Disk Drill 6 — Scan Modes Explained A practical, no-fluff guide to how Disk Drill finds files and which scan mode to pick. Get Disk Drill with a 10% discount! How Disk Drill finds lost files Disk Drill uses two fundamentally different detection methods. Understanding them helps you pick the right scan mode and saves… Read More »
Partition Recovery – What It Is and How It Works Software in this blogpost: Software Type Key Features UFS Explorer Data Extraction Scans raw disks to extract files when partition structure is lost. DMDE Extraction / Repair Allows manual rebuilding of partition structures and direct file system scanning. Disk Drill Data Extraction User-friendly interface for… Read More »
Debunking the Myth of DIY NAND Chip Repair This is exactly the kind of pseudo-technical nonsense that spreads unchecked. A recent Reddit post confidently claimed that cracked MicoSD Cards and damaged NAND chips could be recovered with advanced tools like electron beam lithography and scanning probe microscopes. People upvoted it in droves. It’s classic Dunning-Kruger… Read More »
Common perception is that recovery of photos and video from a in camera formatted memory card is a matter of running a file recovery or photo recovery tool. Many makers of this type of software also give the impression it is this simple (Easeus, Stellar, RecoverIt, all the usual suspects). However many Sony camera owners… Read More »
I was looking through a 7-Zip file in an attempt to repair it using HxD. The archive was created by ZArchiver, an Android backup app. Once the backup was created the phone was reset. Repairing a corrupt 7z file. The maker of 7-Zip has some hints on repairing a corrupt .7z file. Header of the… Read More »
If inserting a corrupted Micro SD Card, that you need to recover data from, freezes your computer, then this kind of puts you into a catch 22 situation. For recovery software to work the card needs to be detected and ID correctly. As long as it doesn’t you will be unable to recover your data.… Read More »
But first, file system based recovery I am A ‘Windows person’ and deal with data recovery on file systems that were for the most part designed by Microsoft. As a consequence I can predict with reasonable certainty the chances of successful data recovery after you formatted your NTFS drive. Because I understand what such a… Read More »
This post is just a quick pointer to a new Reddit sub created by several data recovery professionals; r/AskADataRecoveryPro. Reddit is an internet discussion / social media platform where all kinds of topics are discussed. These topics are in separate ‘sub-reddits’. Anyone can easily create a sub-reddit. People who post on Reddit are referred to… Read More »
[automatically translated. Original language Dutch] DiskTuna has extensive experience with generic data recovery but specializes in recovering photos from small flash-based data carriers (SD cards, USB thumb drives, etc.). DiskTuna is also one of the few (worldwide!) That is able to repair corrupt digital photos. You can read all about it on this page. You… Read More »
A USB flash drive constantly freezing and disconnecting is most likely a sign of degraded NAND. NAND has a finite number of erase/write cycles, the cheaper the NAND used, the smaller this number is. Also certain conditions can lower the number, such as the drive being exposed to heat. Despite numerous sites recommending you run… Read More »