Data recovery is the process of recovering damaged or lost partitions, files, or folders from a variety of storage media such as hard drives, SSDs (solid state drives) and thumb/flash/SD/optical discs and network storage. Data loss can be due to software/hardware failure, accidental deletion of drives, malware such as rootkits/viruses, physical damage on SD cards or USB sticks or natural disasters such as flooding, fires, or hurricanes.
The best protection against data loss is dependable backups and timely recovery. Choosing the right techniques and knowing when to escalate to more advanced methods can accelerate recovery, minimize downtime, and boost ROI.
The amount of data that organizations produce, collect and store has grown exponentially over the past decade and continues to grow at a rate of 50% compounded annually. These new technologies, and the growing reliance on cloud-based services, create major problems for RTOs and RPOs. Despite the ever-growing complexity of managing and storing data recovering data, it has become more affordable and accessible due to the advancements in hardware-based solutions as well as software-based tools.
If you discover that you have lost data and you realize that it has been lost, you should cease using the device. This will stop any further overwriting and improve the likelihood of recovering deleted files or damaged ones. If you can, also create a clone or image of the source drive before starting the recovery process. By creating a duplicate copy of the source drive, you will be able to perform operations on the copy and limit the chance of further damage to the original drive.
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