data recovery

Common causes of data loss in homes and small businesses

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 … Read more

Recovering data after System Restore in Windows 10

System Restore in Windows 10 is pretty good and will often be able to recover itself without losing data. However, sometimes that isn’t possible and if you have generated data since create a backup, you stand a good chance of losing it. We can try to recover it though and todays’ post will show you … Read more

How to recover deleted files from iCloud

On the back of Wednesday’s blog post about data backups and recovery, a customer came into the store wanting to know how they could recover some deleted files from iCloud. They had been backing up their college work to iCloud but had accidentally deleted them when housekeeping. So how can you recover them? iCloud is … Read more

Make regular backups part of your new routine in 2019

We are only four weeks into the new year and we here at Dave’s Computers have already seen customers come to us with data loss issues. Hard drives have failed, users have tried to recover data themselves and most of them lost it for good. I think now is a good time to set a … Read more

Maximize the life of your hard drive

After putting together ‘Can you repair a broken hard drive?’ last week, I began wondering if there are some practical things you can do to maximize the life of a working drive. Data recovery is a big part of what we do here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey but we really wish it wasn’t. … Read more

Can you repair a broken hard drive?

You only realize how much you depend on your computer when something goes wrong. Or how much data you store that you never want to lose until your hard drive stops working. The data recovery experts here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey contend with these issues every day. Perhaps the most common question we … Read more

What to do if your external storage suddenly says ‘Unallocated’

Here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey, we are strong advocates of having backups. Even if it’s a basic backup of all your documents and pictures, it still makes a huge difference should anything happen to your drive or computer. One of the backup mediums we are always suggesting is external storage. But what happens … Read more

Deleted doesn’t always mean what you think it does in Windows

If you have ever accidentally hit delete or removed a file in Windows, it doesn’t actually mean it is gone forever. A couple of quick checks can tell you whether the file is still present and can be recovered. If all else fails, your friendly computer repair team at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey are … Read more

Why you should let professionals recover deleted files

Dave’s Computers is all about empowerment. Our blog regularly posts how-tos and tutorials for you to learn new skills and manage your own computers. Sometimes though, you really should leave things to the professionals. One such task is recovering deleted files. There is a lot of free and premium software on the internet that says … Read more

RAID array data recovery

The RAID array data recovery service at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey is busier than it should be. RAID arrays are usually used by business or enterprise to provide robust storage solutions that prevent data loss or deliver fast storage. As any IT admin will tell you, RAID isn’t infallible and can still lose data … Read more