Dropbox Prepares to Use HAMR Drives in Data Centers

Dropbox, one of the world’s leading cloud storage providers, has announced plans to use hard drives featuring heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) in its data centers.  HAMR uses a heating component attached to the hard drive actuator head assembly. By heating...
March 14, 2023

Should Home Computer Users Invest in a RAID Array? 

Hard drive crashes remain a leading cause of data loss, and while solid-state drives (SSDs) offer better performance and (arguably) better reliability, they’re still a single point of failure.  If an HDD or SSD fails, you lose data — unless...
February 2, 2023

Software RAID vs. Hardware RAID: Advantages and Drawbacks

If you’re not willing to trust a single hard drive (HDD) with your data — or if you need faster performance than you could reasonably attain with a single HDD — RAID makes a lot of sense.  RAID stands for...
December 27, 2022

How We Recovered All Data From an Incorrectly Rebuilt RAID Array

Datarecovery.com pioneered a process to recover data from incorrectly rebuilt RAID arrays.
May 12, 2021

Why Datarecovery.com Recommends JetStor Storage Solutions

When you’re storing and accessing large amounts of important data, custom hardware is extremely advantageous. To that end, many of our RAID data recovery clients ask us for recommendations; these clients have dealt with significant data loss, and they want...
May 12, 2017

Synology RAID Data Recovery Services from Datarecovery.com

Datarecovery.com engineers are leading specialists in Synology NAS data recovery. Decades of experience with every RAID configuration help our dedicated recovery teams complete jobs quickly, reducing downtime and providing fast results in an emergency. We maintain full-service laboratories across the...
September 11, 2015

Seagate BlackArmor NAS Data Recovery Services from Datarecovery.com

Seagate’s BlackArmor NAS series provides simplified storage for home users and small businesses. If your server loses data due to a hardware or software issue, Datarecovery.com provides an expert set of resources to help you restore essential files. We are...
September 8, 2015

OWC / Other World Computing Data Recovery

OWC offers a wide range of accessories, upgrade options, and high-end storage products geared toward Mac users. Some of their best selling products are external devices, and this includes single hard drive as well as multi-drive options in their Mercury...
July 21, 2015

Aberdeen RAID Data Recovery

Data recovery on Aberdeen LLC devices is complicated by the high level of specialization that Aberdeen provides. Out of brand RAID management, one of the major innovations of Aberdeen LLC (introduced in the Aberdeen Sterling 267), allows system administrators to...
July 17, 2014

Comprehensive RAID Array Recovery, Part 2

Part two. Be sure to read part one of our comprehensive RAID array data recovery guide.
June 24, 2014