Tag: Hard Drive

Case Study

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Seagate Exos X18 Hard Drive Data Recovery – Recovering Data from Helium-Filled Drives

The Seagate Exos X18 is a high-capacity, enterprise-grade hard drive built for data centers, cloud storage, and critical infrastructure. With…

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By Stephen Ferrick
October 15, 2024
Knowledgebase

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Spilled Water on Hard Drive? Guide to Water Damage Recovery

Liquid exposure from spills, floods, or submersion presents a serious threat to hard drives. Unlike physical impacts, liquid damage introduces…

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By Stephen Ferrick
October 15, 2024
Knowledgebase

5 min read

Recovering Data from Fire Damaged Toshiba N300 Drives

Toshiba N300 NAS hard drives are built for 24/7 performance in demanding environments, offering durability and high capacity for personal…

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By Stephen Ferrick
October 15, 2024
Case Study

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Seagate Barracuda 6TB Drive Recovery Success

The Seagate Barracuda 6TB hard drive is a high-capacity internal HDD frequently used in creative and professional environments. While dependable…

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By Stephen Ferrick
October 14, 2024
Case Study

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Medical Clinic’s Apache Server, Web App Database, and DICOM Files Recovered from Failing SCSI Hard Drives

Outdated SCSI drives, lost medical imaging data, and no backup but a full recovery was still possible. In this case…

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By Stephen Ferrick
June 3, 2024
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Seagate 8TB Desktop Drive Data Recovery After Failed Local Repair

Modern external hard drives are capable of storing massive amounts of data, but they are still vulnerable to failure, especially…

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By Stephen Ferrick
February 27, 2024
Case Study

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Emergency Data Recovery for New York Taxation Firm Before IRS Deadline

Overview Just days before the IRS tax filing deadline, a New York-based accounting firm experienced a catastrophic failure of its…

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By Stephen Ferrick
February 22, 2024
Case Study

4 min read

Data Recovery from Failed iMac Fusion Drive with No Backup

A customer recently reached out to PITS Data Recovery Services after their second-hand iMac stopped booting. The system relied on…

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By Stephen Ferrick
February 15, 2024
Case Study

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Complete Data Recovery from a Hitachi 7K750 Hard Drive with PCB Failure

Overview When a laptop fails to boot, the cause is often a failing hard drive. This was the case for…

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By Stephen Ferrick
February 9, 2024
Knowledgebase

10 min read

Hard Drive Not Spinning? Understanding the Causes & Your Next Steps

A functioning hard disk drive (HDD) inside computers or external storage typically produces noticeable sound or vibration when active. If…

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By Stephen Ferrick
October 18, 2023
Case Study

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Scratched Hard Drive Platter: Causes, Consequences, and Professional Recovery

Hard drives are the backbone of digital data storage for millions of users worldwide. When the internal platter, the component…

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By Stephen Ferrick
September 26, 2023
Case Study

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WD Hard Drive Click of Death Recovery Case Study

When a hard drive emits a repetitive clicking sound and fails to load data, it is often experiencing what is…

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By Stephen Ferrick
August 23, 2023