On virtual hard drives, anything that could lose data on a conventional HDD or SSD can likewise do so. However, the most frequent causes of data loss on virtual hard drives or disks—whatever you want ...

Plenty of utilities can recover deleted files, but what if you can't boot your computer, or the whole drive has been formatted? Here's how to dig deep and recover the most elusive deleted files, or ...

That sinking feeling when you realize you saved over a version of a file you need or unwittingly lost some vital information in a recent document revision is all too familiar to many. In the past, ...

Windows only: Freeware application CD Recovery Toolbox finds and retrieves files on scratched or otherwise damaged CDs and DVDs. Under normal circumstances, a badly scratched disc might show up as ...

IsoBuster is a highly specialized, easy-to-use optical media data recovery tool. The high-end program has the capability to use its ‘Retry’ mechanisms to aid you in getting the data back, even if ...

I've gotten that on a few older CDRs I burned a few years ago .... and you're probably screwed AFAIK, assuming the disk isn't dirty or doesn't have a buncha fingerprints or something like that.

A computer hard-drive that dies or becomes inaccessible is cause for panic and despair when your small business depends on data, but all may not be lost. How much of the data you will be able to ...

Accidentally deleting files is an all-to common occurrence, which is why we’re showing you how to recover files in Windows 11 ...