Losing your business data can throw your business into a big mess. This is why it is always essential that you ensure that you have a proper mechanism in place to help you recover your data when the need arises. As they say, prevention is better than cure. Instead of looking for experts to help you recover your data and therefore end up paying more than you expected, you should practice the following data recovery tips.
Have Backups
While some people might view this point as something obvious, the truth is that there are some people out there who do not have backups. If you are one of them, then it is high time you realize that you are treading on a dangerous path and that you need to rectify that before it is too late.
When you have backups for your information, the stress associated with losing some of your data is never part of you. All that you need to is to ensure that you know all the places where your backups are and that they are secure.
Have a Plan
They say that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail and I couldn’t agree more. Having a data recovery plan can make your work easier and more realistic when the disaster strikes. Being caught unaware by the disaster makes it hard for you to recover your data. One might wonder which plans are they supposed to have. Well, there are many. One of it is creating a recovery plan and test the plan regularly to ensure that it is effective.
Try a Dead Drive in Other Computers
There are instances were trying to a dead drive on other machine does the magic. So before losing hope and start looking for an expert who will definitely ask a lot of money, it is important that you try it first on other machines. By doing that, you can solve the problem giving you headaches on your own.
Data Recovery Software
Many people do not understand that there are data recovery software that can be used to recover data when the need arises. The good news is that apart from the fact that these software are free, they are also reliable. Some of those software include Recuva and TestDisk. You can also resolve to use paid software such as FileSalvage and SpinRite as they have been proven to be very effective.