LOST AND FOUND

You don’t have to be inexperienced to accidentally lose data. From what we have seen here at LXF Towers, the more experienced users make the most severe mistakes. So while amateurs curse themselves for accidentally zapping the wrong files, the pros usually mess up their partition tables, wipe the MBR and even format the wrong partition (haha, never <cough> – Ed).

If that makes you feel bad about data loss, then get this: there’s a good chance that your data loss is reversible. There are lots of tools that’ll help you out of a sticky situation and help carve data out of failing or dead disks. There are tools that will not only help restore deleted files but also entire partitions. Remember, however, that the success of the tools depends on a variety of factors. If your data loss is the result of a failing drive, it’s best to minimise further interactions, as a failing drive’s condition worsens over time. If however the data loss is because of a clumsy operator, the construction of the disk plays a big factor in the recovery of the file.

Traditional hard drives use rotating magnetic platters in which data is read and written by physically repositioning a read/ write head. In contrast, the