Data Recovery Services & Tips

eSATA Data Recovery

2008-04-29T09:33:00.002-04:00

External hard drives fail as often as internal drives. The portable nature of external drives also makes them more prone to falls and accidental AC adapter swaps. The new eSATA interface for external drives will soon become the defacto standard for external drives.

Our eSATA data recovery service will allow your new eSATA drive to be recovered. The data can then be placed on DVD's, an internal drive or another external drive for data return.

The Engineers at ReWave Data Recovery can recover all makes and models of eSATA drives.

Server Crash

2008-03-24T14:17:00.002-04:00

Has your companies Server Crashed? We specialize in recovering all makes and models of servers. Whether they have one hard drive or thirty, we can recover your data.

A server crash does not have to mean the end of your data. Our data recovery engineers recover data from crashed servers on a daily basis.

Rebuild RAID

2008-02-27T09:47:00.004-05:00

Do you need help rebuilding your RAID? Whenever a drive or drives fail in an array, the sequence of steps taken can be very important. It is very important to not rebuild more than one hard drive in any small period of time (i.e. 24-48 hours) unless a full backup of the data has been made and verified.

If you are having difficulty getting your raid array back online after a hard drive rebuild, call and ask for a raid engineer at ReWave for free expert advice.

RAID Controller Battery Failed

2008-02-25T09:22:00.003-05:00

If the RAID Controller Battery has failed on your RAID card it is possible that you will loose all of the information regarding the parameters of the array. Fortunately this does not affect the data that still exists on the drives.

It is important that you speak with a RAID Data Recovery company before making any changes or attempting any repairs in attempting to recover the data.

RAID data recovery from failed batteries on raid controllers is something we have lots of experience with. Call a RAID Expert at ReWave today.

Enterprise Storage Data Recovery

2008-01-28T23:15:00.000-05:00

If your company has lost access to its enterprise storage device(s) we can help. Our engineers have over 16 years of experience with Enterprise Storage Data Recovery.

Whether the loss is from a traditional file server, RAID server, NAS or SAS device. The expert data recovery techniques utilized at ReWave Data Recovery offer your company the ability to have data back quickly.

We never charge for weekend or after hours service. Trust the engineers at ReWave Data Recovery with all of your Enterprise Storage data recovery needs.

Affordable Data Recovery

2007-12-21T08:01:00.000-05:00

Affordable Data Recovery is easy to find if you know a little about the recovery process. It is important to distinguish between Logical Data Recovery and Physical Data Recovery.

Logical data recovery is almost always more affordable than physical data recovery. With logical recovery, parts may or may not be needed. Hard drives that need physical recovery will most definitely need parts.

NAS Recovery

2007-12-19T10:48:00.001-05:00

NAS or Network Attached Storage is an extremely popular way to add lots of space to your computer or network. The popularity in NAS devices has prompted ReWave to offer NAS Data Recovery for our customers.

NAS recovery can be broken down into many different categories including RAID NAS devices and non-RAID. Many companies also have proprietary operating systems built into the device.

No matter who the manufacturer of your NAS device is or whether is is RAID or not, rest assured that the Engineers a ReWave Data Recovery have the ability to recover all of your data.

Recover Data

2007-12-18T11:25:00.000-05:00

Our ability to recover data can depend partly on you. Treating hard drives with care is extremely important to the recoverablility rate. Hard drives need to be kept in anti-static bags (ziploc bags will suffice if you don't have the anti-static) to keep ESD from causing problems.

Other things that you can do to assist us with a higher percentage of recovery is not to shake or push on the top of the drive. Heat can also be a factor with hard drives. Hard drives need to stay cool and out of direct sunlight.

Managing your defective hard drive properly upon removal from the computer until the time it reaches our data recovery center will allow the best chance for recovery.

