{"id":83853,"date":"2026-04-22T10:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/?p=83853"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:30:25","slug":"drivesavers-featured-in-the-new-yorker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/en-ca\/press-coverage\/drivesavers-featured-in-the-new-yorker\/","title":{"rendered":"DriveSavers Featured in The New Yorker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_section blog-header-top-padding vc_custom_1742716771897 wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1737675721786 wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t   <style>\n        .single-post-title {\n            display: none;\n        }\n    ul.meta {\n       display:none;\n        }\n\n    <\/style>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2eeda0{color:#ffffff;font-size:45px;font-weight:600;}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2eeda0{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2eeda0{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2eeda0{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vc_custom_1776877616978 vcex_69e968d2eeda0\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">DriveSavers Featured in The New Yorker<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column presscoverage-radius vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1738287789313\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_69e968d2ef700 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded);object-position:center center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d2ef700\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/thenewyorkerhead.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/thenewyorkerhead.png 1000w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/thenewyorkerhead-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/thenewyorkerhead-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/thenewyorkerhead-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:18px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published a feature on April 20, 2026, titled \u201cWhen Your Digital Life Vanishes,\u201d written by staff writer Julian Lucas. Look for it in the April 27 print edition under the headline \u201cResurrection Hardware.\u201d Below is a short recap of the article and four tips for minimizing your data loss.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1761159273585 wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff!important;\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f0e5f{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f0e5f{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f0e5f{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f0e5f{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f0e5f{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e968d2f0e5f translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Un regard \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur<\/span><\/strong> du laboratoire DriveSavers<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">Julian Lucas, staff writer for <em>The New Yorker<\/em>, visited our Novato lab in January and spoke with engineers and leaders across the company, including Director of Engineering and CISO, Mike Cobb, Director of Business Development, Sarah Farrell, and Head of Cyber Recovery, Andy Maus. The article covers what happens behind the scenes in professional data recovery\u2014and why, when data loss strikes, so many people trust DriveSavers.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776872682847 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He toured the $2M <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/en-ca\/why-us\/certified-iso-class-5-cleanroom\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cleanroom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where hard drives are opened under HEPA filtration, spent time in the Flash Physical Department, where engineers perform microsoldering and chip-level work on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/en-ca\/data-recovery-services\/devices-supported\/smartphones-and-tablets\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smartphones<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/en-ca\/data-recovery-services\/devices-supported\/solid-state-drive-ssd-data-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSDs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the Logical Department, where files are reconstructed from damaged media. The article also covers the growth in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/en-ca\/ransomware-data-recovery\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ransomware recoveries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at DriveSavers, from fewer than 50 cases in 2023 to nearly 300 last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The piece follows customer stories, including jugglers whose PowerBook went underwater in a 1993 cruise-ship sinking on the Amazon, a filmmaker whose Catskills footage was recovered after his external drive fell to the floor, and a family whose drives experienced extreme heat from the California wildfires. Lucas also references the range of notable clients who chose DriveSavers to recover their irreplaceable data, from government agencies to public figures.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_69e968d2f1f36 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-lg);}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex-fill-column wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d2f1f36\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cleanroom_home.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cleanroom_home.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cleanroom_home-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cleanroom_home-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cleanroom_home-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776872171508 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asked about the future of the industry, DriveSavers CEO Alex Hagan told<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The New Yorker:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cTechnology will continue to improve, but as long as humans are involved, there\u2019s room for error. People continue to break stuff.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f3325{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f3325{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f3325{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f3325{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d2f3325{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e968d2f3325 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">What the Article Teaches About Data Loss (and What We Want You to <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Take Away<\/span><\/strong>)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776876161782 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_69e968d2f3d79 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-lg);height:375px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d2f3d79\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alex-H-1-1.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-object-scale-down\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alex-H-1-1.png 600w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alex-H-1-1-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alex-H-1-1-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hagan is right. People continue to break stuff. And even when they don&#8217;t, drives fail, fires happen, water gets in, ransomware hits, and sometimes an AI agent deletes a folder it wasn&#8217;t supposed to touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stories in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> piece are dramatic on purpose: a laptop pulled from a sunken ship, drives salvaged from a house fire, a filmmaker\u2019s footage saved after a drive crashed to the floor. But most data loss isn\u2019t dramatic. Most of the time it\u2019s quiet. A drive starts clicking. A photo library won\u2019t open. An automatic backup software that was supposed to be running wasn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We receive all types of &#8220;Disk-asters&#8221; every day. The dramatic cases make for better stories. The quiet ones are more common, and they&#8217;re the ones you can do something about before you need us.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776873699791 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1760029818507\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d300e7b .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#7a7a7a;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d300e7b .vcex-icon-box-icon{font-size:25px;color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-one wpex-flex wpex-text-left vc_custom_1776870695395 vcex_69e968d300e7b\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-mr-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex wpex-icon--w fa fa-regular fa-newspaper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text wpex-flex-grow\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more interesting stories from Lucas\u2019s visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/04\/27\/when-your-digital-life-vanishes\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at the online article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> if you\u2019re a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> subscriber or in the April 27 print edition under the headline \u201cResurrection Hardware.