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How Does a Hard Drive Work?

The first hard drive was invented by IBM in 1956. Since then, this piece of technology has completely transformed the way we compute, work and live. Hard disk drives have been in a nearly constant state of change for the last seven decades. Manufacturers are on a near constant quest…

Everything You Need to Know About Encryption

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…

Want to Defrag Your SSD? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t

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,…

How Does a Flash Drive Work? 

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…

What is an SD card, anyway?

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…

COVID-19 Data Recovery

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…

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