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About Data Recovery

About Data Recovery I thought I would write a blog post describing what data recovery is all about. To put the phrase in to a description it would be 'Recovering data from damaged computer storage media' The problem is that the description would not cover reasons. So there are are few main reasons for data loss in the first place. These are (and this list is not exhaustive) .. Logical failure - deleted files, formatted disks, virus damage, random encryption events, overwritten data. MjM Data Recovery Limited have written their own software for accessing logical problems on most operating systems offering a better chance of recovery.   Firmware problems - this is where something has gone wrong with the built-in systems on the hard disk or ssd drive resulting with the storage system not working as expected. Either the device is not usable at all, or if it is it is very slow, sporadic data access or corrupted data. MjM use the latest firmware tools and for some systems ha