Think about how much of your personal information lives online. You probably have your address and payment information stored in the online accounts for your go-to favorite stores. If you’re like eight in 10 Americans, you use digital banking, as well. And you may also keep sensitive information and documents…
For the last several decades, we’ve been creating data at an exponential pace, and we don’t seem to have any plans to stop. The internet, which was once a novelty used by half a percent of the world’s population, is now pretty much vital to the everyday lives of nearly…
There’s nothing more frustrating than being in the middle of an important task, only for your computer to tell you there’s an error when you turn it on. This always seems to happen at the worst possible time, like when you’re on a deadline for work, need to finish a…
Cleaning out our closets is, depending on how naturally organized you are, an arduous, time-consuming job. This unpopular housekeeping task is usually reserved for the most boring of weekends—or a pandemic-induced quarantine… Few people like cleaning out their closets, but almost everyone loves the result. Items once lost are found,…
Flash drives are one of the most popular accessories of modern computing. Since their introduction in 2002, there are few users who don’t have at least one, or maybe even an entire drawer full, of flash drives at their disposal. This pocket-sized storage solution, often referred to as a USB…
When you hit the delete button, where does your data go? Most users would say the recycle bin or trash. But what comes after? Even though you think you’ve deleted your data, the fact is getting rid of information permanently is harder than you may think. If a file is…
Since computing began several decades ago, users have looked for ways to easily move their data from one device to another. Over the years, moveable storage has come in many forms—some with a bit more finesse than others. This may come as a surprise, but the first form of removable…
DriveSavers Data Recovery, Novato, CA. March 5th, 2020. “Bret McTigue. I’m a Battalion Chief with the Marin County Fire Department. My Surface Pro had some issues when I was filling a role in our Emergency Operations Center during the COVID-19 crisis. I was working on some important data entry before it got saved…
Data migration isn’t a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. Somewhere along the line, just like death and taxes, you will have to migrate data. No one wants to migrate their data, just as no one really wants to pay taxes. But to keep your business healthy and…
Have you ever lost data? This may seem like a silly question, because who on this earth hasn’t lost data at some point in their computing life? Here’s the real question. What did you do to recover your lost data? You were probably presented with quite a few results in…