RAID 5 Failed

2007-12-17T10:03:00.000-05:00

If your RAID 5 failed and you can't get access to your or your important data, call the experts at ReWave RAID Data Recovery. There are not many things you can do to recover from a failed RAID 5. Unfortunately we have seen many cases where IT professionals attempt to repair or recover a RAID5 and accidentally make the data completely unrecoverable.

RAID 5 Data Recovery is a specialty that our RAID Engineers have been trained to work with. We can manually destripe an array if necessary and extract all of the data.

RAID 5 Errors

2007-12-13T15:05:00.001-05:00

There are many different RAID 5 Errors that can come up when an array is down. Having a broken raid or an array that won't boot can be extremely frustrating.

Having errors on a RAID 5 that won't boot could mean the data needs to be recovered by a data recovery company that specializes in RAID Data Recovery.

RAID Array Error

2007-12-12T13:21:00.000-05:00

The RAID Array Error is a message that can come up when there are problems with your server. This is a very common error and can mean several different things.

One of the most common problems when trying to figure out RAID issues is trying to do to much and ruining the data.

If you have swapped the controller and still can't get it up and going the best solution is to contact a RAID data recovery company.

Data Recovery Company

2007-12-11T12:53:00.000-05:00

A Data Recovery Company or Data Recovery Service Company is a company who specializes in recovering data from all models and manufacturers of media.

ReWave is a data recovery company that specializes in returning your important data to you. Data recovery is our only business and we strive to reunite you and your important data.

IDE Hard Drive Failure

2007-12-07T08:13:00.000-05:00

Hard drives come with many different types of different connectors. One of the older style connectors is called IDE. IDE hard drive failure is very common as these drives have been around for some time.

Even though SATA is becoming more mainstream on consumer desktops and even laptops, most of the computers in homes and businesses today have IDE type connectors.

IDE hard drive data recovery is performed by our Engineers and we have many years of experience with this technology.

Failed HD Member

2007-12-06T09:55:00.000-05:00

Typically when you get a Failed HD Member or Failed Hard Drive Member error message one of the drives in your RAID array has failed. If only one of the members (hard drives) has failed an you dealing with a RAID5 the solution is simple - replace the drive.

If, however, you have more than one member defective in a RAID5 or you have a RAID0 things get more difficult. This is the time when a data recovery company and more importantly a RAID Data Recovery company is necessary.

What our Engineers can do is to manually destripe the array and rebuild it so that your important data doesn't become lost.

Disk of RAID 5 Failed

2007-12-05T09:31:00.000-05:00

Having a disk of a RAID 5 that has failed can cause havoc with any array. Luckily RAID5 had that redundancy automatically built in with parity written to each drive.

Problems can occur, however, when two or more drives fail or when one drive fails but another drive has too many bad sectors but still shows as "Ready".

If you have a Disk of RAID 5 Failed, its important not to "Initialize" and disks or Rebuild more than one drive otherwise the data could be lost.

Controller Failure

2007-12-04T14:03:00.001-05:00

When a controller fails whether it be for a single hard drive or a RAID controller, the attached hard drive(s) can have damage that will make getting to your important data difficult.

RAID controller failure or a single drive in your desktop can have logical or physical problems associated with the issue.

Luckily the Engineers at ReWave Data Recovery have many years of experience with recovering data from drives that have problems due to controller failure.

Formatted Hard Drive

2007-11-30T13:24:00.001-05:00

Oops - I accidentally formatted my hard drive. We hear this quite often. It can be very easy to accidentally format your drive or the wrong drive.

Luckily the Engineers at ReWave are experts at performing formatted hard drive data recovery. It is important after formatting the drive that you not re-install the operating system or put any files on the drive.

In most cases, 99% of data can be recovered. Having a formatted hard drive doesn't have to mean that your data is lost.

Access is Denied error

2007-11-29T15:45:00.000-05:00

The access is denied error message typically means that data is password protected with the EFS "Encrypted File System". This can cause important data to become inaccessible if a password is forgotten or an employee is no longer with the company.

