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Easy ways to do laptop data recovery in Perth

Author: Vikram Kumar
by Vikram Kumar
Posted: Oct 24, 2016

As electronic storage devices get cheaper, we are increasingly becoming dependent on them for data storage. If we hold on to our memory cards and flash drives for too long without transferring the files to a secondary storage device we might accidentally erase them or the devices might get corrupted. Also our laptop might start malfunctioning due to a logical damage to the operating system and the data in its hard disk becomes inaccessible to us. Don’t panic! Here we are going to discuss about easy ways to do laptop data recovery in Perth.

Data recovery is the process of retrieving impassable data from damaged or debased secondary storage devices and removable files that cannot accessed in a traditional way. There is USB flash drive data recovery, external or internal hard disk drive data recovery, CDs and DVDs data recovery etc. This scenario evolves when there is an operating system failure, malfunctioning of internal or external storage device and accidental damage or deletion of files. Data corruption occurs due to physical damage to the storage drive or logical damage in the file system which prevents access to the data. Mechanical or physical damage to the storage drive will cause at least some data loss and also logical failure in the drive. If it occurs then users will have to take help from professionals for data recovery.

Usually companies providing data recovery due to physical damage have class 100 dust free room so that it does not get settled on bare disk drives. Logical damage is a software level damage which occurs due to partition errors in the file system or if the data gets overwritten. Generally in case of physical damage, enterprises providing laptop data recovery in Perth, takes care of logical damage before hardware repair and recovery. Repairing physical damage to disk drives and also data recovery from it are costly but there are many companies providing better and cheap deals.

DIY laptop data recovery

For logical damage to storage drive, the data remains intact in the drive but becomes impassable which can be recovered following the steps given below

  • Step 1: Purchase a hard disk drive enclosure online. Make sure that you purchase an enclosure according to the specification of your corrupted laptop. The enclosure turns the corrupted hard disk drive into an external storage device connected using an USB cable.
  • Step 2: Use a working computer which will be compatible with the operating system of your old laptop. For e.g.: if your damaged laptop is windows, then use a computer having windows operating system. Though Linux can also read data from windows still it’s better to stick to similar operating system.
  • Step 3: Unscrew your old laptop and locate the hard drive which is of the size of a 3.5 inch floppy drive. You can also look for the location of hard drive of your laptop model online.
  • Step 4: Connect the disk enclosure’s connector plate with your hard drive connector interface. Insert the disk drive inside the connector and screw it shut for enclosing.
  • Step 5: The new drive will automatically open on the working computer when it will be connected with the USB cable. A notification will pop up for windows users or an icon appears for Mac users. If it is not recognized, eject it and plug it back to the computer. For non readable hard drives, you will need professional assistance.
  • Step 6: Once you can open your external drive on the working computer, explore it and restore the files on the working computer or use the computer as a transfer device to transfer the file into another external storage device.
  • Step 7: After recovery of files from the storage drive, close the window and eject the drive.

http://rebootdatarecovery.com.au/ Flash drive data recovery and http://rebootdatarecovery.com.au/ laptop data recovery Perth can be expensive if the drives have non-readable attributes or if there is physical damage to it. There are many enterprises providing data recovery which you can find online. They provide some exciting deals which can be negotiated according to your cost and service.

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