Frequently Asked Questions

A head crash is when the read/write heads crash onto the surface of the platters instead of the parking zone. A head crash can damage the surface of the platters causing data loss. Data recovery is possible from hard drives with crashed heads but you need to contact a professional data recovery for the recovery. Data Recovery SOS' data recovery engineers are specialized in recovering data from all kinds of crashed head hard drives.

Usually after formatting the disk it may not be able to recognize a partition because of accidental deletion of the partition table or by virus infection. The partition is not actually deleted; Data Recovery SOS can recover your data by using recovery tools and copy the data present in the partition to the required destination. Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.

Sometimes the intense heat from a fire can melt the platters which will destroy all the data residing on the platters. In most cases however, fire damage to a drive causes the electronic circuitry of the drive to be destroyed. In this case, the circuitry will need to be replaced in a clean room before the data can be retrieved. For a free consultation, Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.

If the motor inside the hard disk is not spinning and the drive was just tipped over. A motor seizure doesn't actually cause data loss. It simply makes it very difficult to access the data. The hard drive is frozen until the motor can be unfrozen. To get your data recovered, Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.

A hard drive can suffer water damage as a result of flooding from storm surge or water leaks. Never apply power to a water damaged pc. If you are able to remove a water damaged hard drive from a system, do NOT power up the drive or attempt to dry the drive with a hairdryer. Doing this will cause the debris inside the drive to stick to the surface of the platters or scratch the platters destroying the data. If the data on the drive is important, the drive should be placed in a container to keep it damp. Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.

Data can be lost in SD cards because of logical or physical damage. Many online software can recover data if the cause of failure is logical corruption but if the SD card is physically damaged, a professional data recovery company should be contacted. Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.

Data Recovery SOS employs data recovery engineers with Apple software and hardware certifications. Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and free same day evaluation of your Apple hard drive or Apple server.

Fixing a broken USB drive is not possible but all the data can be recovered by temporarily fixing the USB and reading the flash chip inside. Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.

Data Recovery from a physically damaged drive usually requires replacing the read/write head assembly with matching parts from a healthy drive along with removing the hard disk platters from the original damaged drive and installing them into a healthy drive. Sometimes it is also necessary to remove the damaged printed circuit board and replace it with a matching PCB from a healthy drive. These procedures are highly technical in nature and are not recommended for untrained individuals. Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.

There are two reasons because of which data can be lost in a RAID 0 configuration. It could be logical corruption, physical damage to the hard drives or both. Mostly data in RAID servers is critical therefore; you need to contact a data recovery company for help. Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.

There are two reasons because of which data can be lost in a RAID configuration. It could be logical corruption, physical damage to the hard drives or both. Mostly data in RAID servers is critical therefore; you need to contact a data recovery company for help. Call Data Recovery SOS for free consultation and same day evaluation.