Hard Drive Data Recovery

Your Hard Drive Data Recovery Is In Good Hands!

How many times have you heard these words? Backup, backup, backup. Hopefully you listened but if not, Laptops Plus West can do hard drive data recovery from any of our three San Diego computer repair stores.  We service Macs & PCs.

So what is data recovery anyway? Data, or information, can be stored on hard disk drives, DVDs, tapes, CDs and RAID.  Per Wikipedia, RAID is an acronym for “redundant array of inexpensive disks” now used as an umbrella term for computer data storage schemes that can divide and replicate data among multiple hard disk drives. Hard drive data recovery is a method of getting back lost data that suddenly is inaccessible from your computer. Lost data can happen for a number of reasons but usually, in the case of computers, it is related to one of these issues:

• Backup system set up wrong
• Physical damage to the unit
• Corruption of backup software
• Electrical damage from power outages or lightening strikes
• Operator accidentally deletes files

Good News – Most Data Can Be Recovered.

If you are a “do it yourself” type, beware of using hard drive data recovery software you can buy online. Make sure you have diagnosed the problem correctly before you attempt this and be sure to use a reputable program. We definitely do not recommend that you try to open your computer and do physical data recovery from hard drive via an article or video you find online. This is best handled by a skilled technician. You can do irreparable damage to your system if you open it. Read/write heads, where your data is read and stored, sit under platters. These platters spin and rotate up at a rate of anywhere from 3,600 rpm to 7,200 rpm. If just a tiny bit of dust makes its way onto the platter, the spin will be disrupted and the head crashes into the platter causing scratches. This crash will cause even more dust to scatter and well, need we say more?

Our highly skilled engineers, will diagnose your problem and determine the necessary proper steps to take for your data recovery. Feel secure knowing your computer is in good hands whether you need hard drive data recovery or any other service.  Turn to the experts.  For the best in California computer repair and service call Laptops Plus West today.

See what our customers have to say about us:

I wanted to thank-you for your company’s prompt expert service last month. You took care of our computer crash quickly and had us up and running in no time. As you know we schedule all our service appointments by computer and we didn’t miss one. Your suggestion of replacing one of our older desk tops with a laptop is working out great. I know we have saved money since we switched to Laptops Plus for our computer needs.

Wayne Klingenhofer
W&S Electric Inc.
El Cajon, Ca