Dallas Data Recovery

Dallas Data Recovery services the Dallas/ Ft. Worth metroplex. Do not hesitate to call and do not continue to use the drive if you have discovered that files are no longer accessible as you may overwrite the files making recovery more difficult.

PC Virus Doctors' Dallas Data Recovery cannot stress enough about the importance of the drive's physical and integrity endurance and non-endurance. These hard drives will not last a life-time. If one is not considering the ability of the drive to maintain itself over time versus the warranty on the device no matter if "life time warranty" is given, then one is perceiving a misconception.

Many malicious software that is active today may stop you from accessing the drive and PC Virus Doctors' Dallas Virus Removal can help to get through the viruses, trojans and other bad software to get your documents back.

  • Drive manufacturer's will replace the product BUT NOT THE INFORMATION.
  • It has been PCVDs experience that these drives last about two [2] years with daily/ongoing use.
  • PC Virus Doctors must send the drive to the data/digital recovery clean room if [A] the drive makes noises and [B] if the drive will not spin up/spin.

DO NOT TRY TO ACCESS/USE THE DRIVE Or Computer IF:

[1] THE DRIVE MAKES NOISE(S)

[2] FILES/FOLDERS DISAPPEAR FROM THE DRIVE

[3] THE DRIVE NO LONGER SHOWS IN INTERNET EXPLORER

Data Recovery

PCVD has teamed up with a major data recovery service including a data recovery cleanroom to extend services for customers needing recovery assistance. PC Virus Doctors Dallas computer repair can assess the drive and determine if the unit must sent to cleanroom for evaluation. Digital Recovery is usually 96% available on drives.

Types of Devices to Recover Digital Data:

  1. RAID Drives & Servers                                      6. iPods
  2. Hard Disks/Drives                                              7. Zip Drives
  3. Deleted File Recovery                                      8. All Camera Disks
  4. Flash Media                                                          9. Floppy Drives
  5. CD/DVD                                                                   10. Most any Type Media and Operating System

PC Virus Doctors' Dallas Laptop Repair understands businesses that utilize RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) that distribute data and parity among several hard drives that sometimes ends up in multiple drive failures. The data often includes customer databases, accounting records, source codes, media files, measurement data, test data and other miscellaneous data that could take months to recreate.

Most often the digital data is recoverable but there is some marginal room for error. Our partner has the latest technology to ensure as much data is retrieved as possible. Under the most extreme difficult situations the hard drive is sent to the "Clean Room" where the most stringent forensic techniques are used to retrieve the information back to its original condition as best possible.

Data Recovery CleanRoom

with certified technicians and qualifications that include:

- SAS 70 Type II Certification
- Certified ISO 5 (Class 100)
- Certified Encryption Recovery Engineers
- HIPAA Compliant
- Cisco Self-Defending Network
- GSA Schedule #GS-35F0121S
- Cage Code: 04PC0
- High Security Service Available
- Manufacturer Authorized without voiding warranties


Hard Drives Serviced for digital recovery include: Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi, Samsung, Fujitsu
and ALL other drive manufacturers.


Tips for Backing Up and Storing Data

ALWAYS ASSUME YOUR DRIVE WILL FAIL:
[1] having the media to backup the data, such as, dvd/cd's, external hard drives, virtual hard drives (not advisable but better than nothing), USB drives, tap drives, online backup, etc.
[2] create an automated backup system or regularly have a manual backup planned
[3] encrypt the data for security protection
[4] make sure the backup data is available and readable
[5] store at least one copy "off-site" in case of a catastrophe at the home or office.
Other digital tips are to:
[6] use strong passwords with both numbers and letters and if allowed include symbols such as, #, @, %, etc.
[7] make sure your system is secured whether wired or wireless with the latest encryption methods
[8] scan data with the latest antimalware signatures using more than one anti-malware remover
[9] keep at least one copy of the data in an off-site environment such as a bank vault, friends, relative, home, office, etc. in case of catastrophic disaster
[10] consider an online data storing services; online storage can be cheap and even free

Hard Drive Crash Scenarios:

  • Particular scenarios and noises may give clues to the drives performance or demise, including but not limited to:
  • -clicking noises                                                                -won’t spin at all
  • -head crash (the part that reads data)                -possible seized platter
  • -disk contamination                                                       -Solid State Drive failure
  • -spins up and back down

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