Recover Your Deleted Data Even If You’ve Emptied Your Trash Bin
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Category Archives: data recovery
How long does SSD garbage collection take?
Let’s say I have an SSD on a Windows machine that supports TRIM. After I delete a file / some files on it, assume the TRIM command is sent, and those pages are marked as invalid. At some point, the garbage collection process will collect t… Continue reading How long does SSD garbage collection take?
Erasing a file or partition on an SSD or flash drive "reasonably" securely
There is a lot of information online and on this forum indicating that it is difficult to securely erase SSD or flash drives. Normally, the expectation would be that data is erased by overwriting it, for example using linux commands like:
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data recovery after wiping encrypted ssd
Bitlocker all of a sudden started asking me for a recovery key. It was never activated in the first place. I don’t know if it’s because of an update, I fudged a setting, or inserted new hardware when the power died.
I have checked my MS ac… Continue reading data recovery after wiping encrypted ssd
Are the encrypted browser-saved passwords randomly overwritten when deleted?
Normal ‘deleting’ of data and actually randomly overwriting it are very different in terms of security. So, just deleting passwords is not considered secure, because they can be recovered.
And although nearly all browsers encrypt their sav… Continue reading Are the encrypted browser-saved passwords randomly overwritten when deleted?
Password Guesser Enumerator Tool (Password Recovery) [migrated]
Are there any tools that can be used to enumerate all possible combinations of a narrowly-defined set of possible passwords to aid in password recovery?
I encrypted a file using symmetric encryption with a long passphrase. I forgot the pas… Continue reading Password Guesser Enumerator Tool (Password Recovery) [migrated]
How to recover data from WD SSD drive accidently formated
I have accidently run format on windows machine on my Western digital ssd drive. I have interrupted just after some seconds, but after that the drive shows me error.
Volume does not have a supported file system
and always ask prompt for fo… Continue reading How to recover data from WD SSD drive accidently formated
‘Titanic Mindset’: Just 54% of UK IT Pros Confident in Data Recovery
IT pros at U.K. companies are not regularly testing their data recovery processes, largely due to a lack of support from higher-ups. Continue reading ‘Titanic Mindset’: Just 54% of UK IT Pros Confident in Data Recovery
How can I safely restore files from an infected computer?
This was asked before, however was 6 years ago and things change.
I have a relative’s computer, that got owned by an AnyDesk "delete your files" ransomware attack.
I’m pretty sure they just deleted files and asked for money, and … Continue reading How can I safely restore files from an infected computer?
Can I connect to my broken android phone and retrieve data in a separate pc? [closed]
My phone was being accessed by someone and it looked like they were not gonna leave soon. So I destroyed my phone and it barely survived and can only be switched on without any display or anything.
My phone model: HUAWEI Y9
Android 9
Recov… Continue reading Can I connect to my broken android phone and retrieve data in a separate pc? [closed]