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Cloud Storage or Hard Drive for Backup?

Vacation photos, favorite music, or important business documents: when data is lost because the hard drive has developed a defect, the frustration is immense. However, those who have taken precautions with regular backups don't need to panic. After...

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Data Loss: HPE SSD (SAS) with Firmware Problem

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) advises customers to immediately install the new HPD8 firmware on their servers. The reason: numerous SAS SSDs suffer a complete failure with data loss after exactly 32,768 hours. This corresponds to approximately 4...

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Preventing Data Loss: The Best Tips

When private vacation photos or favorite music suddenly disappear from your personal desktop PC or laptop, it is frustrating. The loss of important data in businesses, however, is a catastrophe. Two pieces of good news upfront: first, data loss can...

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Repairing a Hard Drive Yourself

The hard drive (HDD) is grinding, scratching, or making clicking noises. Panic sets in. If the hard drive is no longer recognized by the operating system or in the BIOS, or if important data can no longer be found, most users are on the verge of a...

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How to Recover Deleted Files

Can deleted files be recovered? The clear answer: Yes! However, not always with free tools like Recuva. Sometimes professional data recovery is unavoidable. Data Deleted Intentionally or Accidentally: What to Do? Data deletion is not always the...

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HDD vs. SSD: The Difference

Internal or external: when it comes to mass storage, there is a fundamental distinction between SSD and HDD hard drives. But where exactly are the differences and what are the respective advantages and disadvantages? We explain. SSD: Less...

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Strange Noises: Hard Drive Clicking and Clacking

If your hard drive is clacking, clicking, or making other strange noises, immediate action should be taken. Specifically: Turn off the external hard drive or computer with the internal hard drive and disconnect it from the power supply! Even if the...

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Using a NAS as a Cloud Server: Is It Possible?

"The cloud" generally refers to storage space that can be accessed from anywhere via the internet. Especially in times of home office and remote work, cloud solutions offer numerous advantages. But where there is light, there is also shadow: Anyone...

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SSD Failed / Defective: Causes & First Aid

Unlike conventional HDD hard drives with moving parts, the flash memory chips in SSDs are largely immune to vibrations and similar influences. Mechanical defects are therefore rather rare and, when they do occur, are usually due to material wear....

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SSD: Architecture and How It Works

When it comes to mass storage or "hard drives," there is a fundamental distinction between HDDs and SSDs. While an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) contains moving parts such as a read/write head, an SSD consists exclusively of so-called flash memory. This...

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Data Recovery from a Hard Drive After Formatting

If you want to free up storage space and therefore format the external or internal hard drive, you should make sure that important files have been saved in a backup (cloud storage, second external storage device). But sometimes things slip through...

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Hard Drive Not Recognized - Causes & Solutions for Data Recovery

When an internal or external hard drive is not recognized, it can be nerve-wracking. We explain the possible causes, how to solve each problem, and how to recover your data from the hard drive. What Does "Not Recognized" Mean? First, it is important...

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Defragmenting an SSD: Better Not - The Alternative

Write and read operations feel like they are getting slower and slower: Now it is time to defragment the hard drive - or maybe not? Here is the short answer: With an SSD (Solid State Drive) hard drive (internal or external), you should quickly...

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How to Check and Extend SSD Lifespan

They are quiet and hardly susceptible to mechanical defects: SSDs - flash storage without moving parts. However, an SSD (SSD = Solid State Drive) is more expensive to purchase and less durable than a traditional HDD. The difference between HDD and...

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SSD Running Very Hot: Causes and Solutions

Your SSD is suddenly running very hot? High temperatures can have various causes. A temperature up to 60°C is safe. If the SSD is hotter than 60°C, appropriate measures should be taken to prevent (further) damage and avoid data loss. Reading the SSD...

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SSD Not Recognized: What to Do?

An SSD is not always defective if it is not recognized by Windows during system startup (booting). Before you panic and commission an SSD data recovery to rescue files that may not be backed up, first try the following steps to get the SSD working...

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