By now you all know that DTI data is a hard drive data recovery company that not only repairs damaged disks, but also provides data recovery software. We offer full version freeware, RAID diagnostics and file system viewers for our customers. We get … [Read more...]
Western Digital My Book Problem Question and Answer
December 3, 2009 By
Below are some more fun Q&A about hard drive recovery. I have given what I think is the best solution to these problems. As always please leave a comment if you have a question or contact me directly at 727-345-9665 ext 236. Question: I … [Read more...]
Chkdsk is Not Designed For Data Recovery
September 9, 2009 By
In the previous two articles we have discussed how the RAID and some of the decisions the client made in trying to recover the RAID affected the PST file. In addition I discussed that there may have been a stale drive in the array and which … [Read more...]
Hard Drive Recovery FAQs
June 16, 2009 By
We have been getting a lot of questions about the different types of hard drive recovery and what users can do when they have a data loss situation. There are two main types of hard drive or data loss problems users run into: Software Failure - … [Read more...]
View It Now NTFS File System Viewer
May 1, 2009 By
I have worked with Microsoft file systems since DOS 3.3. From FAT12, to the current NTFS 5.0 Microsoft has always strived to make their file systems fast and reliable. However, there has always been one major drawback. Their file systems have … [Read more...]
My Book is Not Being Seen by Windows
April 6, 2009 By
Ok so the most popular external drives on the market have to be the My Book and The Passport. I get a ton of calls every week about them, and I don't believe it is because it is not a good product but more because they are being SO widely used. So … [Read more...]
Hard Drive Recovery Myths Debunked
March 19, 2009 By
If you have had a hard drive problem then sure enough you have done some searching on the Internet and seen some startling revelations about hard drive recovery. My personal favorite is :it is safe to put your hard drive in the freezer over night"! … [Read more...]
Seagate Barracuda 7200-11 Hard Drive Recovery
January 22, 2009 By
By now most of you have heard about the problems that a firmware upgrade has caused with the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive line. Both 500 GB and 1 TB hard drives have just stopped working without notice. After the drive up and dies and you … [Read more...]
Hard Drive Recovery Breakdown – Heads Platters and Clicking
December 28, 2008 By
Hard drive recovery is the repair of physically damaged hard drives including heads, platters and a clicking sound. Even though clicking is by far the most common noise that a hard drive will make when failing, there are a few other noises such as … [Read more...]
Hard Drive Recovery Freeware Software
November 25, 2008 By
DTI Data is one of the few data recovery companies that not only operate a clean room, is a certified partner of the only hard drive manufacturer that lists authorized data recovery companies and creates and supports their own hard drive recovery … [Read more...]
Recovering Folder Relationships Using DOS Clustering Design
November 18, 2008 By
   In my last installment I described what a file entry record would look like if it were in fact a cluster holding file entry data. I went over the fact that the first two entries of the folder cluster would be a period followed by ten spaces, … [Read more...]
Using FAT32 File Entry Record For Recovering Folders Using Software Logic
November 12, 2008 By
 In my last installment I described the file entry record and its on-disk format. I used a 'C' structure to denote the different fields of the record and defined which five are most important to us when trying to recover a FAT32 file system … [Read more...]
Recover It All ON SALE! Save $50.00 On Powerful Data Recovery Software
November 10, 2008 By
DTI Data Recovery is pleased to announce that it's most powerful data recovery software is now on sale for $49.99! Recover It All is professional data recovery software that has many features and a powerful scanning engine. Recover It All runs on any … [Read more...]
Hard Drive Recovery Prices
November 6, 2008 By
One of the most asked questions is "how much does hard drive recovery cost"? It totally depends on the situation. To understand hard drive recovery prices, you have to understand the different types of services. When you have a problem with your hard … [Read more...]
FAT32 Recover File Entry Table On-Disk Layout Using a C Structure
October 30, 2008 By
In my last installment Recovering FAT 32 With File System Markers, I offered a brief outline of a case that destroyed a FAT32 file systems major components. This was done by formatting the drive using an operating system that is not native to the … [Read more...]
Recovering FAT32 With File System Markers
October 24, 2008 By
In my last installment, Recovering FAT 32 with File Entry Records, I talked about USB and Fire Wire devices and how they are susceptible to damage. In addition I spoke about the file system used to store data on these devices as being FAT32 in order … [Read more...]
Remote Logical Hard Drive Recovery
September 29, 2008 By
I have over the past few years had customers with hard drives that I knew I could fix their problem easily if I just had access to the drive. In these situations I will usually offer the customer a logical recovery, which entails them sending us the … [Read more...]