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How to Guides
The How-To section provides easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for data recovery and data protection tasks. Here you can find detailed tutorials on hard drive recovery, RAID recovery, SSD recovery, data recovery from USB flash drives and other external storage media, data backup and recovery, and other related topics. With our how to guides, you can learn how to recover data from corrupted, deleted, or lost files, as well as how to protect your data from future disasters. Our how to guides are designed to help you quickly and easily perform data recovery tasks, so you can get back to your important work.
![12 Hard Drive Maintenance Tips To Prolong Lifespan](/media/blog/2024/hard-drive-maintenance-thumbnail.webp)
Hard Drive Maintenance: How To Avoid Damage and Prolong Life
Despite their improved reliability, hard drive maintenance is critical to prevent sudden data loss and prolong the disk’s lif...
Posted by T.J. Burlee July 19, 2024![Which RAID Level Is Best For My Situation?](/media/blog/2024/best-raid-levels-thumbnail.webp)
How to Choose the Right Level for Your RAID System
Many users are intrigued by the basic design and benefits of a redundant array of independent disks (RAID). However, beginner...
Posted by Yevgeniy Reznik July 12, 2024![Tips for Fixing Water-Damaged iPhones and iPads](/media/blog/2024/water-damaged-iphone-thumbnail.webp)
Water Damage Rescue: How To Fix Water-Damaged iPhone and iPad
We frequently see water-damaged iPhones and iPads at Secure Data Recovery. From dropping the device in the sink to a quick di...
Posted by Zane Kennedy June 28, 2024![iPhone Error 4013: Potential Causes and Solutions](/media/blog/2024/fix-iphone-4013-error-thumbnail.webp)
How to Fix iPhone Error 4013
Features like iCloud and over-the-air updates made manual iPhone maintenance a thing of the past. However, there are still oc...
Posted by Philip Bader June 04, 2024![How To Recover Data From Hard Drive For Free](/media/blog/2024/hard-drive-recovery-software-thumbnail.webp)
Free Data Recovery Software & Tips
Data loss can happen to anyone at any time. It could occur because of a failed hard disk drive (HDD) or accidental deletion. ...
Posted by T.J. Burlee May 07, 2024![How to Fix Samsung External Drive Errors](/media/blog/2024/samsung-ssd-errors-thumbnail.webp)
Samsung Errors: What They Mean & How to Fix Them
Despite the myriad of advantages of external drives, they are not exempt from errors. These errors can arise from various cau...
Posted by Zane Kennedy March 14, 2024![SanDisk Errors: What They Mean & How to Fix Them](/media/blog/2024/sandisk-errors-thumbnail.webp)
SanDisk Errors: What They Mean & How to Fix Them
Digital information is equivalent to the most valuable asset, and the reliability and performance of storage devices become c...
Posted by Yevgeniy Reznik February 12, 2024![How to fix ‘no boot device found’ on Dell and Lenovo systems](/media/blog/2024/no-boot-device-found-error-thumbnail.webp)
5 Steps to Fixing ‘no boot device found’ Error
The ‘no boot device found’ issue can be particularly troublesome and lock users out of their Windows OS environments. It isn’...
Posted by T.J. Burlee January 23, 2024![Restoring Your iPhone from a Backup: A Comprehensive Guide](/media/blog/2024/restore-iphone-from-backup-thumbnail.webp)
How to Restore an iPhone From a Backup
Restoring from a backup is a vital process for virtually all iPhone users when looking to recover data after a device failure...
Posted by T.J. Burlee January 19, 2024![MacBook Recovery Mode: Navigating & Resolving Common Issues](/media/blog/2024/macbook-recovery-mode-thumbnail.webp)
MacBook Recovery Mode
Navigating MacBook problems requires a solid understanding of Recovery Mode, a powerful tool for diagnosing and resolving var...
Posted by T.J. Burlee January 18, 2024![Deleting System Data on iPhone: A Comprehensive Guide](/media/blog/2024/step-by-step-guide-to-safely-delete-system-data-on-your-iphone-thumbnail.webp)
A Guide To Safely Delete System Data on Your iPhone
Over time, iPhones can accumulate a substantial amount of system data, which may include cache files, logs, and other residua...
Posted by T.J. Burlee January 16, 2024![How to Backup and Restore Windows 11](/media/blog/2023/how-to-backup-and-restore-windows-11-thumbnail.webp)
How To Backup and Restore Windows 11
No matter how careful you are with your Windows PC, there's always a chance that something bad might occur and wipe out all y...
Posted by Monica J. White December 15, 2023![How to Backup and Restore Windows 10](/media/blog/2023/backup-restore-windows-10-thumbnail.webp)
Backup and Restore Windows 10 in a Few Easy Steps
Even if you tend to follow best practices when you use your Windows computer, you never truly know when you may be faced with...
Posted by Monica J. White December 14, 2023![What To Do If Your Lenovo Laptop Won’t Turn On](/media/blog/2023/what-to-do-if-your-lenovo-laptop-will-not-turn-on-thumbnail.webp)
What To Do if Your Lenovo Laptop Won’t Turn On
If your Lenovo laptop is refusing to turn on, the cause can lie in hardware issues but also in problems with the software or ...
Posted by T.J. Burlee December 06, 2023![Troubleshooting Common WD Error Codes](/media/blog/2023/western-digital-errors-thumbnail.webp)
Western Digital Errors: What They Mean and How To Fix Them
Western Digital is a world-renowned manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs) and other storage media. Millions of individuals ...
Posted by T.J. Burlee November 22, 2023