Definition: Reading Problems


Due to small damages in the magnetic coating of the platters, one or several sectors or groups of sectors may be damaged beyond rescue. This may be a result of rough handling of the disk during transport or installation. See shock damage.




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PhotoRec

A file recovery tool designed to extract image files (photos) from failed storage devices including hard disks and digital cameras.

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