New Year’s (Data Recovery) Resolutions

Each year millions of people make resolutions for the upcoming year. While many of them are short-lived, we have modified some of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions and made them specific to data recovery - so even if you are unable to maintain your real resolution, you can stick to your data recovery resolutions:

• Learn Something New –Did you know that according to statistics from Ontrack Data Recovery, almost 90% of data loss occurs due to human error, software failures, or mechanical failure? Natural disasters attract the highest media profiles but are rare, comprising only 2% of data loss.
• Exercise – your backup – Creating regular backups is one of the most effective ways to protect against data loss. Back up data at least once a week on reliable media (CD, DVD, USB flash drive or Internet backup), always verifying that the correct data is backed up.
• Quit Smoking – If a hard drive is producing a strange noise, grinding sound or even physically smoking, turn off your computer immediately and call an expert. Further operation may damage the hard drive beyond repair.
• Get Organized –carefully One man tidied up his computer folders and inadvertently deleted the ones he meant to keep. He then cleaned his system, emptied the recycle bin and defragged the hard drive before realizing his error. Ontrack was able to recover his data and he now triple-checks files before deleting them for good.
• Reduce Stress – According to a recent global data loss research study conducted by Ontrack, 20% of the respondents will panic and/or cry when losing data and 7% will actually hit their computer. Having an established relationship with a data recovery company can help reduce your stress levels during data loss situations.
• Help Others – Now you can help others by forwarding this information to your friends and family members to help them protect their data.