Please back up your computer. I beg of you. It has come to begging because in two incidents this week that have been extremely stressful for the users and their wallets, the data loss could have been prevented, or at least minimized, by regular backups. » Read More

Just found out that you deleted the wrong spreadsheet? Forgot your Windows password? Don't despair. You can take care of these and many other goofs with the following tips. » Read More

The folks at DriveSavers have been recovering data from crashed, burnt and flooded hard drives for more than 20 years. They have a 90 percent recovery rate for getting the data off of drives that would otherwise be unrecoverable. Scott Gaidano, the president of DriveSavers, talks about businesses that use DriveSavers as a backup solution, how his company got started, and why they have a professional crisis counselor on staff. » Read More

Scott Gaidano knows that by the time people call DriveSavers, they're so frantic and furious that he keeps a data-crisis counselor on staff to help calm them down. Gaidano preaches the gospel of frequent backups as the best way to avoid having to spend $500 or more recovering lost data. » Read More

Freezing or hitting failed hard drives doesn't work and can actually increase the damage, according to DriveSavers representatives. Known for successfully recovering data from thousands of drives a month, DriveSavers engineers have seen everything from burnt laptops to hairspray cemented floppy disks. Not wanting to pay for professional recovery, some people resort to urban legends that may sound good at first, but according to the company have no scientific basis for working. » Read More

DriveSavers says it's now offering an exclusive partner program with enhanced services, superior high security, volume discounts and 24/7 access to data recovery specialists. » Read More

If you've accidentally deleted photos from your memory card, chances are all is not lost. We put three leading image rescue programs to the test. » Read More