Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

In a personal computer, a hard disk drive (HDD) is the mechanism that controls the positioning, reading, and writing of the hard disk, which furnishes the largest amount of data storage for the PC. Although the hard disk drive (often shortened to "hard drive") and the hard disk are not the same thing, they are packaged as a unit and so either term is sometimes used to refer to the whole unit

Almost everyone who has ever used acomputer has erased a file that they later wanted to bring back. The less fortunate may have also had the experience of losing an entire hard drive. Luckily, hard disk recovery allows for lost data to be recovered.

Hard disk recovery is possible because of data remanence, which means that some data continues to exist on the hard drive even after it has been deleted. While data remanence is beneficial to hard disk recovery, there is also a downside; that is, data remanence is one of the most convenient tools used in cyber-espionage. That's why computer security experts tell you that simply erasing a file doesn't always completely delete it.

A hard drive contains a series of hard disks that rotate rapidly. These disks are coated with magnetic particles, similar to a magnetic recording tape. The hard disk is actually very durable, and good maintenance will ensure long life. If it is not exposed to extreme temperatures, and does not suffer any physical damage, it can easily last for ten years. However, hard disks do have several moving parts, and can become damaged or wear out.

Hard disk recovery reconstructs lost files, regardless of whether they were deleted accidentally or are inaccessible due to a crashed hard drive. In some circumstances, the hard disk may become inaccessible because of a hardware problem. The actuator arm, a small mechanical arm that moves back and forth across the disk, may have suffered a mechanical error. In this event, the data is not lost at all, but is just inaccessible due to this mechanical problem. Similarly, the circuit board may develop flaws, which may make the hard disk inoperable. If there are strange noises, or no noise at all, the cause is likely mechanical, and a technician will have to disassemble the hard drive to repair the problem. In some cases, the mechanical problem may cause the drive itself to become damaged, which may directly affect the data. Alternatively, data loss may occur due to a software problem.

Taking a little preventive action can help prevent the need for hard disk recovery. When files become fragmented, they are stored in multiple clusters on the hard drive, which makes the computer take more time to read it. A drive with a lot of fragmentation will be harder to recover in the event of a crash. Therefore, it is recommended to regularly defrag your hard drive.

When a file is deleted, the operating system marks the file name with a character that informs the computer that it has been deleted. The deleted data is actually still on the drive until the file system overwrites it, but the operating system can no longer access it. The process of hard disk recovery finds the data that the operating system is unaware of, but still exists in individual clusters on the hard drive. However, clusters that have become corrupted or physically damaged cannot be recovered. In these cases, hard disk recovery has a greater likelihood of success if it is attempted immediately after the failure so as not to give the sectors with missing data an opportunity to be overwritten. A professional hard disk recovery service will not work on the hard drive itself, but will instead make a sector copy of the hard drive and work from that.

Hard Disk Recovery Services

In today's business world, computers are integral for the survival of any company, large or small. We at Hard Disk Recovery Services (HDRS)understand that the loss of valuable computer data results in a parallel loss of revenue, and our service has helped many companies halt the drain on resources this causes. From our beginnings over 16 years ago as a hard drive repair facility, we have gathered the experience necessary to make us uniquely qualified in the retrieval of lost electronic information.

Hard Disk Data Recovery Experience

At Hard Disk Data Recovery Services our experience lets us provide you with the peace of mind that your data is safe, and recoverable in almost all instances. Our findings have revealed that in the majority of circumstances, important data is never completely lost.

This is the case not only in common user errors, such as accidentally deleted files or formatted drives, but also in the case of:

• Power surges and outages
• Lightning strikes
• Fires, flood and other natural disasters
• Viruses and sabotage
• Equipment malfunctions
• Static electricity

Never Assume You Cannot Recover Data

Never assume your valuable data can't be recovered. Many people who experience data loss, even many experts, often consider the data irretrievable. Many of these experts have contradictory theories about data loss, which makes the issue of data loss especially unclear to the average user. The insight and experience possessed by the technicians at Hard Disk Data Recovery sheds new light on the confusing and frustrating problem of Data loss. Data loss need not be a major crisis - with our help, we can have you back on track within 4-6 days.

In the 16 years that Hard Disk Recovery Services has offered these services, we have developed extensive knowledge covering hard drive infrastructure and electronic circuitry, and we have continually trained our technicians to develop expertise all software and file structures as well. Our experience, our commitment, as well as all our satisfied customers, have made us.