Data Lost, Data Found: How to recover your data

When it comes to computers and technology, there is little more terrifying than data loss. It is, sadly, inevitable. Everyone who stores data on any electronic device will eventually lose data. The lucky ones are those who remember to back up their data and can simply get their files from its backup location and continue as if nothing ever happened. Sadly, this will not always be the case. Most people will eventually find themselves in a situation where they lose data. There are a few ways to deal with this data loss, both to try and retrieve the data and to mitigate the issue.

Solution #1: Data Recovery Software

Depending on how the data was lost, it is entirely possible to use commercially available software to retrieve it. This usually involves the recovery software being installed prior to data loss as installing it afterward can potentially result in the data in need of recovery being overwritten by the installation of the recovery software. However, with some time, patience and a bit of luck it is entirely possible to recover lost data, if not for free then for only a fraction of what a professional data recovery service would charge.

Solution #2: Data Recovery services

Certain companies offer a service known as data recovery where you pay a professional to examine the drive and retrieve your data. Of course, you will have to pay a premium for recovering data and the price will vary depending on how difficult it is to recover as well as if the service provider has to send the hard drive off to an external site and who is doing the data recovery as prices do tend to vary from place to place.

Of course, while this is unlikely, it is entirely possible that a Data Recovery service might fail to recover your data. This is something to beware because some companies will charge you up front for recovering data which can be an issue if you pay $400, for example, and the company fails to retrieve your data. This kind of issue can be avoided, though. Just make sure to only involve trustworthy companies or individuals in repairing your data.

While it will not be always possible to recover lost data, these services offer the best hope of data recovery. With time, some patience and a bit of luck your data may be saved.

If you have lost data and need help getting it back then contact us today. We can help save your data!