How To Recover From Data Disaster

May 28, 2019

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 […]

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FAQs On Data Recovery

May 22, 2019

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 […]

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The importance of keeping your (disk drive) cool

May 17, 2019

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 […]

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Common data backup mistakes I bet you’re making

May 15, 2019

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 […]

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Why free data recovery software isn’t always the answer

May 14, 2019

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 […]

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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 recover deleted data from a Mac

Mar 20, 2019

It’s easy to accidentally delete data. We have all done it and we will all do it again. The data recovery guys here at Dave’s Computers are always busy but some of the jobs we do are unnecessary as you could easily do it at home. That doesn’t mean we won’t do it, of course […]

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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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Common causes of data loss in homes and small businesses

Mar 1, 2019

We spend entirely too much time trying to recover computers from data loss here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey. It is way more common than it should be and is easily preventable when you know how. In an effort to help all our customers learn how to prevent data loss I have put together […]

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