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776873005126 wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid vcex-divider-center wpex-mx-auto vcex-divider-has-icon wpex-flex wpex-items-center\"><div class=\"vcex-divider-border wpex-flex-grow wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-bottom-width:2px;\"><\/div><span class=\"vcex-divider-icon-span wpex-inline-flex wpex-justify-center wpex-items-center wpex-box-content wpex-inline-block wpex-text-center wpex-text-lg wpex-py-10 wpex-px-20\" style=\"font-size:2em;color:#e31f26;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-solid fa-circle-info\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"vcex-divider-border wpex-flex-grow wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-bottom-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 30px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are four tips for minimizing your data loss.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3025a1{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3025a1{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3025a1{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3025a1{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3025a1{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e968d3025a1 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Back Up Your Data<\/span><\/strong> (and Follow the 3-2-1 Rule)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A working backup determines whether a drive failure becomes real data loss. Most customers who lose data permanently had a backup situation that failed them in some way: it wasn&#8217;t current, wasn&#8217;t running, or wasn&#8217;t there at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The industry standard is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/en-ca\/blog\/best-backup-solutions\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3-2-1 rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Keep three copies of your data, on two different kinds of storage media, with one copy stored offsite. In practice, that might look like this:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776873631997 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-20 wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769696559010\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d3036ac .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d3036ac .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d3036ac .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d3036ac\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-solid fa-laptop-file\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The files on your computer (copy 1)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769696569958\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d304257 .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d304257 .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d304257 .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d304257\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-solid fa-hard-drive\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An external hard drive backup (copy 2, different media)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f200!important;border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769697289764\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d304e16 .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d304e16 .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d304e16 .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d304e16\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-solid fa-cloud-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A cloud backup service like Backblaze or iCloud (copy 3, offsite)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776873011349 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea is that no single event, whether a drive failure, a fire, a theft, or a ransomware infection, can take out all three at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few things we see trip people up. A backup that isn\u2019t running isn\u2019t a backup, so check that yours is actually completing, schedule it if it\u2019s manual, and verify it occasionally by opening a file from the backup. Cloud sync is not the same as a backup: services like iCloud, OneDrive, and Google Drive mirror your current state, which means a deleted or corrupted file gets deleted or corrupted on every device. Some services offer version history or trash recovery for a limited window, but those aren\u2019t substitutes for a real backup. And external drives age. If your backup drive is more than five years old, it\u2019s worth replacing. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> piece notes that the average hard drive lifespan is just under seven years.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776873080610 wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d306180{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d306180{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d306180{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d306180{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d306180{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e968d306180 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Learn the Warning Signs of a <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Failing Drive<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most drives give you some warning before they fail. The warnings are easy to miss or dismiss, though, and knowing what to listen and look for can buy you enough time to get your data off before the drive goes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1769696500023 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-20 wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769696559010\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d307223 .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d307223 .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d307223 .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d307223\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-solid fa-hard-drive\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h2 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-md wpex-mb-10\">HDD<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), the classic warning signs are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\" class=\"translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/en-ca\/blog\/what-causes-hard-drive-clicking\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clicking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, grinding, buzzing, or beeping sounds (the \u201cclick of death\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unusually slow file access, boot times, or copy speeds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Files or folders that vanish, become inaccessible, or show as corrupted<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequent system freezes, crashes, or blue screens<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drive disappears from your computer and reappears<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMART errors reported by your operating system<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769696569958\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d307f3f .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d307f3f .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d307f3f .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d307f3f\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-regular fa-hard-drive\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h2 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-md wpex-mb-10\">SSD<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For solid-state drives (SSDs), the signs look different. SSDs have no moving parts, so they don&#8217;t click or grind. They also tend to fail more suddenly than HDDs, with less advance warning. Signs include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Files that become read-only or can&#8217;t be saved<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Bad block&#8221; errors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sudden freezes during file operations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drive is showing free space but failing to accept new writes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drive disappearing from BIOS or system recognition<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776873086267 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you see any of these signs, treat them as urgent. The window between &#8220;drive acting weird&#8221; and &#8220;drive won&#8217;t turn on&#8221; can be very short.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3092b9{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3092b9{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3092b9{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3092b9{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d3092b9{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e968d3092b9 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">What to Do<\/span><\/strong> (and What Not to Do) When an HDD Starts Failing<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776875250368 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-20 wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769696559010\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30a145 .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30a145 .