Data Recovery is the process of retrieving lost, deleted, corrupted, or inaccessible data from storage devices such as hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards and cloud storage.
Methods of Data Recovery
Software-Based Recovery:
- Used for accidentally deleted files or corrupted data.
- Recovery tools scan storage devices and attempt to restore lost data.
- Examples: Recuva, EaseUS Data Recovery, Stellar Data Recovery.
Hardware-Based Recovery:
- Required when storage devices suffer physical damage.
- Experts repair or extract data using specialised tools in a cleanroom environment.
Backup Restoration:
- Recovering data from previously created backups (external drives, cloud storage, etc.).
File System Repair:
- Fixing corrupted file systems (e.g., NTFS, FAT32, exFAT) to regain access to data.