At least once a month, some friend or family member asks me how to recover data from computer hard drive. I help them as best I can by using some apps like uFlysoft Data Recovery for Mac, but in my head, my answer is always the same: “go back in time and back up your
While data loss affects everyone who uses a computer, it is especially problematic for those who use word processing software. There is nothing more frustrating than losing the important documents that you’ve spent so much time creating-especially if you’re like most users who create documents directly on the computer and don’t have the benefit of
Now that Apple has introduced an all-new lineup of impressive machines, its market share will no doubt continue to expand. That’s good news for Apple, bad news for the security of our devices. The more users make the switch to Apple products, the more we can expect criminal malware to follow. We’ve gathered up a
With the high tech professionals increasing day by day, chances of virus attacks have also increased. Viruses come unannounced and uninvited, stay there as an unwanted guest and cause harm to your precious data and files. Sometimes in the cases of severe virus attacks, complete data from the hard disk gets erased, hard drives get
A modern PC leads a kind of dual life. On the one hand, it serves as an entertainment center, offering access to games, online videos, and the entire Internet. On the other hand, it acts as a tool for collecting, creating, and storing important information of all kinds. If your computer is lost, busted, or
Macs are Vulnerable, too Due to the potential vulnerabilities of Mac OS X, Macintosh computer systems are more susceptible to security breaches and threats than ever before. Many Mac users falsely believe that they are immune to virus and hacker attacks. It’s true that Macs are generally affected less by intrusions than PCs, but that’s
What to do to secure your Mac data? This question is a big question to many Mac users like me. I’ve been using Mac OSX for years now, and I’ve been pretty happy with using Time Machine for backups because in general, it’s been really easy. That is, until you want to put your Time
What is Data Loss Data loss is an error condition in information systems in which information is destroyed by failures or neglect in storage, transmission, or processing. Information systems implement backup and disaster recovery equipment and processes to prevent data loss or restore lost data. Data loss is distinguished from data unavailability, which may arise
The easiest way to keep your computer data safe is not to put it on a machine that somebody could easily walk away with. Before everybody says “duh” all at once, think about all of the schools, businesses and government agencies that saved sensitive data on employee laptops that then got stolen. If those offices
It’s a heart-sinking moment when you realise you’ve deleted or failed to save the changes in an Office document. You might have been the victim of a Windows crash, or even a power cut. Hours of hard work wasted. Maybe not. All might not be lost: there are several things you do and several places