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30a145 .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d30a145\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex entypo-icon entypo-icon-sound\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first question is whether the drive is making any mechanical noise it didn&#8217;t make before: clicking, grinding, buzzing, or beeping. If it is, stop. Don&#8217;t try to mount the drive, don&#8217;t try to copy anything off of it, don&#8217;t power it on again. Every additional spin-up risks turning a recoverable situation into an unrecoverable one. Set the drive aside and call a professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769696569958\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30ad31 .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30ad31 .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30ad31 .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d30ad31\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex vc-material vc-material-slow_motion_video\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the drive is quiet but showing other symptoms (slow access, files that won&#8217;t open, disappearing and reappearing), and it still mounts, the next move is to get your most important files off of it as quickly and efficiently as you can. One focused copy, irreplaceable files first, then power the drive down. Don&#8217;t browse, don&#8217;t reorganize, don&#8217;t open files to check them. Every read, write, and boot cycle gives a failing drive another chance to fail completely.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f200!important;border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769697289764\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30b8f6 .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30b8f6 .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30b8f6 .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d30b8f6\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-regular fa-circle-stop\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you&#8217;ve pulled what you can, stop using the drive. This is where people get into trouble. It&#8217;s tempting to keep going, especially if the drive seems to be working again, but &#8220;seems to be working&#8221; is exactly the state in which drives fail permanently. People often think they&#8217;ll &#8220;just finish this one thing&#8221; and end up losing everything in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776875257282 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc-has-custom-column-spacing wpex-vc-column-spacing-20 wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769696559010\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30c77f .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30c77f .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30c77f .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d30c77f\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-solid fa-virus-covid-slash\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t open the drive yourself. Hard drives are opened in a cleanroom under HEPA filtration for a reason, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> piece puts it plainly: a single grain of dust can strip the magnetic film and obliterate the data underneath. DIY YouTube videos make drive disassembly look doable. It isn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1769696569958\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30d3f4 .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30d3f4 .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30d3f4 .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d30d3f4\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-solid fa-circle-exclamation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be especially careful about recovery software. These tools assume the drive is functioning and the data is only logically lost. If the drive is mechanically failing, running recovery software gives it more chances to die. Logical damage and physical damage are different problems, and software designed for one can make the other worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f200!important;border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1776875696446\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30df8b .vcex-icon-box-content{color:#6f737e;font-weight:300;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30df8b .vcex-icon-box-heading{color:#f60000;}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e968d30df8b .vcex-icon-box-icon{color:#f60000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-two wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e968d30df8b\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--icon wpex-mb-20\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-icon wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center wpex-child-inherit-color wpex-text-center wpex-leading-none wpex-inline-flex wpex-text-1\"><span class=\"wpex-flex fa fa-solid fa-cloud-showers-water\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A couple of stubborn myths are worth addressing. Don&#8217;t try to dry out a water-damaged drive in rice or in the sun. The water evaporates and leaves mineral deposits behind that are harder to recover from than the original moisture. If a drive gets wet, keep it sealed in a plastic bag and get it to a professional. Don&#8217;t put a drive in the freezer, either. This advice circulates on tech forums every few years. It doesn&#8217;t work, and it can cause condensation damage on top of whatever was already wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d30ecd8{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d30ecd8{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d30ecd8{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d30ecd8{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d30ecd8{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e968d30ecd8 translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">When to <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Call a Professional<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your drive has been physically damaged, dropped, crushed, burned, or water-exposed, stop troubleshooting and call a professional. The same is true if the drive is clicking, grinding, or making any mechanical noise it didn&#8217;t make before, or if it&#8217;s no longer being recognized by any computer. And if you&#8217;ve already tried DIY software and things got worse, the time to stop is now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other situations where professional help is worth the call: when the data on the drive is irreplaceable, and when you&#8217;re facing a ransomware situation in which backups were destroyed or encrypted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At DriveSavers, we work on every type of storage device, from consumer hard drives and smartphones to enterprise servers and RAID arrays. Our &#8220;no data, no charge&#8221; policy covers most devices: if we can&#8217;t recover your data, you don&#8217;t pay a recovery fee.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 30px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1776873720672 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill no-bottom-margins wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"border-color:#000000!important;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1760029818507\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element vc_custom_1776876515081\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"translation-block\"><strong>If you\u2019re in that situation right now, <a href=\"\/en-ca\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\">contact DriveSavers<\/a> at <a href=\"tel:+14372668341\" target=\"_self\">+1 (437) 266-8341<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d31036e{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d31036e{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d31036e{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d31036e{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e968d31036e{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e968d31036e translation-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Read the Full <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">New Yorker Feature<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Yorker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> piece is a beautiful piece of writing about the fragility of our digital lives and the craft of bringing files back from the edge. We\u2019re grateful to Julian Lucas for the time he spent with our team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there&#8217;s one thing we&#8217;d want every reader to take from the article, it&#8217;s also the thing that would put us out of business if everyone followed it: back up your data, pay attention to the warning signs, power down when something starts acting wrong, and when you do need help, call DriveSavers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-button.vcex_69e968d310f10{width:450px;}<\/style><div class=\"vc_custom_1776872002290 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/04\/27\/when-your-digital-life-vanishes\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button align-center inline wpex-flex-shrink-0 vcex_69e968d310f10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Read the full article at The New Yorker<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Yorker just published a feature on DriveSavers. 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