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Critical Moves When Your Files Or Hard Drive Are Lost

Accidentally Lost or Deleted Files

Emptied your recycle bin? Discovered that you may have needed something there? Don't worry. The file is still there, and likely very recoverable. Has the file you've been looking for been missing for a while? Chances are, it's still available.

In situations where you are simply looking to undelete a file or retrieve data that was once there but can't be found now, you can likely perform your file recovery with data recovery software.

Your Best Actions:

1. Save as little as possible to your hard drive.
The more data you save to your drive, the less chance you can recover your files

2. Do NOT install data recovery software to your hard drive.
Although it sounds counter-intuitive, some of the best data recovery software works directly from CD, USB drive or Floppy disk
3. Contact a professional.
Contacting a professional is free, and can prevent you from taking any action that makes your data unrecoverable. Contact us at the toll-free number above, or click here to contact us about your data loss situation.

Your Drive Is Making Clicking or Buzzing Sounds

Is your hard disk drive making strange whirring, clicking or buzzing sounds that you have not heard before? Additionally, are these being accompanied by error messages or difficulties with your computer? An example of this may be "blue screen errors".

When your drive starts making sounds that you haven't heard before, you may be having some drive head issues. This is a very critical time for your hard drive - any rash actions could mean complete hard drive failure. If you are in this situation, your drive recovery can still be very inexpensive, but you must follow a cautious route.

Your Best Actions:

1. Turn Off Your Computer
Although this action sounds counterintuitive, it can make a huge difference. Your drive is making noises because something (most likely the heads) of your hard drive are misalighed. Turning off your computer can prevent the heads from damaging your hard disk platter and making your data unrecoverable.

2 . Contact a professional
Your drive is in a structurally tentative state. Contacting a professional first will ensure that your drive can be recovered cheaply, and not end up being an expensive hard drive repair job.

In cases like this, Hard Drive Recovery Group technicians ask a variety of questions to determine the state of your hard drive. Then, we either recommend backing up, or that you use data recovery software that does NOT install to the clicking hard drive. Contact us at the phone number above, or click here to fill out a form describing your situation.

Are you having trouble starting your computer? Has your system encountered a natural disaster?

If either of these scenarios describe your data loss situation, please read part II of 60 Minutes to safe data.