A bit of disaster recovery advice

Mike_Swannick · 14 Jul 15, 02:46 PM

My work involves a bit of data recovery and I seem to spend alot of time advising people to always backup their important data - ie the stuff you can't replace like photos and videos etc. Some people take it onboard, but others have to learn through experiencing the pain for themselves

Anyway, my tip to anyone who uses any data recording device like cameras, videos, memory cards, USB sticks, external HDD's etc, is that if you find you've accidently deleted the data before you've made a copy or backed it up - STOP USING IT IMMEDIATELY, then get in touch about recovering it. Continued use has a high risk of overwriting the lost data, which (ordinarily) should still be there waiting for you to recover it.

In the spirit of the DIBB, this is free advice as is any help I can offer to recover your lost data. Caveat - unless I get swamped with requests!

Mike.

**curry1402** · 14 Jul 15, 05:41 PM

Great advice and a lovely offer

Guest · 14 Jul 15, 05:45 PM

Yes a lovely offer, thank you knd sir.

CarolynM · 14 Jul 15, 07:00 PM

As a Business Continuity & Compliance Officer it's good to see the word being spread ! 😊

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14 Jul 15, 02:46 PM	#1
	14 Jul 15, 02:46 PM Mike_Swannick Helping Minnie
Mike_Swannick Helping Minnie Join Date: Mar 04	A bit of disaster recovery advice My work involves a bit of data recovery and I seem to spend alot of time advising people to always backup their important data - ie the stuff you can't replace like photos and videos etc. Some people take it onboard, but others have to learn through experiencing the pain for themselves Anyway, my tip to anyone who uses any data recording device like cameras, videos, memory cards, USB sticks, external HDD's etc, is that if you find you've accidently deleted the data before you've made a copy or backed it up - STOP USING IT IMMEDIATELY, then get in touch about recovering it. Continued use has a high risk of overwriting the lost data, which (ordinarily) should still be there waiting for you to recover it. In the spirit of the DIBB, this is free advice as is any help I can offer to recover your lost data. Caveat - unless I get swamped with requests! Mike. __________________ Disney & Universal Souvenir Baseball Collector. Always looking for the ones I haven't got. Wanna trade?

14 Jul 15, 05:45 PM	#3
	14 Jul 15, 05:45 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	Yes a lovely offer, thank you knd sir.

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	14 Jul 15, 07:00 PM DIBBadmin Imagineer
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