Computer Service To the Rescue

Jun 23
07:21

2011

Andrew Stratton

Andrew Stratton

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Nothing can be more frightening, disappointing or downright infuriating than having your computer crash and seemingly delete all the vital information you have stored on it. While it may seem hopeless at the time, in many cases these files can actually be recovered - if you know where to look.

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When it comes to needing computer service,Computer Service To the Rescue  Articles you’ve probably been there before: In the middle of typing away or browsing the Internet and the screen goes blank, blue or some combination of colors in between. The next thing you know, your machine is dead and your files appear to be gone with them.

It is a hopeless, empty feeling to think you may have lost that report you had been working hard on, or all those photos, music files or videos you had been collecting for years. It can also be extremely frustrating to have to deal with such an unexpected problem.

The good news in most cases is that when it comes to computer service, many times the problems we think are major and un-fixable are anything but. In fact, many instances of operating system or hard drive crashes that seemingly resulted in data loss are actually easy to work around and recover material from for experienced professionals.

The most common way individuals seem to lose data is when their operating system crashes. Without a functional OS, computers are unable to boot up and run correctly. At the same time, an OS issue is often easy to work around. It simply involves mounting the hard drive of the machine along with a removable media drive and then transferring the desired files from the machine to the backup drive. If it sounds simple, that’s because it is - to a professional.

A disk failure can be more tricky, especially if it involves the entire hard drive failing. Date is much more difficult to locate and disseminate in this scenario, and can typically only be accessed by repairing the damage to the system either by using software designed to do that, or by replacing the compromised hardware. There are many instances of this type of problem where information cannot be salvaged, or can only be partially recovered on a one-time basis.

If files have been manually removed or deleted from a storage, whether on purpose or accidentally, it often depends on the timing of their deletion to determine whether they can be recovered. Deleting a file does not typically involve erasing it immediately, but rather removing the path through the system it once occupied so it can be filled with new data. Until that space is filled and the old file overwritten, it is often easy to locate the old information and retrieve it.

Even in the more simple situations, it is often best to seek out the help of a professional computer service when dealing with data recovery. Computers are so intricate and complicated that even the slightest alteration can have a significant effect, therefore leaving your trusted material in the hands of a computer service is the most effective way to guarantee its safekeeping.