In computing, data recovery is a process of salvaging inaccessible data from corrupted or damaged secondary storage, removable media or files, when the data they store cannot be accessed in a normal way. The data is most often salvaged from storage media such as internal or external hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), USB flash drives, magnetic tapes, CDs, DVDs, RAID subsystems, and other electronic devices. Recovery may be required due to physical damage to the storage device or logical damage to the file system that prevents it from being mounted by the host operating system (OS). The most common data recovery scenario involves an operating system failure, malfunction of a storage device, accidental damage or deletion, etc. (typically, on a single-drive, single-partition, single-OS system), in which case the goal is simply to copy all wanted files to another drive. This can be easily accomplished using a Live CD, many of which provide a means to mount the system drive and backup drives or removable media, and to move the files from the system drive to the backup media with a file manager or optical disc authoring software. Such cases can often be mitigated by disk partitioning and consistently storing valuable data files (or copies of them) on a different partition from the replaceable OS system files. Another scenario involves a drive-level failure, such as a compromised file system or drive partition, or a hard disk drive failure. In any of these cases, the data cannot be easily read. Depending on the situation, solutions involve repairing the file system, partition table or master boot record, or drive recovery techniques ranging from software-based recovery of corrupted data, hardware- and software-based recovery of damaged service areas (also known as the hard disk drive's "firmware"), to hardware replacement on a physically damaged drive. If a drive recovery is necessary, the drive itself has typically failed permanently, and the focus is rather on a one-time recovery, salvaging whatever data can be read.The term "data recovery" is also used in the context of forensic applications or espionage, where data which have been encrypted or hidden, rather than damaged, are recovered. Recovering data from physically damaged hardware can involve multiple techniques. Some damage can be repaired by replacing parts in the hard disk. This alone may make the disk usable, but there may still be logical damage. A specialized disk-imaging procedure is used to recover every readable bit from the surface. Once this image is acquired and saved on a reliable medium, the image can be safely analyzed for logical damage and will possibly allow much of the original file system to be reconstructed. In some cases, data on a hard disk drive can be unreadable due to damage to the partition table or file system, or to (intermittent) media errors. In the majority of these cases, at least a portion of the original data can be recovered by repairing the damaged partition table or file system using specialized data recovery software such as Testdisk; software like dd rescue can image media despite intermittent errors, and image raw data when there is partition table or file system damage. This type of data recovery can be performed by people without expertise in drive hardware, as it requires no special physical equipment or access to platters.Sometimes data can be recovered using relatively simple methods and tools; more serious cases can require expert intervention, particularly if parts of files are irrecoverable. Data carving is the recovery of parts of damaged files using knowledge of their structure.Recovery experts do not always need to have physical access to the damaged hardware. When the lost data can be recovered by software techniques, they can often perform the recovery using remote access software over the Internet, LAN or other connection to the physical location of the damaged media. The process is essentially no different from what the end user could perform by themselves. Remote recovery requires a stable connection with an adequate bandwidth. However, it is not applicable where access to the hardware is required, as in cases of physical damage. RAID (originally redundant array of inexpensive disks, now commonly array of independent disks) is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into a single logical unit for the purposes of data redundancy, performance improvement, or both. Data is distributed across the drives in one of several ways, referred to as RAID levels, depending on the required level of redundancy and performance. The different schemas, or data distribution layouts, are named by the word RAID followed by a number, for example RAID 0 or RAID 1. Each schema, or RAID level, provides a different balance among the key goals: reliability, availability, performance, and capacity. RAID levels greater than RAID 0 provide protection against unrecoverable sector read errors, as well as against failures of whole physical drives.

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Vikas KISSES Akash on his lips; the latter fights him down!

Vikas KISSES Akash on his lips; the latter fights him down!

No reality show has ever been so entertaining as the current season of Colors Bigg Boss. No one ever imagined this season to garner as much popularity as it …

Surviving in Amazon was the toughest and challenging part: Dev

Surviving in Amazon was the toughest and challenging part: Dev

He started his film career with AgniShapath which was a flop and today he is part of the much awaited adventurous film Amazon Obhijaan, which had the biggest …

Sshivani Durga threatened and called ‘Pakistani Kuttee’ for supporting Hina Khan

Sshivani Durga threatened and called ‘Pakistani Kuttee’ for supporting Hina Khan

Bigg Boss 11 contestant Sshivani Durga who faced eviction in the initial weeks of the show has her eyes glued to her the show post-eviction and is staunchly …

Aasif Sheikh turns sperm donor in Bhabhiji

Actor Aasif Sheikh will next be seen turning into a sperm donor in popular comedy show Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai. In the upcoming episodes of the show, Vibhuti …

Arshi embarasses Vikas by asking him a dirty question

Arshi embarasses Vikas by asking him a dirty question

Inside the Bigg Boss mansion, the contestants at times tend to forget However, there are some actions and words of contestants that are not appropriate for the …

Nitin Bhatia gets candid about his character in Sarangi Firangi

Nitin Bhatia gets candid about his character in Sarangi Firangi

Exclusively revealed to its readers about Evren Media planning to make a big move in the television space by launching a GEC. The channel is speculated to be …

Mohini gets accepted as ‘Choti Maa’ in Colors’ Shakti

Mohini gets accepted as ‘Choti Maa’ in Colors’ Shakti

The upcoming drama on Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki (Rashmi Sharma Telefilms) on Colors is going to be mind-boggling! Why do we say so? Well, we have seen …

Has Luv Tyagi been evicted from Bigg Boss already?

Has Luv Tyagi been evicted from Bigg Boss already?

Nothing for sure can be foretold in the glass walled mansion. Ever since the nominated contestants for this week were revealed, most of the audiences have …

BARC India Ratings: Week 49; Super Dancer leaps up

BARC India Ratings: Week 49; Super Dancer leaps up

Want to know which TV show and channel ruled the roost last week? Well, here we present you the BARC ratings. Like always this time as well Colors, Zee TV and …

Vatsal reveals why he is doing more TV shows

Vatsal reveals why he is doing more TV shows

Actor Vatsal Sheth has been featuring more in TV shows than in films but for him, mediums don’t matter as long as he gets “great stuff”. The …