Originally published by Tom Merritt of TechRepublic Losing data can be a scary experience. Tom Merritt offers five helpful tips for creating a data recovery plan. Hard drives die—it happens all the time—but what can you do? You can try to recover that data. Or better yet: Plan ahead so you…

Originally published on TechTarget By John Edwards Donating a used SSD may seem like a nice thing to do, but not if you want to keep your data secure. SSD disposal and recycling are more complicated than you might think. SSD technology is evolving rapidly. As prices fall, speed and…

Originally published by MacRumors. In 2016, when Apple introduced the first MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models, the repair experts at iFixit discovered the notebooks have non-removable SSDs, soldered to the logic board, prompting concerns that data recovery would not be possible if the logic board failed. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case…

Originally published by Digital Trends By Chuong Nguyen If you recently purchased one of Apple’s refreshed 2018 MacBook Pro models, you’ll want to maintain backups of your files. Unlike previous models, if the logic board fails on your laptop, there is no way for Apple and its service technicians to access the solid-state drive…

Photo: Seagate Originally published by USA Today. By Rob Pegaro When it’s time to donate or ditch an old flash-memory drive that stored sensitive information, deleting those files isn’t enough. The safest way to wipe the slate clean is actually to encrypt it — and that’s not as hard as…

Originally published by SF Gate. Posher, sleeker 2019 Lexus ES will have Apple CarPlay, Amazon Alexa The year was 1989. Sedans were king. “Game changer” hadn’t yet become a colossal cliché. But transforming the luxury car business was exactly what Toyota pulled off nearly three decades ago by launching its upstart…

Photo:Intel Originally published by USA Today. Reminder: Your data can survive on a dead hard drive. A hard drive crash is unnerving enough by itself — the tiny bundle of electronics that warehoused your data for years suddenly stops working, often with no warning. But when that drive is a…

Originally published by TechTarget. After fully testing the new environment, enact a fresh backup strategy, advised Mike Cobb, director of engineering for data recovery service DriveSavers. “Be sure to not overwrite the previous backup before the transition and to use new media in case you need to move back to…