Partitioning is a process of dividing hard drive into multiple logical units of specific size. In order to make optimum utilization of storage space, most of the users divide their hard drive into different partitions. Having multiple partitions of hard drive facilitates to categorize and store files in a well organized way and it also [...]
Kingston memory cards are widely used because of its high quality, large data storage capacity and better transfer speeds. It offers a means of storage for various file formats in the form of music, videos, photos etc. Kingston memory card makes it possible to store your favorite music and you can carry it wherever you [...]
Imaging a drive is a process of replicating the complete drive, all of the contents and functionality of a hard disk or other storage device. Mainly disk imaging is done to provide a quick and easy back-up of computer software, optical disks and stored hard disk data. It provides the user exact replica including its structure, [...]
Mac OS X hard disk drive is separated into various partitions, usually called as volumes, so that you can manage the data stored on it effectively. Every Mac machine has a boot volume, which contains critical system files that are essential for your Mac machine to boot up. These files are quite essential for booting [...]
We usually update our system, when a new version of a software or an operating system is available. The same is the case for Mac OS. When a new version of Mac OS is available, we update our system, to the newer version of the operating system. This update might sometimes result in the system [...]
I was moving a set of files to an external media and later found that the media is damaged and now there is an urgent need to restore the original file on the hard drive. Please suggest me an appropriate way to recover those lost files from my hard drive. Files can be deleted by [...]
Seattle is probably the core of the information technology universe. This is due of course to the city of Seattle, Washington being the Home of Microsoft Corporation. While not all of the innovation in computer programming is directly derived from the Seattle area and Microsoft, almost all of it is designed to function with windows [...]
It doesn’t take a tornado to flip your computer upside down before you need help with data recovery. Most people think that hard drive failures have to be caused by a violent bump on a PC or by dropping a laptop computer. In fact hard drive failures resulting in lost data are usually caused by [...]
What constitutes data recovery? Is it simply rescuing data from a fried computer hard drive? Or is it the process of rebuilding a lost partition on a hard drive using the FAT32 system? What do we call it when we undelete files from a working PC? And if our iPod has lost a hundred dollars [...]
RAID stands for redundant array of independent disks. So, what is a RAID system? Quite simply it is a series of hard drives hooked together so as to quickly handle retrieval of large amounts of information. Obviously when one ties together ten 100 gigabyte drives there is then available a full terabyte of information. That [...]
It is incredibly simple to have data come up missing on your home or office computer. Through no fault of your own, files can be damaged, corrupted or accidentally deleted. Simple transfer of data across a network can result in files arriving at the point of delivery no longer intact. Viruses can attach themselves to [...]
Linux is a unique computer operating system in that it will crunch numbers ceaselessly without ever failing. Linux may not have all the bells and whistles of Windows but when you are after speed you drive a Ferrari not a Cadillac. Truthfully problems with files being lost on computers using Linux are few and far [...]
We have an older computer in the office and by older, I mean three years old, that I am considering loading with the Linux operating system. While the streamlined Linux system does not offer many bells and whistles, when coupled with Firefox or even the new Google Chrome, it may put new speed into my [...]
With the advent of five to one thousand gigabyte hard drives, many people are finding it wise to partition their HDDs into segments devoted to different operating systems and specified areas of data storage. This allows for different versions of Windows to be run on one computer as well as far less fragmentation of data [...]
If your business sends and receives any serious volume of email, chances are it relies upon Microsoft Outlook as it’s mail client. Outlook is a great reliable tool, but not without it’s difficulties. For one thing, Microsoft has placed a one Gigabyte size limit on Outlook files and folders. Should the data loaded into one [...]
I think everyone who owns a digital camera has at one time or another looked at the LCD display on the back of the camera, studied an image, and accidentally discarded it. We invariably gasped at our blunder, and thought to ourselves, “Oh no, my beautiful picture of a rose (or a car, or Aunt [...]
Lost files due to damage or corruption can be grouped into two major causes. The first occurs when there is physical damage caused to a hard disk or other data storage device itself. Symptoms of this damage are a clicking sound heard from the device, smoke seen or smelled, media surface contamination, or water damage. [...]
