RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Drives. This setup is used by companies – and sometimes individuals – for two reasons: to improve the performance (i.e. the read/write speeds) of their storage media or to improve reliability by creating an automated backup plan that provides an effective and prompt form of retrieving data from a failed RAID should it be necessary. It is even possible for RAI...
As phones have become more sophisticated, the way we use them on a day-to-day basis has fundamentally changed. Not so long ago, the only valuable data stored on our phones was a list of contacts but times have changed: photos, videos, documents, games and more have now found a home in what are now basically handheld computers. At Fields Data Recovery, we now regularly recover data from smartphones, but we'd been trad...
If you’re anything like me, the moment you purchase a piece of technology of any kind you immediately regress to the point where you are, to all extents and purpose, ten-years-old again. Literally everything has to wait until I’ve got everything setup and running. When the new item in question is a new PC, that includes transferring all of the data stored on my old device over to my shiny new one.Recently, my parents...
Did you know that the amount of digital data stored in the world is doubling every two years? How about the fact that more than 90% of the data we store is only accessed and used within the three-month period that follows its creation? In short, chances are that most of us will either need to clear out our hard drives or invest in some extra storage at some point. Here then are our top tips for those that need to sto...
Running out of data storage? You’re not alone: recent research has shown that a truly staggering 90% of all data has been created in the last two years. So, in short, we’re constantly creating more and more data which, in turn, means we need more and more places to store it. The problem is that storage media can be expensive, particularly if you don’t know what you need. Walk into an electronics store and tell them y...
When a hard drive begins making any kind of noise other than a reassuring and subtle whir, it’s safe to say that there’s a problem that needs to be addressed. When a drive makes an audible clicking sound, however, the problem is also likely to be significant and the services of hard drive repair experts are likely to be needed. Why is this? In order to write and read data, all hard drives use what are known as heads....
If you’re reading this, we think it’s a pretty safe bet that there’s a clicking sound emanating from your hard drive and, if this is the case, you should power the drive down immediately! Here’s why:Why your hard drive’s clickingIn order to store and retrieve data, all hard drives have a read/write head which, as its name suggests, both writes data to and reads it from the drive. This data is both written to and read...
It might seem logical to assume that, should a type of storage media fail whilst it is still under warranty, the manufacturer will not only replace and/or repair the device, but should foot the bill for any data recovery work that may be required too. After all, you wouldn’t have lost the data if the device hadn’t failed. Unfortunately, however, this isn’t the case and Fields Data Recovery is yet to come across a war...
Historically, Macs – when compared to machines utilising Windows operating systems – have consistently been considered the better choice for those whose main concern was security. Whilst it remains true that Macs are still generally more secure than their counterparts, though, their superior performance has led to the growth of an untrue and potentially dangerous myth: that Macs are immune to viruses of any kind. The...
We are, quite literally, surrounded by particles, pollutants and contaminates that are invisible to the naked eye. Fortunately, the vast majority of them are unhazardous and it’s extremely unlikely that they would cause you any harm. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for your hard drive! Don’t worry, you don’t need to keep your HDD in a hermetically sealed environment – it’s only the platter of the drive itself ...