Problems recovering data from
tape ? - Talk to US
Data Clinic provide competent and
proven specialist data recovery services from failed, damaged and corrupted
tapes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We are experts in recovering data
from tapes in nearly any condition of disrepair, for example:
- Physically damaged
tapes
- Logically corrupted
tapes
- Failures writing
/ reading backup or archive data
- Water damaged
tapes
- Overwritten Tapes
- Fire & smoke
damaged Tapes
- Intentionally
damaged tapes
- Broken Tapes
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Recovering Data from Tapes: Data
Clinic's Service to You
The first stage in our tape data recovery service is to log your tape
with a unique identifier code so that it can be continuously tracked
within our administrative system and you can receive regular progress
reports. Our technicians then perform a thorough examination of the
tape in laboratory conditions checking it for any kind of damage. The
next stage in the process is to make a copy of the tape for the technicians
to work on, thereby preserving your original media.
Once the working copy is procured the technicians can analyse the problem
and determine what procedures will be necessary to perform the recovery.
At this point you will be contacted and the recovery will commence as
soon as your approval is given.
Recovering data from physically
damaged tapes
Most of the tapes that come into our laboratory fall into one
of two categories: physical damage or logical damage. The term physical
damage covers a wide range of problems from damage to the tape itself,
for instance twists, creases, folds, or stretches to damage to the cartridge
shells or the reels, eg cracks or breaks. Other examples of physical
damage include age-related deterioration of the magnetic coating of
the tape or damage from fire, smoke, water or physical debris.
Retrieving data from physically damaged tapes is complex but highly
successful nonetheless with a recovery rate in the region of 98%.
Recovering data from logically corrupted
tapes
Logical corruption or damage refers to a problem where the
tape itself is not damaged but there is a problem accessing the stored
data. While we have a very good success rate with this type of recovery,
it is more difficult than retrieving data from tapes with physical damage.
Often the data needs to be gradually restored by repeatedly running
software on the tape and piecing together fragments of the data. Occasionally
during this process the software will encounter damaged blocks of data
and the software has to write"dummy blocks" to the output
media and the file has to be logically recreated.
Other types of problems which fall
into this category are mistakenly overwritten tapes and tapes where
the data has been written with misaligned heads. For all types of logical
problem we are usually able to perform a complete or at least partial
data recovery.
Why
send your tape data recovery work to Data Clinic ?
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"Data
Clinic's achievements in the field of data recovery consistently
break new ground and move the industry forward"
Dr P Nutter
Lecturer in Computer Science and Data Storage
Technologies
The University of Manchester |
Best-in-Class Data Recovery
Our advanced techniques and methodologies allow us to perform complex
hard drive recoveries, even on extremely damaged hard drives.
Recovery
Options
In-Lab or On-Site recovery services, plus a variety of turnaround
times to suit your requirements.
Success
Rate
Data Clinic's data recovery success rate is proven by a consistent
track record of recovering data after failed recovery attempts by
other data recovery companies.
Free
Advice and Consultation
Data Clinic Data Recovery provides free consultation to determine
the best course of action without requiring any further obligation
or financial commitment.
Fixed
Cost
Data Clinic will quote you an exact price for the recovery of your
data before you send your job to us. This will be the price we charge
you. There are no hidden extras.
Customer
Services
Data Clinic dedicated Customer Service team will keep you informed
of the progress of your job and are available 7 days a week.
Tape
Fault? - Call Us
0870 140 2525
Onsite / In-Lab data recovery services
UK Wide Collection
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