After 10 years of support Windows 7 is nearing an end Microsoft is about to end extended support for Windows 7 on January 14th, 2020. Support Windows 7 is nearing an end with only a little over 3 months left. What is extended support? How is that different from normal support? When Microsoft launches and … Read more
Everything you need to know about Ransomware Why just give your computer a virus when we can get money? That is exactly what a hacker would ask. Whey just give you a computer virus when you can be held to pay a ransom? This is an overview of ransomware, including what it is, it’s history … Read more
City of Albany Cyberattack New York’s Capital, Albany New York – Hit by Ransomware Attack Last updated September 30th, 2019 The City of Albany, New York, was hit by a ransomware attack on March 30th, with city officials working over the weekend to respond to the incident. The City of Albany cyberattack has made damages … Read more
Physically Damaged Hard Drive with Fingerprint Contamination 99.99% Data Extraction A client recently lost data a portable hard drive due mechanical failure. The external portable hard drive was contain the only copies of data the customer needed and had data going back years with multiple computers worth of information back to 2005. The drive was … Read more
Top Five Cloud Backup Mistakes That Lead to Data Loss In this post, I discuss the five most common cloud backup mistakes and how to avoid them. Using off-site or cloud backup is an essential part of any data backup process. Cloud backup made everything easy and automatic, right? Yes, howere none all of them … Read more
Top Five Disaster Recovery Mistakes Data Recovery is a big business, and data loss happens every day. These are the top five disaster recovery mistakes businesses make. Disasters can strike at any time. Sure, you can always purchase a new computer, sever, hardware, but the key to ensuring survival for your business is robust data … Read more
Here’s What You Should Know if You Are Shopping For Data Recovery If you are reading this you might have found yourself in the position many home users or small business owners do – uncomfortable and having suffered a serious and unexpected data loss. Shopping for data recovery is bound to happen as traditional hard … Read more
Dropped Hard Drive How to Recover Data from a Dropped Hard Drive Hard drives are very sensitive to any form of external force. Often the drives I get have been dropped on the ground from a height of more than a few feet. This is especially true with external hard drives. External hard drives, also … Read more
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Clicking hard drive noise what causes it? If a dropped hard drive is clicking and it isn’t working anymore, it is likely that the platters, arm or hard drive head were damaged and misaligned from the impact. Also clicking issues can stem from a drive with physical issues from age or normal wear and tear. … Read more