Data recovery articles #9

Technical guides on data loss prevention, storage failures and controlled data recovery methods.

March 2, 2025

Magnetic Media Archives: Recovery and Migration

How tapes, cartridges and floppy disks are identified, acquired safely, decoded and migrated while preserving archive order and context.

February 11, 2025

How CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs are read, which defects limit optical recovery, and how validated files should be migrated.

January 12, 2025

Learn how SSD controllers, NAND, firmware, FTL, TRIM, wear and encryption affect data recovery options after a failure.