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Using backups to restore information from a formatted drive Today's operating systems make it relatively simple to back up data regularly. As a result, once set up, the backup process should be ...

Formatting a Windows computer removes malware, improves performance, resolves system errors, and provides a clean slate for new installations. However, when you format your device, it leads to the ...

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, ...

Hi folks:<BR><BR>Somehow I managed to format a drive that had fat32 on it to ext3. Does anybody have an idea as to how to recover files on there (that were on fat32)? It's pretty critical.<BR><BR>Do ...

What are Shadow Volume Copies? Since Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 20013, Microsoft has bundled a technology into their operating systems called Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS. This ...