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…
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,…
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…
Are you actively backing up your data? If you aren’t, you should be. There are many ways to back up your information, and which one is right for you depends on the type of information you need to back up, how much space you need, how you plan to use…
A hard drive head can easily be compared to a brain, because it reads and interprets data just like human brains. This part of the hard drive also takes in new data, saving the information for later use. Our brains work in a similar fashion absorbing, interpreting, storing and recalling…
Ever put an old hard drive into a new computer only to learn your data has been lost? Good news, that information may not be lost at all… just misplaced. Trouble is, you probably don’t have a clue how to find your misplaced data. This can happen when a hard…
For decades, PC users’ computing efforts have been hindered by subpar hard drive configurations. In most cases, hard drives installed in a standard PC cause bottlenecking. And that results in a lot of lag and user frustration. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) hard drives have the power (literally!) to…
Nearly a quarter of the smartphones we receive at DriveSavers for Android and iPhone data recovery have been opened before they were sent to us. And this number is growing. Why is this a big deal? A minor repair like a screen or battery replacement is unlikely to impact our…
By Will DeLisi, NAND Flash Recovery Specialist Your smartphone–that mini computer that lives in your pocket—deserves the same protection as your personal laptop and work computer does. Use the following guidelines to protect your on-the-go information from hackers and thieves. Back Up, Back Up, Back Up! First and foremost, back…
By John Ahearne, Forensic Analyst, and Bob Mehr, Sr. Legal Services Advisor Apple confirmed on June 14 that a security feature announced at the June 4th Worldwide Developers Conference, called USB Restricted Mode, will come standard with the upcoming iOS 12 operating system for iPhone and iPad smart devices. This…
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