Data Recovery Blog
A selection of our articles, written by us and not Ai generated. These are generally details of some of the recoveries we’ve completed, or other associated info.
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LaCie Big Disk Recovery
With their designer looks and an abundance of different interfaces, it is no surprise that they are so popular. There is however one main reason that people send us their drives, and that is because they are not working.
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Maxtor 2B020H1 & 6E040L0 Drives
These Maxtor slimline drives are only 16mm deep compared to the usual 22mm depth for 3.5″ hard drives. This may be the reason they have been so popular in recent years. Sometimes known as “Fireball 3” or “DiamondMax Plus 8” drives, they are unfortunately prone to a number of different types of failure. One of the most common fail symptoms of these drives is for them to be identified in the BIOS by an unusual name like “Maxtor N40P” instead of the drive model number. This unusual name is known as the “factory alias” or drive “family name”. When a…
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Backup Your Windows PC For Free
In the words of Joni Mitchell “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.”
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Free Seagate Firmware Recoveries
It appears that Seagate are offering an unusual free data recovery service to customers affected by a recent firmware bug. The bug which affects certain 7200.11 drives, DiamondMax 22 and Barracuda ES.2 drives, makes the disks inaccessible when the host system is powered on. The read link has not been working but keep trying as I did get to the page eventually. Read More
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2TB WD Drive
Western Digital are apparently set to release a 2TB hard disk in the next week or so. With a 32MB cache and “Green” logo, this drive will spin down from 7,200rpm to 5,400rpm to conserve power. With capacities like this, the gap between SSDs and hard disks is still far from closing. Read On Engadget
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Data Recovery in Peeblesshire
Further details on our National Coverage Article. We would like to inform our customers of the areas in Peeblesshire we cover for data recovery. The list below is a small selection of areas in Peeblesshire region. If your area is not included, then do not be alarmed as we cover all areas in Peeblesshire. If you require further information then we have a contact form on every page. Peebles Innerleithen West Linton
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Data Recovery in Orkney
Further details on our National Coverage Article. We would like to inform our customers of the areas in Orkney we cover for data recovery. The list below is a small selection of areas in Orkney region. If your area is not included, then do not be alarmed as we cover all areas in Orkney. If you require further information then we have a contact form on every page. Kirkwall Sromness Balfour
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Data Recovery in Nairnshire
Further details on our National Coverage Article. We would like to inform our customers of the areas in Nairnshire we cover for data recovery. The list below is a small selection of areas in Nairnshire region. If your area is not included, then do not be alarmed as we cover all areas in Nairnshire. If you require further information then we have a contact form on every page. Nairn Auldearn Cawdor Ferness
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Data Recovery in Morayshire
Further details on our National Coverage Article. We would like to inform our customers of the areas in Morayshire we cover for data recovery. The list below is a small selection of areas in Morayshire region. If your area is not included, then do not be alarmed as we cover all areas in Morayshire. If you require further information then we have a contact form on every page. Elgin Forres Rothes Lossiemouth Fochabers
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Data Recovery in Midlothian
Further details on our National Coverage Article. We would like to inform our customers of the areas in Midlothian we cover for data recovery. The list below is a small selection of areas in Midlothian region. If your area is not included, then do not be alarmed as we cover all areas in Midlothian. If you require further information then we have a contact form on every page. Edinburgh Musselburgh Penicuik Dalkeith Bonnyrigg