SSD Data Recovery

SSD Data Recovery

In today’s society, data is everything. We love our data so much so that companies build massive facilities with top-notch security to house and protect servers that host their data. For the average person, data can still be important and sentimental in the form of pictures and videos of loved ones or even a presentation for work. We store all that data on hard drives. In more recent times, Solid State Drives (SSD) have gained popularity due to their compact size and high performance. As such, they have become the more convenient way to store and carry data.
Solid state drives are a different kind of hard drives created using solid state electronic memory chip arrays. This means that unlike its predecessor the hard drive, an SSD has no moving parts and as such is sturdy and compact. However, the solid state drive still has the problem that is data loss. Even though these hard drives are built using better technology, they still experience data loss and corruption. Since this data is crucial to you, you might be wondering what ways are open regarding SSD data recovery services.

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Is data recovery possible?
There have been many questions on whether or not data recovery is possible in an SSD and if so which software is best for the job. Unfortunately, things aren’t that black and white. The process of data recovery in solid-state drives is quite complex since the process of deleting data on SSDs is not quite as similar as that of regular hard drives.
The base operations of a hard drive such as formatting and deleting differ wildly on the two storage drives. This is especially so because SSDs have TRIM technology associated with it. In the normal hard drive, when a file is deleted, only the index of the file is removed. Meaning that the real content is still on the drive, albeit invisible to the user. The data is removed once the portion that housed the data is overwritten. On SSDs, when data is deleted, the TRIM technology ensures that the corresponding content is removed immediately. Therefore, for your disk to be eligible for SSD data recovery service, you must prequalify for one or more of the following conditions:
• You are using a computer running Windows XP; since Microsoft abandoned XP, it doesn’t support TRIM.
• If the SSD is old enough not to have TRIM set as the default operator.
• If you cannot see both the SATA and AHCI interfaces on the motherboard.
• When you are using multiple SSDs; two solid state drives form a RAID 0.
• You connected the SSD as an external storage media via USB.

Failing of the SSD

Since the SSD doesn’t have the various mechanical parts as a standard hard drive, it doesn’t give you much of a warning when it’s dying out. The electronic components do not start to grind or buzz. They simply work until they don’t. Since solid state technology has not been around for a very long time, the public may not know much about SSD drive repairs.
A Solid State Drive can lose data because of a couple of reasons. These are:

• Malware infection
Since some computers are connected to the internet, they are likely to be infected with a virus. The virus can be used to target data on a solid state drive, and wipe it out entirely. The thing about malware infection in solid state drives is that it will spread as fast as possible to the healthy parts and corrupt it too. However, if the drive was used as an external one or passed one of the above-mentioned criteria, a simple hard drive recovery software should do the trick.

• Improper handling
Files are easily deleted or lost due to human negligence or carelessness. When records are lost due to improper handling, there is usually the question of whether the drive was used as a primary drive or as a secondary drive. If the user of the drive was running a more recent version of the Windows or MacOS, the data might be recovered depending on whether TRIM is activated or not. If TRIM is not enabled, then a data recovery software such as Recuva can work perfectly. However, it’s worth mentioning that TRIM makes sure that the performance of the SSD stays at its peak. With TRIM turned off, performance deteriorates with time.

• Physical damages

Although the SSD’s architecture is that much different from the traditional hard drive, it is not impregnable. An SSD will still suffer data loss if the internal components are damaged. Instead of a rotating disk, the SSD uses Flash memory or DDR RAM. However, in as much as the SSD is more shockproof, it will still lose data if badly damaged. In such a case, you will notice that the computer won’t even recognize if you plug in the SSD. Therefore, before attempting any SSD drive repair efforts, the engineers must go through the hard drive and discover whether it can be salvaged or not.

• Loss of partitions
Hard drives are partitioned to separate data and to create a sense of separation between various sections on one hard drive. A partition can be lost due to human mistakes or even due to malware. As such, when the partition is deleted, all the corresponding data under that partition is usually lost or unavailable. If this data is not essential to you, you can simply create a new partition or repartition the entire drive afresh.

What is the cost of SSD Data Recovery Service?

Data recovery in SSDs is not a cheap affair. While the sizes of the hard drives might differ, a drive that needs recovery falls into one of the following categories:
Basic level: this refers to when the drive is “alive” and can be imaged on the data recovery equipment. This basically means that the drive has minimal bad sectors and logic errors.
Advanced level: this refers to when the drive is unrecognizable to the engineers and cannot be mapped by the recovery software. This means there could be firmware level issues/corruption that needs to be fixed first. As such, the costs of repairing the drive must be factored in.
Another issue is whether the drive was encrypted or not. If data loss happens on an encrypted drive, it might have a tough time recovering said data without assistance from the manufacturer. With help from the manufacturer, the cost of recovering the data might be at around $700. However, without the assistance from the manufacturers, that price can shoot beyond $3500.
Whether you prefer doing the SSD data recovery process yourself or hiring the services of an SSD drive repair company, consulting with a reputable data recovery firm like SalvageData is the best option. Armed with years of experience and skill, we make every effort to ensure your SSD data recovery process is successful.