Last year, we compiled a list of most common mistakes made by victims of data loss. This year, we updated the list. While many mistakes remained the same, something new also made it to the list. Meet the updated Top 10 List of Common Data Recovery Mistakes!
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Top 5 List of Data Recovery Mistakes in 2013
Data Loss and Recovery from USB Flash Drives
USB flash drives are used every day to carry information. Pictures and videos, copies of work documents and music files are the most popular types of data placed on a USB drive. However, the increased portability of information comes with the increased risk of data loss.
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How Data Is Recovered
Recovering data from different types of storage media require very different approaches. With a large variety of storage technologies and storage issues unique to certain types of storage media, data recovery from a damaged disk can be a matter of simply pushing a few buttons in a data recovery tool – or an extremely complex endeavor depending on what exactly caused the damage, what type of storage media is concerned, and what the user has done to the disk before resorting to a professional solution.
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Data Backups: Also Not a Perfect Panacea
The previous article discussed the principles and limitations of redundant RAID arrays used to build a fault-tolerant system. With RAID arrays not being a guarantee of data integrity, what is? Common belief is that regular backups are a perfect solution. Indeed, a carefully thought of and properly implemented backup policy will get you close to perfection – but not quite the absolute safety touted by backup apologists. This article discusses the benefits and limitations of regular backups in achieving the ultimate safety and accessibility of your data.
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Redundant RAID Arrays: Not a Perfect Panacea
Designing and implementing the optimum storage system is an often underestimated challenge even in large organizations storing and accessing humongous amounts of information. More often than not, companies implement a single RAID array, considering its redundancy a guarantee of data preservation. More often than not, this is not the case.
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Top 10 Data Recovery Mistakes (7-10)
This text finalizes series articles on common mistakes done by the companies when planning the prevention and recovery of data loss.
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Top 10 Data Recovery Mistakes (4-6)
This article continues series of common mistakes done by the companies when planning the prevention and recovery of data loss.
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Top 10 Data Recovery Mistakes (1-3)
In this article, we’re going to speak about the most common mistakes done by computer users and organizations when planning the prevention and recovery of data loss situations. Those are real (and very common) situations emailed to our customer support by clients seeking assistance.
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