The data recovery engineers at ReWave Data Recovery can recover data from files, folders and hard drives that have the access is denied error message.

Corrupt Partition

2007-11-28T16:50:00.000-05:00

A Corrupt Partition or Corrupt Partition Table can occur because of different logical problems with a hard drive. Unfortunately its a very common occurrence but almost always the data beyond the partition is okay.

A Corrupt Partition Data Recovery expert such as one of our Engineers can quickly (usually within a day) decipher the exact cause of the problem and repair it or at a minimum recover the corrupted data.

Hard Drive Motor Failed

2007-11-26T14:41:00.000-05:00

Every hard drive has a motor. This motor can fail because of several different reasons. The hard drive motor can spin too fast, too slow or not at all. It could also spin up and then attempt to operate at the necessary speed but be unable to maintain the speed necessary for the read/write arm to navigate across the sectors of the platter(s).

Just because your hard drive motor failed, this does not mean that your data is lost. Our Engineers can repair or replace the motor or its parts if necessary. Having a hard drive with a failed motor and no backup means you will definitely need the services of a data recovery company.

MFT file outside of bounds

2007-11-20T11:25:00.000-05:00

MFT (Master File Table) files are found on NTFS partitions and assist Windows by having multiple copies if one becomes corrupt. The MFT contains attributes about the actual files saved in that area of the hard drive.

For many reasons MFT files can become corrupt. There is one error in particular, "MFT file outside of bounds" that can make it difficult to get your data.

Our team has proprietary software and hardware systems designed to recover data after repairing the MFT's or circumventing them altogether. MFT data recovery is not easy but for a data recovery Engineer it is very common.

Outlook repair

2007-11-19T11:53:00.000-05:00

Microsoft Outlook files can become extremely large and that can create corruption in the file because of its size and how it is spread out over the hard drive. Most large files don't take up continuous blocks on a hard drive but instead are spread out over many (fragmented).

Outlook data recovery or Outlook file repair can be performed by our Engineers. Its always a good idea to archive less important emails after cleaning up and deleting all unnecessary emails (especially those with attachments).

If you are having difficulty opening your Outlook file because of corruption or and error message, its a good idea to talk with a data recovery Engineer.

Digital Picture Card Recovery

2007-11-16T10:05:00.001-05:00

Digital Picture Cards are one of the generic terms used for cards that hold pictures and video in digital cameras and camcorders. Most of these cards do not have moving parts inside but are flash based units.

In addition to physical damage and accidental formatting, these cards can become defective because of many reasons. Digital Picture Card Recovery can be performed to recover pictures and/or video that was lost due to many reasons.

The most important thing to remember is to immediately stop using the camera/card as soon as you realize there is a problem.

Broken RAID

2007-11-15T18:17:00.000-05:00

A broken RAID is simply a RAID that will not boot. It is possible that several things have happened. There could be a physically defective RAID controller, logically or physically damaged RAID drives or other problems.

A broken RAID 5 does not mean that your important data is lost. One of the most important things to consider when your broken array won't boot is to be careful what steps you perform. We do not recommend running chkdsk or any other type of disk repair program on either a single drive or the entire array.

With that said, a broken RAID can generate some downtime but doesn't have to mean you won't get your data back. Our Engineers perform RAID data recovery every day.

What is RAID 10?

2007-11-13T09:47:00.000-05:00

RAID 10 is getting a lot more exposure these days. RAID 10 is basically a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 (drives are first mirrored and then striped). RAID 10 is frequently used because it is a highly reliable RAID level. Since there are multiple sets of mirrors, a RAID 10 can actually survive the failure of more than one disk as long as these disks do not belong to the same mirrored set.

RAID 10 data recovery is more advanced, but our Engineers have recovered many broken RAID 10 arrays. Our expertise is not only with RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 but also nested levels such as 10 and 0+1.