continue to be – one of […]
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Why You Should Use a Hard Drive Data Recovery Service

Feb 22, 2016
If you’re hard drive has died and you’re trying to recover deleted files, you’ve probably thought about performing a hard disk drive data recovery using some of the popular software available on the internet. Sometimes that software works fine and you’re able to recover files from the disk. However, problems arise when that software doesn’t work. In […]
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Data Recovery: Data Loss Dos and Don’ts

Nov 11, 2015
Data breaches are all over the news, and it’s not just mega-corporations like Sony and Target – health insurance companies and even government agencies have been the subject of hacks and data loss. As a small business owner, you might not think you have to worry as much as these high-profile organizations. However, every business […]
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