SSD Hard Drive Data Recovery

SSD—solid state drives—are less prone to data loss, thanks to their architecture, but they’re not immune. If your machine has an SSD drive instead of a traditional hard drive, you’re just as likely to accidentally delete files or become a victim of corrupt files or a virus that corrupts your file system. When that happens, recovering the data can be much more difficult than retrieving data from a standard SATA hard drive. It’s also considerably more expensive to turn to a professional hard drive recovery firm, though low-cost data recovery companies, such as Fields Associates, do provide some cheaper options. If you’re running a netbook, notebook, Mac Air or other machine with an SSD drive, these tips can help you avoid the high cost of data recovery.

First, practice good disk hygiene. That means regular backups are vital, especially if you’re running a machine with an SSD. If you’re the type to forget to back up regularly, subscribe to an online backup utility that will automatically back up your drive for you at regular intervals. That way, even if your drive becomes completely unusable, you’ll be able to recover your data and reinstall it on a new drive.

If you accidentally delete a file on a PC, but haven’t emptied the Recycle Bin, check the Recycle Bin as soon as you realize what you’ve done. If it’s there, you’re golden. Just use the built in restore option to recover your file. If you’ve already emptied the Recycle Bin, all is not lost.

Immediately stop using the drive to avoid overwriting the data. Using another computer or drive, download and install a data recovery program. Run the program from a drive other than the one from which you’re trying to recover data, and follow the instructions to bring back your lost files. If you’re lucky and the file hasn’t yet been overwritten, you may be able to recover your inaccessible data this way.

This won’t be much help if you’re using a TRIM-enabled drive with Win 7, unfortunately, but those are still quite rare. When TRIM is enabled in Win 7, the operating system automatically “sanitizes” the sectors where your data is restored. If that’s the case, or if the data recovery software was unable to find your files, your only option will be a professional data recovery firm such as Fields Data Recovery.